Law
Tenant who moved out after ten days sues letting agent ‘for mis-selling him noisy flat’
Agent says it cannot be held responsible for tenant's decision to rent a property
News
Agency
Zoopla announces agency trials of new Property Valuation Report ahead of full roll-out
New Property Valuation Reports based on Hometrack data will also be available direct to consumers
Agency
Agent reported to regulator gets good marks on comparison site – but slated by some reviewers
Latest reviewers warn potential customers to stay away from firm reported by Ombudsman
Other News
Asking prices to go down in the south but up in the north next year, says Rightmove
Average UK asking prices to stay flat next year, Rightmove forecasts
Politics
Average house prices still growing but at the lowest annual rate for six years
Political uncertainty continues to feed into house prices
Charity
Peter Knight steps down as chair of the industry charity Agents Giving
Industry figure Michael Stoop takes over as chair of the industry's charity
Events
Ding dong merrily on EYE! There’s still time to enter our Christmas video competition
Your chance to show us how you are marking the festive period
Agency
Consumer watchdog Which? says 5,000 sellers could be affected by collapse of Emoov
Which? advises sellers to sit tight as Emoov administrators try to strike a deal
Agency
Can anything stop the juggernaut that is Rightmove, asks Investors Chronicle
Agents face risk if they leave Rightmove – but have they already been 'squeezed enough' asks financial analyst
Agency
Agent reported by Ombudsman to industry regulator after complaints by public
The Property Ombudsman says agent failed to pay up after being ordered to pay redress sums
Agency
Landlords urged to spread properties across different agents as Government caps CMP payouts
CMP schemes need not cover all the money in agents' client money accounts
Agency
Purplebricks facing a struggle in key American market, says analyst
Purplebricks needs to be listing many more properties if it is to make 'a dent in the US', claims analyst
Lettings
Cleaning tops the list of the most common end of tenancy gripes
TDS reveals the most common causes of tenancy deposit disputes
Compliance
Price transparency rules for conveyancers now live, but will they create ‘race to the bottom’?
Price comparison websites now likely to move in on the conveyancing sector
People
Estate agent hero of Question Time says he should have gone further in attacking Bank’s scaremongering
Chris Wood finds himself in the media spotlight with calls for him to be Prime Minister
Acquisitions
Final price Belvoir paid for Northwood is revealed as earn-out nets sellers another £4m
Successful two-year earn-out means owners and directors take a mix of cash and shares in final payment
Agency
Son of Emoov founder says ‘pot of gold’ is never guaranteed for investors
Quirk junior pays warm tribute to father's determined nine-year slog to 'work for a better future' – and Purplebricks says it will help customers
Agency
‘Fat cat’ pay director at Countrywide to step down, claims
Director to step down after investor revolt over pay
Acquisitions
Supplier of ‘reservation agreements’ grows its conveyancing panel as it strikes deal with Bold Group
Rob Hailstone's group of 700 independent conveyancing firms could join panel available to estate agents
Compliance
‘Boxroom’ landlord ordered to pay record penalty of £1.5m or go to prison for nine years
Prosecution of landlord who ignored enforcement warnings leads to record penalty