And online-based estate agent Purplebricks also made the headlines by threatening legal action about “fake, not negative” online reviews.
The question of mortgage broker fees also attracted attention, with a debate about just how brokers should be remunerated. Down-valuations and the conveyancing industry are also topics of concern at present for the broking community.
Estate agents fined £370,000 for forming secret illegal cartel
Mortgage fraudster who faked wife’s wage slips given suspended sentence
How to help interest-only customers with no repayment vehicle – analysis
PurpleBricks threatens legal action over ‘fake not negative’ AllAgent reviews
BoE says down-valuations behind more property transactions collapsing
Free legals: ‘The whole conveyancing industry will be very different in a few years’ – Marketwatch