- Written by: Nat Daniels
Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and sometimes downright weird and wonderful world of property and finance. I’ll be meeting the great and the good of ...
- Written by: Simon Shinerock
Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent Today, we find out that Trading Standards is indeed meeting with the CMA to discuss complaints made about OTM. ...
- Written by: Simon Shinerock
This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of the sole agency agreement. Russell has quite correctly concluded that sole agency agreements are anti-consumer and that they may ...
- Written by: Sean Hooker
Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of which redress scheme they are a member and whether they have client money protection. ...
- Written by: Rob Hailstone
So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has been born. ...
- Written by: Simon Duce
"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19 from its holster. He's thinks the gentleman standing in front of him may not have the legal right to ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I mean, you haven’t been paying attention. ...
- Written by: Rachel Haymes
In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants from rogue landlords, and provide a more robust mechanism for mediating disputes at the end of tenancies. ...
- Written by: EAT & LAT Team
There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply for decades, helping prices to soar all over the country. It is estimated that 250,000 new homes need to ...
- Written by: Sue Foxley
This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell at their fastest rate since May 2009. ...
- Written by: Colin Shairp
The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing an exit poll that turned out to be inaccurate only because it didn’t give the winners a big enough ...
- Written by: Eddie Goldsmith
Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'. ...
- Written by: Letting Agent Today Team
A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property market and housing related issues. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
So, a sigh of relief. ...
- Written by: Rob Clifford
I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any future Government might look to engage itself in the housing market in general, but particularly the work of agents, ...
- Written by: Rob Hailstone
The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly head again. I have received a number of emails from Bold Legal group members this week: ...
- Written by: EAT & LAT Team
Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s anger? ...
- Written by: Trevor Youens
The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are struggling to compete, anxiously biding their time until the last existing internet-phobic seller walks through their door with an ...
- Written by: Simon Shinerock
Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap rents, create three year tenancies and ban tenants fees if they are elected. Mr Wilson attempts to be the ...
- Written by: EAT & LAT Team
With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms the next government. We’ve heard where the Conservatives and Labour stand on housing, but what do the other parties’ ...
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