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News Archive
The Paul Smith column: Are agents sleepwalking into a data protection nightmare where customers turn you in?
A whole new industry has sprung up around new data protection rules – remember the Millennium bug?
Fees ban implementation date of ‘after’ spring 2019 is confirmed for a second time
Slowly, slowly – fees ban will not happen for at least another 15 months, as Government makes clear for a second time
New rules on holding deposits set to be part of fees ban legislation
New rules give timeframes in which holding deposits will have to be handed back
ZPG hints at more acquisitions as it arranges new funding
Zoopla will use new facilities to support ‘continued profitable growth’
Three agents are thrown out by Property Ombudsman over rent and deposit failures
Trading Standards alerted after expulsions from redress scheme
British estate agent tells of ‘horrific’ ordeal after being thrown into jail in Dubai
UK estate agent among those lured by Arab emirate’s sun and high salary serves three weeks in jail after angry social media message
Prominent estate agent dies after spending whole working life with same firm
Funeral tomorrow of former estate agency chairman who spent nearly 50 years with same firm
Californian roll-out continues for Purplebricks as US launch builds
Purplebricks launches in three more areas in California
Online agents take a nibble out of the high street with 61% growth – but still have just 6% of the market
Online agents increased their market share at the expense of the high street at the end of 2017, latest figures show
Call to ban agents from selling services to buyers while acting for sellers
Lobbying group which itself gets money from mortgage and conveyancing services, hits out at agents who earn referral fees
‘Don’t ban referral fees – but make agents declare their existence and value early on’, plea by conveyancers
Conveyancers tell Government that an outright ban would destabilise market but there should be tighter rules on disclosure
Arun Estates moves to correct ‘massive mistake’ describing new brand as an online agent
New Arun brand with upfront fees from £1,000 will operate ‘just like any other full service agent’, says boss
New housing minister previously voted against lettings fee ban
Meet the latest housing minister through the revolving door – the seventh since 2010 and the third since Theresa May took office
A first claimed for industry with ‘total loss’ Client Money Protection now available through deal with trade body
Trade body UKALA offers landlords and tenants opportunity to claim back every single penny if agent makes off with their money
Pictures of the Week: Is this why you never see these two in the same room?
Seeing double! Now this would give President Trump something to tweet about!
Auctioneer fends off ad complaint after proving it really has sold a house for £1
Complaints to the ASA alleged that guide prices issued by two auctioneers were misleading
‘Unhelpful scaremongering’ over Universal Credit is putting private landlords off, MPs are told
Landlords will pull out of benefits sector in droves because of way money is paid, warning
Stamp Duty cut wipes 45% off first-time buyers’ moving costs
First-time buyers now pay £1,263 less on average to move home
EYE NEWSFLASH! New CEO announced for Purplebricks in UK
New Purplebricks UK boss is 26-year veteran of Countrywide