Google starts to bin those glowing bits of text from third party review sites
Agents’ pay per click ad words on Google will still carry stars – but no longer the nice words
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Crowdfunding campaign launched to fund legal defence of YouTuber being sued by Britain’s best-known landlord Fergus Wilson
Campaign still well away from its £10,000 target
WATCH: Thieves rip safe off agent’s wall in 5am raid
Agent offers £1,000 reward for information leading to conviction
New ‘super’ portal launching in just six weeks admits to having no marketing budget – but will rely on word of mouth
New portal with no marketing budget appeals for agents to join it on its journey
MP behind Bill that will let tenants sue landlords invites horror stories from renters on Facebook
Call comes ahead of Friday’s debate on Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill
Savills’ boss reveals plans to step down after 40 years – giving 12 months notice
Announcement comes as Savills reveals revenue growth at its UK residential business
Divorced, beheaded, died – here’s an everyday tale of ‘disruptive’ estate agents
Who are the ‘six wives’ of proptech?
Sales volumes decline across the whole of the UK
Land Registry House Price Index reveals continuing decline in price growth and sales
New reporting tool launches to help letting agents and landlords link tenant rental payments with their credit score
Technology firms are heeding Government call for solutions to record rents on credit report
Britain’s best known landlord threatens to sue critic over YouTube film
Fergus Wilson taking action against under the Malicious Communications Act 1988
Two complaints against agents informally resolved by advertising watchdog
Agents remove adverts after complaints
Buy-to-let mortgages slip as legislative changes push more landlords away
UK Finance records fall in buy-to-let mortgages but there’s some cheer when it comes to first-time buyers and home movers
Online agent declares war on rival Purplebricks as it runs spoof ‘commisery’ advert
Online agent wages war, claiming there are ‘ten things Purplebricks don’t want you to know’
Expert advice: GDPR – just four letters but ones with huge implications for agents
Start now on getting to grips with an audit of your data
How confusing rules on Stamp Duty surcharge almost cost estate agent £14,000 on his own purchase
Agent’s fight after being wrongly told by legal experts and HMRC that he would have to pay 3% surcharge
Petition opposing lettings fee ban nears milestone of 10,000 signatures
Government will have to respond when petition gets to 10,000 signatures
Land Registry seeks views on cancelling leasehold management restrictions
Conveyancing Association is working with Land Registry to see how burdensome these restrictions in leaseholds can be
More than 700 Scottish lettings firms complete training ahead of mandatory licensing
Scottish letting agents attend training courses in the hundreds before a new code of practice and register are introduced
Bad landlords and their properties are a stain on the market
RLA chairman explains why a Bill that proposes letting tenants sue landlords over poor housing won’t be a charter for spurious complaints
Agents with their very own period properties – more beautiful offices
EYE’s hunt for the most beautiful estate agent offices continues with two slices of history