EYE NEWSLASH: Rightmove faces £1bn legal action over ‘excessive’ fees

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A frontline conveyancer is quitting and warning the property industry that more solicitors will follow. Pardeep Kandola, who works for Thomas Flavell & Sons in Leamington Spa (main picture), says it’s “a thankless job”, and doesn’t attract the respect it deserves. He also believes conveyancers should charge more for their services. Thankless job “I’m a…

The property market was given a boost last week as buyer demand bounced back after some quieter summer months, according to Rightmove. A back-to-school leap in interest was higher this year than in the previous five, with a 5% jump. This increase was significantly bigger than the average for this time, which is only 0.4%,…

Prime London sales suffered a big drop of 14% in the past year even though offers held up. Latest figures from Knight Frank show there was only a 4% fall in offers made during the same period up to June compared to 2025. Healthier Outer-London sales were healthier, although the number of transactions in the…

The new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) benchmarks for the rental market are “unlikely to succeed”, it has been claimed. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) suggested there are not enough trained EPC assessors to ensure the new standards are met. It said there is “a shortfall in retrofitting professionals who are qualified to uphold the…

The Government has revealed plans to significantly overhaul both the home moving process and the property sales industry with proposals which, although familiar to most estate agents, represent a seismic shift in how the housing market will operate in the future. Ministerial claims for the ‘shake up’ include that it will save first time buyers…