Agency
High street agents get a 5% better price than onliners in almost three-quarters of cases, claim
High street agents doing a better job than online firms that rely on Rightmove listings, claims research
News
Agency
Zoopla confirms restructure as number of key seniors depart in wake of takeover
Zoopla boss confirms renewed focus on agents
Agency
Senior politician claims he had briefing on fees ban from Shelter – but not from ARLA
ARLA chief says politicians are under no illusion as to how agents feel about ban
Agency
Agency stock nearing record lows as surveyors report third consecutive monthly fall in buyer demand and sales
Surveyors remain negative on future sale and house price growth
Agency
Adam Day: ‘Being the big bad wolf of agency helped grow my business but I was wrong in predictions’
Online agency pioneer warns high street firms are only helping their rivals grow by complaining about internet-only firms
Finance
Tax clampdown threatened for second-home owners who game ‘lettings’ rules
Holiday lets owners will now have to prove that home really is rented out in order to claim tax perk
Finance
Mind the gap! Selling prices reported by lender a long way off Rightmove’s asking prices
House prices continue to rise – but rate of inflation slows to lowest pace for over five years
Agency
Relocation Agent Network gets set to honour its top firms
Comedian Katherine Ryan will present the network's annual awards
Agency
How will agents comply with Client Money Protection law after government moves goalposts?
Requirements placed on CMP insurers 'impossible to achieve' and bigger agents could go out of business, warns ARLA boss
Agency
Three agents agree to take down or amend adverts after complaints to watchdog
Emoov, Choices and Harrisons Property London all subject of complaints to Advertising Standards Authority
Other News
Watch out agents! David Brent is (apparently) going to open an estate agency
Brent Estates will be an astounding success (with help of negotiator Gareth)
Other News
So the rich like property bargains too – even if they’re unimaginable to most of us
Counting the cost – rich buyers successfully cut millions off their offers
Agency
Agency listings up 2.6% annually despite fears of lacklustre autumn rush
Supply of new properties has increased compared with last year but has fallen on a monthly basis
Other News
Ayup! Former house of demolition expert Fred Dibnah could go for knock-down price
Former home of TV's most unlikely star is placed in a raffle
Finance
Government rejects claims that Help to Buy is stifling the second-hand market
Who is Help to Buy really helping as average income of users soars by 20%?
Finance
Buy-to-let mortgage lending for house purchase falls way short of forecasts
Far lower than expected levels of buy-to-let purchase loans as 'tax bills drop through landlords' letterboxes'
Agency
Purplebricks tells City ‘We are confident about future for our business’
Purplebricks says challenging UK housing market is driving shake-out in both online and traditional agency sectors
Law
Tenant fees ban: Call for incentives to encourage agents to introduce ban ahead of implementation
Peers call for incentives to encourage agents to stop charging tenant fees before ban is introduced
Agency
OnTheMarket recruits high-profile agent with 17 offices
Portico announced as latest recruit to OnTheMarket
Agency
New lock-in service launches to tie sellers and buyers into deal
Former estate agent launches pledge scheme to try to prevent fall-throughs