Agency
Independent agent network rebrands under one name
Group of independent agents to work under banner of its oldest agency member
News
Finance
Mortgage market springs back to life but home purchase approval growth still lags behind remortgages
Remortgages continue to be main driver of the mortgage market
Lettings
Private rented sector loses 46,000 homes as landlord-bashing tax clampdowns kick in
First decline in size of private rented sector for years – did landlords take early flight as tax changes came in or were announced?
Acquisitions
Number of agents will ‘undoubtedly’ fall as legislative changes and fees ban bite
Belvoir chief reveals his firm has completed on ten acquisitions this year with 'many more' in the pipeline
Agency
Just 9% of buyers start searching for a home by visiting an estate agency branch
Portals are overwhelmingly the first port of call when searching for a home, says Zoopla
Compliance
Free webinar launched for agents on Consumer Rights legislation
Webinar put together jointly by SAFEagent and London Trading Standards
Agency
Property management franchise scheme recruits seven businesses in first six months
Block management franchise scheme designed to help agents broaden their businesses
Finance
Buyers settling for homes they like less as a third suffer fall-throughs on their dream purchase
Mortgage lenders blamed for bulk of property purchases collapsing
Compliance
Government reveals how landlords can avoid minimum energy efficiency measures
Landlords registering exemptions will still need to try to meet minimum standards every five years
Other News
House prices growing seven times faster north of the border
Your Move index shows Scottish market remains strong while prices stall down south
Acquisitions
Mounting challenges in industry provide ‘unprecedented window of opportunity’, says expanding agent
Regional agent makes its fourth acquisition within two months
Compliance
Letting agents in Scotland reminded they will be criminals if they do not register within six months
Agents that continue to do lettings work after October 1 deadline could be fined or jailed – or both – if they haven't applied to join compulsory register
Lettings
MPs given new briefing on impending regulation of all letting agents in England
England only country in UK without comprehensive regulation of letting and managing agents, MPs are told
Finance
Transactions plummet right across the UK, says latest Land Registry data
Sales down almost 13% compared with a year ago – and by 20% in London
Lettings
Countrywide to help John Lewis and Waitrose employees access deposit-free renting
Deposit replacement scheme Canopy will offer its services through Countrywide to all John Lewis Partnership staff
Finance
OnTheMarket shares surge to hit a new high – and above launch price
Record share price achieved for OnTheMarket
Acquisitions
Shareholders get set to vote on Silver Lake’s recommended takeover of ZPG
ZPG founder Alex Chesterman confirms he will be staying with the business
Lettings
Average rents up by just £1 but growth still outpaces inflation
Growth stalls in latest Your Move Rental Tracker
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: Revenue and profits power ahead at ZPG to hit new records
Zoopla announces record performance ahead of near-certain purchase of ZPG by American equity firm
Other News
Sales drop in almost all parts of the UK as spring in housing market fails to appear
HMRC data reveals drops in sales on both a monthly and annual basis