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Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...

OnTheMarket (OTM) critic Brett Stone has failed to get the Takeover Panel to intervene in the acquisition of the portal by...

CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...

A coalition of businesses from across the property industry have united to call on the Government to do more to speed-up...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

Boomin co-founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has returned to the attack on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket with an open letter,...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

Countrywide has rejected a claim by one of its biggest shareholders that it does not engage with investors over future strategy...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

An estate agent and a building society have both advocated radical moves to reform stamp duty - and want Chancellor Phillip...

Around 100 expressions of interest have been received by the new Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents regarding tomorrow’s first...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the...

A fine of £735,000 imposed on an association of estate and letting agents and a local newspaper publisher has been described...

As we have just passed the 6 month half way point of 2016 we thought it would be a good idea...

A London agent says he has quit OnTheMarket and Agents’ Mutual as a result of the intervention of the Competitions and Markets...

Beleaguered challenger portal OnTheMarket has recruited the 25-branch south of England agency Goadsby and says this takes its total of sales...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents has written to the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the issue of the NAEA’s managing...

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

One of the directors of Agents’ Mutual, parent body of portal OnTheMarket, has told Estate Agent Today that his firm does...

After over a year of speculation, the Competition and Markets Authority has stepped into the row over OnTheMarket and its ‘one...

The agent who last year wrote a controversial ‘open letter’ about OnTheMarket has now received a letter demanding she pay alleged...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has sent two open letters - one to online publishers and one to marketeers - warning...

We know that many agents will be shutting up shop at the end of today for a well-earned Christmas break -...

There has been a fierce attack on failed conveyancing portal Veyo, in the form of an open letter from one of the...

Rightmove has grabbed market share from OnTheMarket according to a report from City analysts Liberum and is now the ‘portal of...

Fierce debate continues over an open letter sent by a top consultant to OnTheMarket at the end of last week, accusing...

One of the best known figures in estate agency consultancy, Richard Rawlings, has written to OnTheMarket urging it to drop the...

The estate agent who last week sent an open letter to OnTheMarket, saying it had lost her both business and money,...

Zoopla says it will later this week give an update on the number of agents it now has as members -...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) is to meet with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to discuss complaints...