The end: Final curtain for CIELA as founder blames industry for being at war with itself
The end for aspirant trade body CIELA as it abandons all hope of being able to unite ‘an industry at war with itself’
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Agent jailed after faking bank account in vendor’s name confirmed as working for Knight Frank
Knight Frank says it co-operated with authorities after employee’s fraud
Agent’s use of phone number where it had no office leads to complaint
Three more agents in complaints to advertising watchdog
Property transactions slide again, but are the public to blame for not taking agent pricing advice?
Land Registry figures show sales continue to decline and price growth is now slowing
Purplebricks shares fall below the £3 mark – but why?
Volatile day on stock market for Purplebricks
Rents still on the rise across UK – but hikes are subdued
Tenants being hit by smaller rental increases, but is this hitting landlord cash-flows?
Setback for aspiring industry trade body CIELA with agent numbers still too low
Meeting is cancelled with less than 48 hours notice
Online property auction by Countrywide brand is set to fetch UK’s highest price
Bidding to start at £5m – and those registering to bid will have to deposit £0.5m
Huge scale of new private rented sector survey is revealed
100,000 agents and landlords invited to take part in first PRS survey for eight years
Six firms named as first-round winners in Treasury’s £2m rent competition
Congratulations to first-round winners given £100,000 each to develop their ideas
Clever move: ZPG business to sponsor Britain’s Got Talent series
Zoopla-owned brand teams up with Simon Cowell
Congratulations to agents celebrating milestone anniversaries
Two companies share 400 years of history
The Deposit Diaries: Thinking your claim through
Consider the strength of your claim carefully before you make it
‘Hard working’ estate agent is spared jail after glassing man in pub
Agent will have to complete courses to manage alcohol and anger issues
Forget the gym! Tenants are still exercised by price and location
KFH analysis finds tenants are giving up the home ownership dream, but are developers and landlords wrong on the amenities they are offering renters?
Beast from the East chills mortgage approvals, say valuers
Surveyors claim February’s big freeze hit mortgage approvals
Prison for estate agent who fled country after £30,000 theft from vendor
‘Deeply devious and dishonest’ agent used vendor’s details to open fake bank account and take out loans
Affordability worries mount as new asking prices hit record highs and Bank sounds warnings
Fall in supply pushes new asking prices to record highs, says Rightmove, as Bank of England warns of sharp rise in ‘risky’ mortgage lending
David Smith’s expert legal advice on GDPR: What ‘woefully under-prepared agents’ need to do
Agents must take certain steps to comply with new data regulations
The 90-branch agent with no head office – and where only three out of 20 viewings come from portals
People who say ‘it’s all going to be online’ miss the point, says boss of expanding high street business