New ‘for sale by owner’ property portal called Agent Not Needed gets set to launch
Agent Not Needed promises launch soon and will be driven by blockchain technology
News Archive
Student Union and city council among first to sign up to new lettings agent reviews website
Marks Out of Tenancy is securing partnerships to encourage local tenants to provide feedback on their renting experience
How can I help you? Property Ombudsman partnership with live chat service proves a hit
Online chat service running 24/7 allows TPO to filter queries without them turning into complaints
Sluggish house price growth drops to a five-year low, figures suggest
Average property price growth reverses positive start to 2018
Legal & General wants more institutional investment in housing as Build to Rent boosts profits
Legal & General reveals it has 2,000 Build to Rent homes, with the aim to have 6,000 in planning, development or operation by the end of 2019
Cupboard’s bare — stock on agents’ books hits record low, say gloomy surveyors
RICS Residential Market Survey casts doubt whether Government planning reforms will do enough to tackle shortages
Advert suggesting letting agents ‘knife’ their own managers is reported to watchdog
‘Irresponsible and offensive’ advert sent to letting agents results in informal resolution
Challenger house price index aims to become the new market authority for agents and others
LCP’s new index claims to address ‘conspicuous issues’ with rival industry data
HouseSimple chairman departs as former Carphone Warehouse chief executive parachuted in
New chairman has links to online agent’s financial backers
Trading Standards increasingly taking an interest in estate agents’ websites, warns lawyer
Lawyer warns agents that it is ‘fairly rare’ that their websites are fully compliant
Hunters starts to list its properties at OnTheMarket, adding 200 more outlets
Hunters now listing on all three of the main portals
Thousands of Help to Buy purchasers facing ticking time-bomb in loan costs
Five-year anniversary coming to an end will push up costs of home-ownership for many
UK estate agents are ‘on frontline of global disruption’, claim
Purplebricks is winning and the odds are in its favour, proptech expert asserts
Celebrities back campaign to axe VAT on gas safety certificates and other landlord safety products
Campaign to have VAT scrapped on purchase of legal essentials in rented properties
Welsh Government secures pledges from housebuilders to limit use of leaseholds
Wales moves a step ahead of England by agreeing restrictions on leaseholds with major housebuilders
EYE NEWSFLASH: Purplebricks hit by Office of Fair Trading fine in Australia
Purplebricks fined after complaints about display of fees
Entrepreneur fund-raising to build self-drive ‘robot’ – sparing public ‘pain’ of dealing with agents
Automated agent Tenence will offer sellers 0.75% fee on completion and pay a buyer’s contribution
Profits in fall at parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons
LSL Property Services announces ‘robust’ performance despite fall in pre-tax profits
How high street agents view their strengths and weaknesses compared to onliners
High street agents consider where their advantages and disadvantages lie in the latest batch of research conducted through EYE
Yet more evidence shows how squeeze on landlords is damaging private rented sector
Stamp Duty surcharge is pushing stock levels down and affecting young people’s ability to access housing, claim