Acquisitions
Property portal shares all start week trading at highs after £2.2bn bid for Zoopla
Alex Chesterman, entrepreneur founder of Zoopla, to stay with business and reap £62m reward
News
Agency
OnTheMarket signs up 8,000 agency branches and has grown 45% since stock market float three months ago
OTM hurries along its recruitment in race to build scale to the 'same size' as the big two
Agency
Bruce brothers who founded Purplebricks enter Sunday Times Rich List for first time
Michael and Kenny Bruce's wealth is put at £190m
Other News
Property market slowdown ‘rippling out from London and the south-east’
Signs of slowdown spreading to south-west and east midlands – a case of deja vu?
Lettings
Rental stock plummets by 40% on a year ago as costs and red tape ‘heaped’ on landlords
Supply drops and rents pushed up – 'Changes certainly taking effect on market', warns agent
Law
Now Wales looks set to introduce fees ban legislation ‘imminently’
ARLA says it will be telling Welsh Assembly Members of 'grave concerns'
Lettings
Broadband and Sky TV supplier to letting sector signs deal with tenancy referencing firm
Letting agents able to offer tenants access to broadband and media packages tailor-made for rental market
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: American equity firm’s bid to buy Zoopla is announced
US equity firm's bid to buy Zoopla for £2.2bn expected to go through
Acquisitions
Merger deal between online agents Emoov and Tepilo ‘set to go ahead within days’
Merger between Quirk's and Beeny's businesses could leave just six or seven online agency players
Agency
Estate agency comparison website wins Channel 4 backing to launch TV advertising campaign
Channel 4 growth fund emerges as major investor in residential property ventures
Acquisitions
Small is beautiful in our eyes, says Property Franchise Group as it sets out plans to buy as many businesses as it can
Property Franchise Group says it wants to acquire as many agency businesses as possible in next two years
Agency
Agent hits back after demonstrators protest against purported tenant eviction
Agent's office picketed by tenants union group over a supposed eviction
Law
Young couple seeking rental home claim discrimination because of their age
Couple say they were not even allowed to view one property because they are under 25
Finance
Landlords can make over £160,000 profit from buy-to-let – but it will take 25 years
Lender research claims there is still life left in buy-to-let despite tax clampdowns
Agency
Belvoir boosts franchise support with three new hires
The franchise network has filled roles in franchise support, mentoring and compliance
Other News
Rayhan’s Proptech column: Even the building industry says it needs to change
'We'll solve nothing by doing what we're doing', say developers
Finance
Mortgage arrears hit record lows, but could the tide be turning?
Banks say number of mortgage borrowers in arrears is at lowest on record, but could the end of Support for Mortgage Interest reverse the trend?
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: Emoov and Tepilo reported to be in £100m merger talks
Deal could be announced within days
Acquisitions
EYE Exclusive: New super £100m estate agency ‘to be formed’ out of independents seeking to amalgamate
New £100m agency being put together from firms invited to unite as market gets tougher
Agency
Surveyors’ gloom as agents have yet to see the market spring back into life
No bounce in the market with stock for sale barely picking up