News Archive

Estate agent pleads guilty at crown court to five charges

Property manager denies manslaughter after blaze kills two young children

OnTheMarket says it is now listing over 550,000 properties

Number of homes for sale hits three-year high in London but three-quarters of UK sees stock drop

Freedom of information request reveals local councils sitting on empty premises that are potential homes

Welsh Assembly to hear evidence on tenant fees ban today

Landlord had no idea that agents had sub-let property to get in more tenants

Emoov projects 550% revenue growth next year, expects to be worth up to £150m on flotation and plans to be profitable in two years

Consumer watchdog slams agents as mystery shop highlights failures in health and safety knowledge

Ruling in Northern Ireland could wreck many agents’ businesses – and worry agents elsewhere in UK if tenants decide to bring challenge after ban

Government rejects calls to confiscate rogue landlord properties as it responds to MPs’ report on reforming the rental sector

Opinion piece: Continuous recruitment means you are always building up a talent pipeline

Knight Frank reports that proportion of landlords buying properties has dipped from 20% to 13% since 2014

Thousands of items donated to local food banks to mark annual agency fundraiser

Emoov launches new crowdfunding round as it aims to bring in another £1m

City firms signal their approval for Purplebricks’ £29m acquisition of Canadian online business

Man set fire to house and then went with knife to letting agents’ office

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire hints at more consultations to come

Estate agency customers would like Amazon-style progress tracking

Adverts for the deposit replacement scheme will appear across lettings listings