New data suggest first annual slump in UK residential transactions since 2014
HMRC transaction data gives first glance of how the market performed last year
News Archive
The end of the wet signature? Land Registry presses ahead with digital conveyancing services
Land Registry’s digital transformation to enter important new phase this spring
Irish firm swoops on British auction house to take property sales digital
Major new property auction player set to emerge after acquisition
First Guild conference since easyProperty a complete sell-out
The Guild will mark its 25th anniversary at its 2018 conference next week
EYE NEWSFLASH! Staff told Alison Platt quitting as CEO of Countrywide
EYE EXCLUSIVE: After tumultuous ‘retail’ reign, Countrywide senior staff are told of departure of CEO Alison Platt
EYE NEWSFLASH: Countrywide shares now sink to £1 for first time
Estate agency group’s shares lose over a quarter of their value since profit warning
Countrywide’s Alison Platt ‘close to exit’, report claims
Sources tell Sky News that an announcement could be due within the next few days
Jane Gardner returns to industry with her own ‘different’ agency after having to sit it out
Three years after sale to Countrywide, industry consultant returns to her first love with a business aimed at the ‘always on’ generation
Zoopla signs up four major estate agencies including Foxtons and Yopa to new long-term agreements
Portal’s announcement comes ahead of OnTheMarket’s long-awaited stock market flotation
‘Landlords who self-manage after fees ban could do a better job than agents’, claim
Generation Rent and Citizens Advice don’t expect fees ban to result in costs being passed on to landlords and tenants
Property drought wears on and buyer interest dwindles, says haart
Agent claims listings and viewings dropped by 16% at the end of 2017
Government quietly corrects its own ‘startling’ mistake in How to Rent booklet
Mistake was highlighted by ARLA back in 2016 but was only corrected last week
Joshua Rayner’s recruitment column: Hiring mistakes cost more than you think
Businesses are wasting billions of pounds every year through hiring mistakes. Here’s how to make sure your company isn’t one of them
Pace of rent rises slows to below the rate of inflation
Data suggests rents on new tenancies are increasing at a slower pace than previous years
Viewber launches new fundraising round and is over-subscribed in just one weekend
Viewber asks its own viewings people to take part in crowdfunding: Invitation goes out on Friday and is snapped up by yesterday
Back for more: Rental start-up launches new crowdfunding campaign
Rental platform No Agent looks for more funding from public
Countrywide’s share price starts the week trading at a new low
Shares in UK’s largest estate agency start new week of trading at a low
Tenant fees ban campaigners Generation Rent and Citizens Advice to appear before MPs today
Private Rented Sector inquiry to hear from campaigners opposed to tenancy fees
Former LSL director David Newnes among backers of new property management firm
Artificial Intelligence firm gets £500,000 backing from investors including Newnes and ex-Dragon Caan
‘Estate agency has survived longer than anyone expected… and only upmarket agents will survive’, claim
Guardian columnist suggests that traditional agents, apart from those dealing in the luxury and country homes market, could soon be swept away by onliners