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Hunters founder Kevin Hollinrake steps into Parliamentary Private Secretary role
Hollinrake appointed as PPS to Michael Gove
Rent guarantor firm told to make its requirements clearer
Advertising Standards Authority steps in after complaint
Business as usual as buyers and sellers ‘undeterred’ by election result
Jackson-Stops & Staff branches report Stamp Duty is more of a concern than politics
LonRes launches new-build platform to link developers and estate agents
New ResDev platform will let agents find projects by location, size and price
Buyer demand stalls but sales rise amid General Election uncertainty
Three-quarters of homes now selling for under the asking price
Agents report increasing numbers of vendors forced to sell to pay off interest-only loans
Would you recommend equity release as an alternative?
EXCLUSIVE: RICS threatens to take Treasury to court to suspend latest money laundering rules for agents
Agents given less than a day to prepare for new regime after Regulations rushed through before latest consultation has even closed
Online agent defends claims that it is cutting transaction times by half and slashing fall-throughs
Online agent says 93% of its properties go through to completion
The real threat to the high street is earnings: Will likes of Purplebricks and OpenRent make more firms go fixed-fee?
What will happen to traditional agents (and to Rightmove and Zoopla) if the march towards fixed fee continues?
New director at eMoov is Russian venture capitalist
Russian venture capitalist steps up to become director of online agent
Could 500 Guild and Fine & Country agents propel easyProperty to second place behind Purplebricks?
It would be a fantastic result if 500 agents really do sign up, say the ‘naysayers’
New multi-listing property portal is launched by software provider
New multi-listing portal will allow independent agents to collaborate rather than compete
Land & New Homes Network plans lead generation scheme for agents
The Land & New Homes Network has signed up 67 agents in first year, but founder says quality is more important than quantity
Mortgage approvals slip below six-month average
Lender data shows slip in mortgage lending
Hundreds of agents sign Letters of Intent to secure easyProperty licences
‘Large number of members receptive to proposition’ says new easyProperty boss Jon Cooke, as 31% of member agents sign up interest
Agents charging multiple ‘holding’ deposits from tenants come under fire from Which?
Practice of taking multiple holding deposits branded ‘totally unacceptable’ by consumer watchdog
Muslim woman taking her former estate agency bosses to tribunal over colour of her hijab
Negotiator alleges discrimination on grounds of religion and gender
Referencing firm introduces new feature that shows agents have complied with TPO code
New feature proves that landlords have accepted tenant
Leaders back on the acquisition trail with latest purchase
Further acquisitions in pipeline as Leaders shows confidence in market