Agency
Top managing agents recognised at annual awards
Awards bash raises more than £5,000 for children's charity
News
Agency
Six things I won’t miss about working for a corporate agency – by independent’s new recruit
No more politics, no more 'smashing the phones' – and no more ties
Agency
Chris Wood refuses to drop claims that customers of online agents have lost money
Defiant Wood publicly calls Advertising Standards Authority ruling 'bizarre' as he refuses to delete claims
Other News
One in five English households live in private rented homes – but home ownership still biggest tenure
The biggest group of home occupiers are owners without a mortgage
Other News
Is the BBC planning to take another look at online agents?
'Rip off Britain' television researcher asks for help with project
Other News
Sellers in ‘painful position’ as asking price cuts hit six-year high
New instructions are increasing but discounting on existing stock is on the rise
Agency
Agent who entered the world of property aged 15 wins business award
Young businessman builds agency brand from home but is now looking to hit the high street
Politics
Property supply shortage ‘perpetuated by building homes in wrong places’ – report
Data suggests lack of supply is exacerbated by homes not being built in areas with most demand
Finance
First-time buyers and home movers get pre-summer lending boost
'Encouraging signs' emerge as approvals for first-time buyer and home mover mortgages finally increase
Agency
Cull of weaker agencies is inevitable with closures and fire sales to come, warning
Industry figure Michael Day says his prediction of 'blood on the carpet' is coming true
Finance
Next Rightmove results will be first in five years to be ‘only’ in line with forecasts
City analyst expects next Rightmove results to be first in five years not to outperform predictions
Agency
RICS paints yet another gloomy picture of property market
Estate agents warn of few signs of improvement in housing market
Acquisitions
ZPG quits London stock market as shareholders cash in
Zoopla parent company quits stock exchange to go private
Lettings
Town which said no to licensing four years ago to consider £12m scheme
Landlords could end up paying £920 for a licence
Agency
Guild and Fine & Country head office to close for six-week refurbishment
Park Lane office to undergo modernisation with staff temporarily re-locating
Finance
Property raffle website secures £200,000 through crowdfunding round
But even property competition websites are finding it hard to shift their stock
Compliance
Land Registry aims to speed up transactions as it launches Local Land Charges register
First phase of migration of local council data to central database begins in Warwick
Agency
Online agents grow market share to 8% of all exchanges, claims new report
Online agents on the rise – but number of exchanges still tiny compared with traditional firms
Agency
Agent’s advert featuring topless male model banned for ‘objectifying’ men
Advert a 'clear reference to male genitalia' and likely to cause serious offence, says watchdog
Agency
Purplebricks now offering vendors choice of auctions in physical sales rooms
Purplebricks ties up with Auction House to offer vendors the chance to sell property in auction sales rooms