Estate agency Jess Simpson Ltd is fined £6,300 even though it voluntarily flagged up the mistake to HMRC after its own system spotted error.

Franchising boss Tim Stephens says it has already added four new offices, has three in the pipeline and is looking for agents to come on board elsewhere.

Two friends who worked together at both Countrywide and Purplebricks say the Covid lockdown gave them time to plan their launch.

A property management company had its £5,000 selective licensing enforcement fine quashed after court found council had not followed process.

Propertymark and seven other organisation say cuts to Local Housing Allowance rates and Universal Credit 'lacks foresight'.

Cleaning topped the list of most frequent reasons for tenancy deposit disputes since 2020, with kitchens often the dirtiest room at check-out.

The Broadriver Group has acquired long-established agent debt recovery business, Sinclair Taylor, and already invested in new services and a rebrand.

Industry watcher says shareholders are worried that the agency is increasingly looking just like the industry it once professed to disrupt.