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OnTheMarket threatens legal action against original ‘action group’ member over £24k ‘debt’

Exclusive: London agency says it has received a letter from OTM's solicitor demanding payment for outstanding fees three-and-a-half years after it cancelled its original contract.

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Exclusive: what to expect when RoPA becomes law, from its chief architect

Lord Best talks about RoPA and the significant changes it will soon bring about for estate agents and later house builders, landlords and freeholders.

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Russell Quirk: estate agents should thank me for failing online

The controversial former boss of the original Emoov claims the industry should thank him and the other online pioneers for proving that the low-fee online model 'doesn't work'.

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LSL launches financial services arm that any agent can use

Embrace Financial Services is the new financial arm of LSL and offers new income streams for agents outside the parent company's business.

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All change for house-buying


Reservation agreements may be a way forward for providing home buyers and sellers with more certainty, says a leading residential property law specialist at Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP (GBLF).

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