Lettings
New consultation launched on scrapping of wear and tear
New tax relief will benefit landlords of unfurnished properties – but are there flaws in proposals?
July 2015
Agency
Agents ‘avoid CPR prosecutions by making ex gratia payments’
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pay-outs quietly made to disgruntled consumers
Compliance
Essential advice: How to be compliant in a world full of complaints
New column with must-have information on the issues of the day
Compliance
Expelled agent ‘moved tenants into property without landlord’s knowledge’
Second agent expelled from TPO this month faces going out of business unless they pay award
Compliance
City council swoops on letting agents operating outside redress schemes
Eleven agents fined total of £37,000 in crackdown
People
Colleagues mourn loss of outstanding agent at age of 38
Manager of high-profile office dies of injuries one week after horrific accident
Politics
Whatever happened to that post-election bounce?
The uplift that never was in much of the country
Lettings
Boris flagship lettings scheme a flop, say critics
Even agents signed up to scheme fail to promote it
Other News
Agent goes to rescue of elderly mugging victim
Holly, 25, praised by police after she helps them arrest attacker
Acquisitions
Beat-the-strike auction sale brings in over £4m
Sale brought forward 24 hours still brings buyers into the room
Compliance
RICS speaks out after abrupt ending of Zoopla trial of £9.99 property reports
Zoopla reports by Vectis withdrawn as RICS says they must be improved
Finance
Supply crisis worsening, says Rightmove, as new instructions dive
Drought affecting first-time buyers who come up against investors for cheaper homes
Agency
Customers ‘do not want no sale, no fee’ says online agent
HouseSimple also confirms £5m cash injection by Charles Dunstone and says TV adverts are imminent
Agency
Average estate agent’s fee sticks at 1.3% for 15th month running
Percentage fee stays the same although agents earn £83 more per sale than a year ago
Politics
Vendors told: Sell your home for less than it’s worth
Generation Rent says individuals must help solve housing crisis
Finance
What will rising interest rates mean for the housing market?
The end of the world? Well not just yet and the message is 'Don't panic'
Law
Battle lines drawn as agents and landlords set to challenge licensing scheme
Property group will seek to challenge scheme via Judicial Review
People
Countrywide starts new graduate management training programme
Applications for next year's intake already being invited
Events
Delegates flock to Fine & Country annual conference
Traditional values matter as does new technology, 'Back to the Future' delegates hear
Agency
First awards event for Property Sharing Experts
West country agents celebrate their successes