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Sales stock at its lowest for over two years, says Rightmove index
The average number of properties for sale with each estate agent in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for at least two years, according to the latest Rightmove index published today. The portal...
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CMA rejects industry forum’s call for letting fees ban review
The NALS-organised industry Fair Fees Forum has had its request for a letting fees ban review rejected by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which says there is too little time to complete...
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Entrepreneurs behind IAM Sold launch online conveyancing ‘disruptor’
An online conveyancing system has been launched that enables small and medium-size agents to offer their own in-house branded service and take on the corporates. Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke (pictured,...
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Humberts to build up lettings operation once more
Senior industry figure Suzanne Diamond has joined Humberts as the company begins rolling out lettings – again – beyond its existing but exclusively rural network of 23 sales offices. The appointment of...
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Official house price index highlights sales slide in London and beyond
The total fee slice taken by London estate agents each month dropped by over £20 million between 2015 and 2016, the latest house price index reveals. Today’s figures from the Office of National...
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High profile agent withdraws London Underground ad after complaint
Sales and letting agent Martyn Gerrard has withdrawn a London Underground poster ad after a complaint from a member of the public. The ad, pictured below, which to some people might seem like a...
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Tenants are struggling to survive as home ownership declines
Private renters have grown in number by a million since 2010 but these tenants are struggling financially much more than their mortgaged counterparts, according to research carried out by the...
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Expect your pink CCAS stickers any time, says TPO
Estate agents now have a new sticker to display on their branch windows. And this time it’s a pink one from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) which is backing a national campaign to persuade businesses to...
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Martyn Gerrard laments “overreaction” to ad that ASA wants taken down
An estate agency asked to remove a poster advert from an Underground Station in north London by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following a complaint from the public has hit out against the...
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29% of landlords may drop their agent after tenant fees ban, says research
The likely consequences of the tenant fees ban for agents has been highlighted by research from UKALA among landlords. Carried out in partnership with the National Landlords Association among nearly...
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RICS HQ off Parliament Square is closed for the day following Westminster...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has shut its office for the day following the suspected terrorist incident yesterday outside parliament. Its offices, which are on Parliament Square, were...
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Tenants begin to get choosy about who they house or flat share with, report...
Arguments among tenants over unwashed dishes, late night partying and dirty pants left on bannisters are clearly taking their toll, reveals research out today into the house and flat share market. It...
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City analyst names agents involved in portal juggling
A leading City analyst has released an incendiary report into portal juggling, warning investors that many agents including dozens of high street names use it to appear busier than they are on...
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Cheers! It’s the Belvoir Conference and Awards
It was cheers all round at Belvoir’s Conference and Awards, with 32 Awards and a shiny new Mini for the raffle winners – what a do! All companies need a little team building activity and arguably,...
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National tenant background checks system for letting agents launched
A Nottingham-based software company is to launch a national tenant background checks sharing service for letting agents operating in the private rental sector. TenantPro is piloting its background...
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TPO and CTSI launch Phase 2 of letting fees display crackdown – in Berkshire
Agents in Reading, Basingstoke and surrounding areas are warned. The Property Ombudsman (TPO) and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) have today launched Phase 2 of its crack down on...
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Alex Chesterman? He’s so Moneysupermarket
Alex Chesterman has revealed his disappointment with the way Brexit has been handled by the government but, despite the challenges of leaving Europe, says he wants ZPG to become one of the world’s most...
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Client Money Protection to be made compulsory for all letting agents, says...
Membership of a Client Money Protection scheme must be made compulsory for all letting agents in England, a government working group has concluded following more than six months of written and spoken...
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“Sexist” Marsh & Parsons ad to be withdrawn after complaints to ASA, and...
A Marsh & Parsons ad featuring an older man being embraced by a younger woman has sparked a critical online campaign and is to be taken down by the company. The advert (see right) on London...
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Agent makes lone stand against landlords who advertise direct on property...
Newcastle-under-Lyme letting agent Rocket Homes Rentals has locked horns with the two largest property portals over listings by two local student lettings companies. It says they are advertising on the...
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