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27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
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![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Material information rules will help agents justify higher fees - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prison for conman who stole thousands from property buyers](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents must take AML seriously after huge HMRC crackdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/AML400X310.jpg)
Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...
02 November 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - criminally good fundraising](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharityNewLogo-400x310.jpg)
Agents have taken a different approach to going on the run for charity this week. Here are some of the latest industry...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russians in London given six months to reveal true ownership or sell-up](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20flag.png)
The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months. It’s been confirmed that...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Jail and restraining order for ‘cruel and manipulative’ agent](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/police-tape400x310.png)
A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency owner jailed for “utterly despicable crime”](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/police-tape400x310.png)
The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Burglar who ransacked independent agency escapes jail](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/police-tape400x310.png)
A burglar who ransacked an independent agency’s branch office and stole equipment worth almost £2,000 has escaped prison. Bilal Hemmi of Windsor...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A with Jerry Walters – why the AML clock is ticking for letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features
![Move Over Monopoly: New board game reflects real housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fraudster agent escapes prison after scamming insurance company](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/eat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Huge property empire collapses after National Crime Agency probe](/img/default/eat.png)
A businessman with links to serious criminals has lost his vast investment property empire worth nearly £10m after a National Crime...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Disgraced agent pays £110,000 compensation but must pay more](/img/default/eat.png)
A disgraced former estate agent has paid his victims around £110,000 but must pay another £5,000 or so in the immediate...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![£73,000 defrauded from Countrywide branch - culprits go free](/img/default/eat.png)
Over £73,000 has been stolen from a Countrywide branch by two admin staff making false travel claims and issuing fake invoices. The crimes...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agent who swindled pensioner of £5,000 escapes jail](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who swindled a 69 year old woman out of £5,000 has escaped jail - and has been ordered...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jail for fake estate agent who conned thousands out of women](/img/default/eat.png)
A fraudster who claimed to be an estate agent has been jailed for four years after conning vulnerable women into giving...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Jailed agent on sex offenders’ register for next 10 years](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent has been jailed for 19 months and will have to be on the sex offenders’ register for the...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Crooked swindler estate agent jailed - and the police are delighted](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who ruthlessly used his position as a prominent figure in the community to win the trust of vulnerable...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Banned: homes at centre of Crime Agency probe cannot be sold](/img/default/eat.png)
Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech can help prevent fraud – here’s how](/img/default/eat.png)
To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Con-man agent jailed for swindling over £300,000 from company](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Vigilantes confront estate agent about underage sex chats](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls. The...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fake Sales: jail threat to lying estate agent caught up in CPR fraud](/img/default/eat.png)
A maverick Cornish estate agent who falsely gave the impression to customers that his business was highly successful has been hit...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sexual assault on estate agent leads to pensioner's prison term](/img/default/eat.png)
A pensioner who committed sexual assaults on two women - one of them an estate agent - has been sent to...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Lack of clarity' concern over latest anti-money laundering rules](/img/default/eat.png)
A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agent jailed after using client's details to take out £30,000 in loans](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent has been jailed for 18 months after he took out £30,000 worth of loans in the name of...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![British estate agent jailed in Dubai after critical WhatsApp message](/img/default/eat.png)
The Sun reports that a British estate agent spent three weeks in jail in Dubai after sending a highly critical WhatsApp...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Suspended prison sentence for agent after Gumtree scam](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent branded as "thoroughly dishonest" following a Gumtree scam has been jailed for 20 months, suspended for two years....
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Former estate agent and kidnap victim dies aged 50](/img/default/eat.png)
Stephanie Slater, who was kidnapped while working as an estate agent, has died of cancer aged 50. Ms Slater was held captive...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Jail for investor who did not declare capital gains when selling up](/img/default/eat.png)
A Hampshire property investor who failed to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of properties evading £157,725, has been jailed...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Thief used pole to steal house keys from estate agents' office](/img/default/eat.png)
A man who stole envelopes containing keys from an estate agents’ office by using a pole projected through the letter box...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency continues after boss is jailed for dealing in cocaine](/img/default/eat.png)
Local media in Scotland suggest an agency in Motherwell is continuing as normal despite the owner of the business having been...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Imprisoned estate agent to return to court for financial hearing](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been revealed that an estate agent who is serving a five year prison sentence for fraud is to return...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agent spots her father's house fraudulently listed on Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent spotted her father’s house advertised on Rightmove just three days before it was due to be auctioned -...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Jail for man who drove into agent, causing life-changing injuries](/img/default/eat.png)
A hit-and-run driver has been jailed for three years and four months after a crash near Newmarket which left an estate...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agent jailed for five years after taking £450,000 from elderly clients](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent has been jailed for five years for taking more than £450,000 from elderly clients in Cumbria. A BBC report says...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agent jailed for attempting to swindle 89-year-old vendor in care home](/img/default/eat.png)
A rogue estate agent has been jailed for 10 months for what a judge has described as a “thoroughly dishonest” act,...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Explicit CCTV shows jailed estate agent repeatedly running over man](/img/default/eat.png)
Police have released footage of an estate agent who has been jailed for four years after repeatedly running over his girlfriend's...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancer jailed for stamp duty fraud](/img/default/eat.png)
A conveyancer who swindled his clients and HM Revenue and Customs out of almost £352,500 in stamp duty land tax, has...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News
!['Revenge porn' online pictures lead to jail for jilted estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who was jilted by his girlfriend has been jailed for sending explicit sexual images of her to another...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Man who murdered estate agent is attacked in prison](/img/default/eat.png)
Three prisoners have been convicted of a prison attack on Jeremy Green, the former army lieutenant jailed for life for the...