House price high | Upad fight | Portal wars

'Quiet marketing' returns as agents try to manage frantic demand<br />

Property search firm Stacks says more agents are using the technique to reserve  viewings for only the hottest and best prepared candidates.

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Portal wars: Zoopla reports 2% more agents and highlights Rightmove losses<br />

Portal says it has also increased the proportion of agents on longer-term contracts from 23% to 84% during the pandemic.

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House prices jumped by 2% in August, highest rise for 16 years<br />

Nationwide figures reveal extraordinary figures from the housing market as if Covid never happened.

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The sign, the wait and the wardrobe

Katrine Sporle of The Property Ombudsman reviews two cases of agents who, their clients alleged, let them down, during selling and buying. 

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Landlord and estate agency change listings following complaints<br />

Adverts appearing on Airbnb and Rightmove listed by a landlord and an agent prompt complaints from the public about their accuracy.

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Landlord wins public battle to get his Upad deposit via TDS<br />

A landlord who lost his deposit after lettings agency Upad collapsed last year has finally won it back with help from a national newspaper.

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