News Archive

Rightmove claims letting agents need to work harder to find the right tenants for landlords

Economists identify factors that will keep house prices growing despite Brexit

Purplebricks accuses high street agents of being stuck in the past and says one-third of vendors resent ‘overpriced’ commission fees

This is not an argument we can win, says Propertymark board director

Agents could face civil penalties of up to £30,000 as tenants are handed more power

Why respect is so important in our industry – even if it is in short supply right now

Martin & Co umbrella group reports increases in revenue and profits – and says acquisition of EweMove ‘progressing well’

CIELA also announces plans to build housing market database that will ‘surpass Land Registry’

Campaigners still calling for a review on day one of the changes

Safety inspector would sit in his van rather than carry out checks – he put lives at risk, says Trading Standards

This will NOT be a Purplebricks style operation, chief executive emphasises

Controversial ‘awards’ ceremony sees same agent coming both first and last in two main categories

Online agent has achieved ‘staggeringly small’ revenue despite £40m funding

Fake listing manages to fool at least some people (we’re not sure how the agent explained it, though)

Flyer for quick buy company that used handwriting fonts is cleared for use by Advertising Standards Authority

Estate agents accused of flouting the law by not displaying leasehold information on listings

Argument over so-called ‘tenant tax’ – Pryor slams claims as ‘complete nonsense’ and ‘pants’

New robo-adviser reveals talks with ‘leading online agent’

Ofsted ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ ratings boost local asking prices by 18%

Estate agents also likely to be hit by serious downturn in buy-to-let market, say campaigners