Government is to once again underwrite mortgages for buyers who can only scrape together a 5% deposit for their first home.
Read MoreRightmove’s 75% fee reduction package saved agents £90m last year
The offer, which followed an agent campaign during the first months of the pandemic, has hit the portal's revenues and profits hard.
Read MoreConnells cleared to buy Countrywide by FCA, but will competition watchdog jump in?
FCA has cleared Connells to be the controller of FCA-regulated Countrywide, a deal which is expected to now formally take place on 8th March.
Read MoreBoomin founder – Rightmove dominance is ‘not healthy’ for property industry
Industry's marmite figure Michael Bruce says only his platform has the financial and marketing muscle to prise consumer away from Rightmove.
Read MoreFashionable smartphone property portal lands first 100 agents
MoveStreets has signed up several high profile agents including Chancellors and Dacre Son & Hartley and says it has plans to go national.
Read MoreSales fall-throughs cost estate agents £4k each time, says new research
Propertymark says shocking figures is key reason why it wants Chancellor to taper the Stamp Duty holiday deadline and prevent more fall-throughs.
Read MoreLeaders Romans and Lettings Hub team up for Open Banking
The Lettings Hub has renewed its partnership with Leaders Romans (LRG) Group, to provide tenant referencing following the recent launch of Open Banking products...
Read MoreSmartphone solution for virtual tours
A new virtual property tour app – Sceneuno – has speeded up tour creation by removing the need for expensive equipment, desktop editing and time-consuming processing.
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