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Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...

Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...

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...

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

The independent review into the RICS scandal of recent months and how the governance of the body failed, has thrown up...

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...

A homeowner in London has won a legal case against a chartered surveyor who failed to identify Japanese knotweed during a...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

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,...

Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

An estate agency has been threatened with legal action by its local council for displaying fundraising event banners above its office. Country...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...

The Daily Mail and other papers are reporting that a buyer is suing an estate agent who allegedly failed to tell...

The tit-for-tat slanging match between Purplebricks and review site AllAgents is continuing. Yesterday we reported a lengthy statement from Purplebricks explaining why...

Purplebricks has responded to the review website AllAgents which recently reinstated some disputed reviews - but there appears no threat of...

allAgents has today reinstated Purplebricks’ reviews on its site - this includes the majority of the negative reviews which have been...

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...

AllAgents, the review website which failed in a bid to raise a ‘fighting fund’ in its ongoing row with Purplebricks, is...

The website AllAgents has failed in its bid to raise the £50,000 it says it requires to pay for a defence...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the ‘peace talks’ between the AllAgents review website and Purplebricks now involve the agency’s chief...

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...

Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about...

The crowdfunding appeal by review website AllAgents to mount possible legal action against Purplebricks appears to be making relatively slow progress. As...

Savills is remaining silent on the issues surrounding the apparent filing of a High Court order that may oblige the agency...

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...

OnTheMarket is this month holding 20 meetings for member agents to explain “progress and plans” for the portal.   The meetings - sometimes...

OnTheMarket is keeping its powder dry over the possible legal action against it by dissident agents who have formed an action...

The OnTheMarket Action Group of dissident agents has told Estate Agent Today it is now in a position to decide on...

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...

The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...

Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...

One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...

Zoopla claims that it has delivered a 40 per cent increase in valuation leads to its agent members in the first six...

Solicitors’ company Tollers says more than 50 estate agents have now formally instructed it in relation to claims against Agents’ Mutual,...

Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...

The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...

Over 60 estate agencies have signed up to attend the OnTheMarket Action Group seminar on Monday at which legal representatives will...

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

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

Some estate agents who received a letter from lawyers acting on behalf of Agents’ Mutual say they will still not upload...

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...

A senior analyst at Credit Suisse has opened the debate about the possibility of unhappy agent members of OnTheMarket challenging their...

A number of agencies that joined OnTheMarket but subsequently stopped listing properties on the portal have received letters from a legal...

An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...

It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...

An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...

I received a call from a prominent agent known to many in the industry this week, asking an unexpected question: he wanted...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

The number of legal actions against estate agents and chartered surveyors has significantly fallen according to figures from a City legal...