The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve transaction times. The kit, introduced at the NAEA conference yesterday, has been road tested… Transaction times slashed and fall-throughs cut by new agents toolkit
Rightmove has released another stonking set of results – but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive portal. Figures released to shareholders this morning relating to the full year of 2019… Rightmove loses agents as latest figures show huge rise in fees and profits
An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram. The buyer – who was in the French Alps on holiday when she saw the social media posts for the property… Social Media: Agent sells home off-market via Instagram teaser images
A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their business has been involved in a price fixing cartel. In a statement released this… Agents asked to confess if their firm has been price-fixing
A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites – especially Rightmove – are contributing to estate agencies going bust. “Property portals make money by charging to list on their site, regardless… Rightmove charges blamed for helping some agents going bust
Average house prices in the UK grew by 2.9% in February compared to last year, according to Rightmove. The latest figures from the online property website revealed that average house prices have risen by… UK House Prices Surge to Near-Record Levels
Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short of the mark according to new mortgage data. Statistics for December from UK Finance,… Death of buy to let has been greatly exaggerated, new figures show
A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers – but is that really the case? The survey by comparison site GetAgent looked at the average price paid by cash buyers over… Cash is king – but does it really mean lower sale prices?
A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves – Mayfair. Peter Wetherell, whose agency Wetherell entered into a partnership with London chain Dexters… Young and minted: 50% of Mayfair residents aged 21 to 44
A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price – closest to asking. Homes selling in this short period typically get 99.4 per cent of… Homes bought after 14 days listing achieve best sale price – claim
