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News Archive
Backing for proptech firm which gives high street agents means to compete with online agents
Proptech figures announce backing for Hystreet as it gets ready to roll out new products
The return of Sanjfest – estate agency conference to build on first event’s sell-out success
Conference organised by agents for agents returns for second year
Residential property sales in 7% slump last month, reports taxman
September sales figures edge up on a year ago but fall on monthly basis
Average house price inflation slows across UK – but hotspots remain
Slowdown in annual house price inflation in London and other UK cities – but still hotspots for growth
What a pane! Moped thief flattened after trying to break through estate agency window
Agency owner says smash and grab burglar was lucky to have been wearing a helmet
Watchdog programme was hurtful, says Purplebricks boss Michael Bruce
We will learn lessons from Watchdog programme, says Purplebricks boss
Chain-breaking estate agency Nested raises another £36m to fund UK-wide expansion
Agent aiming to have 10% market share in London by next year as it plans UK roll-out
Outright ban on referral fees could be ‘catastrophic’ for estate agency sector, warning
Corporate firms could be worst hit in event of a ban while high street firms would also lose out
Industry veteran despairs as to Government’s understanding of how market works
Gazumping and gazundering? They’re just tricks of the trade and nothing will change, says industry veteran
Spat! Pryor launches broadside on allAgents in bid to get his private address and phone number taken down
Property finding agent and allAgents lock horns on Twitter
Online agent launches £500,000 crowdfunding campaign and says it is worth £15m
I Am The Agent launches Crowdcube pitch hoping for an eventual Purplebricks-style IPO or a buyout
Guild and Fine & Country unveil new prospecting service for member agents
New automated instruction-getting service launches
Government encourages lenders to make rental payments part of mortgage affordability tests
MPs back calls for marketplace rather than legislative solution in Westminster Hall debate
Deposit replacement scheme co-founder emerges at rival firm two months after quitting Reposit
Curran McKay has been named director of business development at Canopy
Latest ‘call for evidence’ hints of a ban on referral fees paid to agents
Referral fees clampdown or outright ban mooted along with greater regulation of estate agents
Former AHIPP leader Mike Ockenden says he has feeling of deja vu
Do not expect change any time soon, ex-AHIPP boss tells industry
Gathering storm of fees ban in Scotland – and a warning to English government as Scots landlords ‘flee the market’
Landlords withdrawing properties from agency management and selling up in droves
Communities Secretary Javid reveals unlikely ambition to become an estate agent
Former banker Javid jokes that he has experience of unpopular professions
Countrywide to launch online mortgage business – and Marks & Spencer to enter mortgage market
UK’s biggest agent to launch into digital loans while high street giant M&S gets set to offer mortgages