Law
Widow’s shock at finding quick-buy firm’s charge on her home
Vendor found charge had been placed by quick-buy firm on her home even though it was still for sale
News
Law
Agents who fleeced public out of £266,000 over eight years face sentencing
Mother and daughter who ran letting agency now both admit fraud charges
Agency
Charges against estate agent dropped but trial set for his business
All charges against director are dropped but prosecution of agency continues
Agency
Local property agents moving from one online firm to another
Churn in local experts who quit as period of subsidised income ends
Agency
Property listed on portal ‘not for sale’, owner tells watchdog
Agent takes down Zoopla listing after home owner complains property not for sale
Acquisitions
Sale of Jackson-Stops now confirmed by broker firm
Huge deal of agency sale now confirmed after EYE exclusive story
Politics
Help to Buy ‘encouraging’ first-time buyers to purchase more expensive property
First-time buyers now paying 12% more for a Help to Buy property
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Staff redundancies soon after online agent bought from administrators
New blow for House Network staff as they are told of job losses
Agency
Former Local Property Expert spills the beans on his time with Purplebricks
Ex-LPE worked 19-hour days and says his time with Purplebricks was 'so stressful'
Agency
Leading agent blasts ‘free’ estate agents who load charges on to buyers
Agent lambasts 0% agents – and reveals he never charges less than £10,000
Agency
Revenues leap at profitable Property Franchise Group
Strong results reported today by The Property Franchise Group
Law
Lettings organisation which calls itself a ‘club’ hit with huge bills
Tenants charged for club membership in arrangement slated by Judge as 'entirely contrived'
Compliance
Law firms failing to disclose conveyancing fees despite transparency rules
Six law firms facing disciplinary proceedings for ‘misleading buyers’
Tech
Milestone for OTM as a million people set up property alerts
'We're continuing to close the gap with Rightmove' claims OnTheMarket boss
Agency
The only way is Essex! Winkworth signs up a new franchisee
Franchise agent enters town dubbed the happiest place to live in the UK
Agency
Newspaper accuses agents of misleading sellers into paying higher commission
The Times goes on warpath against agents accusing them of 'rife' over-valuing
Finance
Stumble for Purplebricks after it is downgraded by over 80%
Analysts upgrade Countrywide and Foxtons but say Purplebricks 'flew too close to the sun'
Agency
Online agents commanding under 5% of market – and Purplebricks way out in front
Market share of new property listings sticks at under 5% – but Purplebricks grabs dominance
Agency
Furious agent tells MP that Government has ‘devoured’ the hand that fed it
Angry agent tells MP that industry is being squeezed from all sides
Other News
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