Finance
More mortgage rejections likely as industry gears up for huge changes
Home buyers could face two interviews before their mortgage application is even submitted
March 2014
Law
Letting agent fined by court over disrepairs failure
First prosecution by council of an agent sends out a warning signal
Finance
UK house prices shoot up nearly 7% in a year, claims ONS
Most transactions falling into 3% Stamp Duty band – if stats are right
Lettings
Second council to bring in blanket licensing of all rental homes
Barking and Dagenham to introduce borough-wide licensing in September
Agency
Record feedback for agents makes the ESTAS ‘so valuable’
The public are the only judges when it comes to these particular awards
Lettings
Private landlords should self-regulate – call
Debate continues over best way to police the private rented sector
Agency
Ex-Poundland boss enters estate agency market
New national business seeks investment through crowdfunding
Law
All tenants should be given ‘health warning’ on evictions, law firm says
Lawyers say every communication to a tenant should carry prominent eviction warning
Finance
Mansion tax comes ever nearer, says Cable
Business secretary wants to widen tax proposal but does not spell out implementation
Charity
New letting agents portal launches – with a charity bonus
Rent a Letting will give 15% of agents' listing fees to charity
Acquisitions
Agents’ IT provider Eurolink hits acquisition trail
Eurolink announces purchase of MSG software business
Charity
Zoopla’s annual golf tournament for agents tees off
Deadline looms for golfers to enter this year's event, once again in aid of The Prince’s Trust
Agency
We will make huge profits, Purplebricks promises investors
New online agency tells investors it will make £25m annual profits in two years
Lettings
New call for letting agent regulation after two firms collapse
DPS chief says the only solution is to regulate letting agents
Agency
Belvoir chief Gonsalves steps aside in surprise move
New CEO Carl Chadwick moves up from finance director ahead of full-year results
Law
Valuers putting brakes on housing market recovery – claim
Surveyors are down-valuing properties because comparables lag actual prices
Tech
New online service launches for internet home hunters
Plentific looks to be genuinely innovative and is free to agents
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Agency
Estate agents banned after serving jail sentences for violent crime
OFT bans two brothers who set up estate agency after coming out of jail – but law allows them to continue in lettings