Estate agent offers properties to ex-servicemen and women for free
Gateshead agent touched by Facebook post about an ex-army man living on the streets
Charlie Stong
Rent increases fall for first time this year, says ARLA
And the average ARLA agent had 178 properties in August, compared to 189 in July
Call for criminal landlords to be jailed
LGA makes call in response to Government consultation
Agents and tenants’ groups clash over fees
Agents argue fees charged to tenants make them minimal profits
Mortgage lending recovers to near pre-crash levels
Lending 12% up on last August
Rents fall for first time since March
However prices still 5.5% higher than this time last year
ARLA clears up confusion over smoke alarm regulations
All agents and landlords must ensure that each floor of a rental property has a working smoke alarm by October 1
easyProperty reaches 100 sales listings
Homes range from a £1.7m terrace house in London to a £46,500 two-bedroom flat in Liverpool
It’s a video world – why agents must not get left behind
Agents flock to learn about latest developments in the technological world
Interest rate rise would mean ‘significant decline’ for North and Wales
Index shows gulf between prices in the North and South of the country
House prices rise by 5.2% in year, says ONS
Prices up 1.8% month-on-month
Industry rubbishes claims that number of agents is falling
Numbers from Office for National Statistics are called into question
Foxtons action set to go ahead, law firm confirms
Around 130 landlords to fight class action
Online agents that focus only on price are “heading for failure” – Countrywide director
Half of Countrywide vendors still make initial approach via traditional means
Scottish deposit scheme receives £300,000 in student deposits
SafeDeposits Scotland holds more than half of all the deposits in Scotland’s private rental market
‘Britain’s most controversial landlord’ puts up rents by 33%
Move made despite Fergus Wilson saying country is heading for a 'housing disaster'
NatWest and RBS to reintroduce interest-only mortgages
But deals only available for those who earn £100,000 or more
Rent rises slow in every UK region
New tenants now paying on average £992 a month
Biggest house price rises for more than a year
Halifax shows prices rose faster in August than in any month since May 2014
Nationwide launches £1bn of lending for first-time buyers
Latest mortgage deals start at under 4%