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News Archive
Anger as agents claim they were unaware of delay in getting OTM share certificates
Major chain Arun starts listing all its properties at OnTheMarket
Complaint about Purplebricks’ standard fee claim informally resolved by advertising watchdog
Objection to Purplebricks ad was one of three cases involving residential property firms
Market could be shifting back to increased transactions in 2018, Land Registry numbers suggest
Despite a continued fall in transactions in October 2017, buying agent sees reasons to be cheerful in 2018
House Network: ‘Our agents will ride naked on a unicycle to the homes of disappointed clients’
Odd claim is part of a new ITV advertising campaign
Number of first-time buyers reaches a decade-long high but buy-to-lets stumble, figures suggest
Subdued growth still expected in the mortgage market this year
‘We’re prospering at estate agents’ expense’, says auctioneer
Firm says auction figures are at record levels despite overall reduction in residential transactions
GDPR: Two webinars aim to answer your questions
Rightmove sessions planned to help agents negotiate tricky GDPR rules
Hybrid agent: ‘We have not even begun to capitalise on market disruption’
Express Estate Agency, which claims to be the second biggest online/hybrid agency by listings, sees further opportunities for growth
Urgent action needed on ‘McMafia-style’ residential property transactions, warning
Most anti-money laundering red flags from legal firms relate to residential property transactions and agents need to act, firm claims
‘Even estate agents hate estate agents’, claim
Estate agent explains why, in his view, his fellow professionals don’t even like each other
Purplebricks adverts ridicule ‘thumb-twiddling’ agents
Short clips answer have gathered millions of views between them
Weight of intervention in rented sector means Government must think more strategically, new minister told
Intervention must be necessary, proportionate, and fair industry bodies warn minister
Mainstream London market now outperforming prime properties
Savills data shows London’s high end properties are still among the world’s most expensive but are falling in value
Declining number of home owners pushes total rent bill to record level
Generation Z starts to replace the millennials finding their way onto the housing ladder
Cast adrift: Agent agrees to spend 24 hours at sea in a life raft
Chris Wood takes to the high seas in aid of military charity
Agent told to stop using Codling report when touting Purplebricks sellers
Purplebricks says its own customers reported touting letter – and slams practice which ‘brings whole industry into disrepute’
OnTheMarket fails to excite on stock market debut
Rival Zoopla announces record traffic on the day of OTM’s flotation
Landlord wins long-running case against agent after tenancy went wrong
Court refuses Sequence leave to appeal as landlord wins ‘breach of duty of care’ case
‘Just 12% of agents understand Anti Money Laundering obligations’
Widespread confusion in industry as to AML obligations