Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was a partner in… Read More »Mystery surrounds top agents quitting firm’s landmark branch
Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase… Read More »Stamp Duty change set to take centre stage in Budget next week
Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive and at worst futile… Read More »Trying to beat Rightmove is “at best expensive, at worst futile“
Two-thirds of private renters who would like to own a pet are being forced to delay by restrictive tenancy agreements, and this is contributing to… Read More »Paws for thought: ‘no pet’ clauses contributing to loneliness
Buy to-to-let landlords across the Midlands are most likely to acquire new property over the next 12 months, new research show. A survey of almost… Read More »Where are BTL landlords most likely to buy property in the next 12 months?
Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s Daily Telegraph. It says… Read More »Purplebricks banked £18m fees for unsold homes in 2019 – claim
An estate agent who swindled a 69 year old woman out of £5,000 has escaped jail – and has been ordered to repay the sum… Read More »Online agent who swindled pensioner of £5,000 escapes jail
The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James Munro – head… Read More »Referral Fees: No change “for a while” but reform coming
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,… Read More »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… Read More »Rightmove loses agents as latest figures show huge rise in fees and profits
