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06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...
02 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...
27 July 2022
From: Features
It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...
18 June 2022
From: Features
A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features
The independent review into the RICS scandal of recent months and how the governance of the body failed, has thrown up...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...
28 November 2020
From: Features
A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders. Christina Davis...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...
13 June 2020
From: Features
Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...
30 May 2020
From: Features
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A homeowner in London has won a legal case against a chartered surveyor who failed to identify Japanese knotweed during a...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...
24 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features
The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
An estate agency has been threatened with legal action by its local council for displaying fundraising event banners above its office. Country...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...
09 February 2018
From: Features
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The Daily Mail and other papers are reporting that a buyer is suing an estate agent who allegedly failed to tell...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The tit-for-tat slanging match between Purplebricks and review site AllAgents is continuing. Yesterday we reported a lengthy statement from Purplebricks explaining why...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has responded to the review website AllAgents which recently reinstated some disputed reviews - but there appears no threat of...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News
allAgents has today reinstated Purplebricks’ reviews on its site - this includes the majority of the negative reviews which have been...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News
AllAgents, the review website which failed in a bid to raise a ‘fighting fund’ in its ongoing row with Purplebricks, is...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News
The website AllAgents has failed in its bid to raise the £50,000 it says it requires to pay for a defence...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today can reveal that the ‘peace talks’ between the AllAgents review website and Purplebricks now involve the agency’s chief...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News
The crowdfunding appeal by review website AllAgents to mount possible legal action against Purplebricks appears to be making relatively slow progress. As...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Savills is remaining silent on the issues surrounding the apparent filing of a High Court order that may oblige the agency...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is this month holding 20 meetings for member agents to explain “progress and plans” for the portal. The meetings - sometimes...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is keeping its powder dry over the possible legal action against it by dissident agents who have formed an action...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The OnTheMarket Action Group of dissident agents has told Estate Agent Today it is now in a position to decide on...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Zoopla claims that it has delivered a 40 per cent increase in valuation leads to its agent members in the first six...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Solicitors’ company Tollers says more than 50 estate agents have now formally instructed it in relation to claims against Agents’ Mutual,...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News
The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Over 60 estate agencies have signed up to attend the OnTheMarket Action Group seminar on Monday at which legal representatives will...
06 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Beleaguered challenger portal OnTheMarket has recruited the 25-branch south of England agency Goadsby and says this takes its total of sales...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week. Just as well. With the portal still reeling...
23 April 2016
From: Features
Some estate agents who received a letter from lawyers acting on behalf of Agents’ Mutual say they will still not upload...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...
08 April 2016
From: Features
A senior analyst at Credit Suisse has opened the debate about the possibility of unhappy agent members of OnTheMarket challenging their...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News
A number of agencies that joined OnTheMarket but subsequently stopped listing properties on the portal have received letters from a legal...
07 April 2016
From: Breaking News
An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News
It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...
04 December 2015
From: Features
An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News
I received a call from a prominent agent known to many in the industry this week, asking an unexpected question: he wanted...
07 August 2015
From: Features
This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...