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ARLA Propertymark agrees new exemption with Home Office

Fees rank as top factor for vendors when choosing an estate agent, but ‘pushiness’ is a turn-off

Landlords facing tougher mortgage applications may offload properties

Countrywide starts new week of trading with shares at all-time low

Parent company of Your Move pours £20m into YOPA

Zoopla announces acquisition of print and marketing firm Ravensworth

Belvoir has its cheque book out to help fund further acquisitions

Flotation proposals are the only real way forward for OTM, says Webbers boss

Written representations will be passed on to Judge

Live chat introduced after three-month pilot proves successful

Long-established business drops its ‘Staff’ after customers say they didn’t know what it meant

Sale of just one London apartment at £90m boosts figures for entire market

RLA calls for major clampdown on non-compliant agents instead of tenant fees ban

Landlord group proposes that tenants should be able to transfer deposits between properties

Agents could own 78% of OTM after new recruitment drive, says Springett

Agents told they can make representations at sanction hearing – but unsuccessful challenge could mean costs bill

Rent arrears almost double as tenants feel the squeeze

Agent says Stamp Duty cut would get market moving again

Eight in ten agents report properties fail to make asking price

‘We only closed for a day when the phones went down’ says recruiter