Agency
We are reaching crunch time for agents, says boss of OnTheMarket
Springett issues rallying call to agents to support OnTheMarket
News
Finance
Your Move and Reeds Rains parent company announces 42% fall in profits
LSL reports £12.2m write-down in its investment in Yopa
Other News
Picture of the Week – and will it all come out in the wash?
Keeping it clean – will this picture sell the house?
Politics
Housing benefits costs taxpayers £22bn a year – more than we spend on police
Expert says housing benefit is an enormous issue – but gets little in the way of media coverage
Finance
Gap between buying and renting costs narrows but it’s still cheaper to be on the property ladder
Halifax reveals how much home owners can save instead of renting
People
A mystery for our times – why the estate agent disagreed with the industry trainer
So that's why the manager was sacked – and it was all on Twitter
Agency
Hunters seeks customer service and marketing boost with new appointment
The franchising business has appointed a former Foxtons executive as chief operating officer
Training
Training on tenancy deposits now offered free for agents
New course can be downloaded for free and count towards CPD
Politics
Conveyancers record bumper year for business despite Brexit uncertainty
Conveyancing software provider warns that claims of a Brexit downturn may be premature
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Knocking at your door – HMRC on warpath pays unannounced visits to agents
Taxman hits Countrywide with £215,000 fine over anti-money laundering breaches as HMRC cracks down on AML
People
Belvoir managing director Eric Walker leaves after just seven months in the role
Walker gives long-distance commute and having to live in hotels as reason for departure
Agency
Bashing for Rightmove shares as City is concerned over agency numbers
Pundit hails Rightmove's results as amazing, saying 'agents have no choice but to list on Rightmove'
Agency
allAgents lifts restrictions on Purplebricks reviewers after ‘fake’ complaints
allAgents to drop insistence that Purplebricks reviewers must prove they are customers
Acquisitions
Your Move and Reeds Rains announce completion of 39-branch franchise agreement
LSL confirms completion of franchise deal with David Newnes and Nigel Favas
Compliance
Crackdown on letting adverts banning ‘tenants on benefits’
'Immediate change' in 'No DSS' adverts demanded by Government
Agency
Demand still strong for fee earners – but drops for seniors, say recruiters
Spate of redundancies and online agents wanting to return to high street means many more candidates looking for jobs
Finance
Demand from landlords wanting to purchase rental homes plummets by over a third
Landlords steering clear of property investment as harsh taxation regime bites
Law
EYE NEWSFLASH: Right to Rent ‘breaches human rights’ court ruling
Right to Rent incompatible with human rights, says court – Government now being urged to scrap scheme
Agency
Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce returns home to oversee UK sales
Kenny Bruce back in UK 'focusing on all aspects of sales' after fire-fighting in Australia
Finance
Rightmove announces major rise in revenue and profits
Another bumper year for Rightmove as agents and new homes developers pay more