Green light for new ‘rent control areas’
Councils to be given power to impose rent caps; what impact will the changes have on the market?
Marc da Silva
Estate agency ordered to pay £15,500 for client money protection failures
Estate agent had been operating without valid CMP cover for nearly five years
Over 4,000 estate agency branches adopt AI listings optimisation tool
The uptake reflects changing consumer habits, with more property searches now starting on AI platforms
Rightmove launches Online Agent Valuation
New product for estate agents designed to give them more ways to reach prospective vendors
New partnership aims to help estate agents climb Google Maps and local search rankings
Fresh marketing approach reserved for one estate agent per town
The cost of renting in the UK reaches record highs
As the Renters’ Rights Bill advances, low supply and market uncertainty continue to drive up prices
Property industry reacts to latest UK house price figures
Housing market remains resilient despite rising buyer uncertainty ahead of the November Budget
Landlords aren’t exiting buy-to-let – they’re rethinking it
Market challenges prompt strategy shifts, not mass landlord exodus, research finds
The industry reacts to the latest HMRC property transactions
Pre-Budget speculation over tax changes is creating some uncertainty
Campaign sounds alarm on ‘life changing’ sums lost to property scams
The campaign is part of the Home Office’s national Stop! Think Fraud initiative
Property group acquires estate agency in seven-figure deal
Property firm eyes growth following rebrand earlier this year
Annual house price growth steady in September – Nationwide
The latest house price data has just been released
Potential wave of empty homes puts government’s housing ambitions at risk
Thousands of affordable homes at risk as housing providers withdraw from key contracts, new research warns
New estate agency launches
New estate agency looks to hit the ground running in local market
Trade body urges public to speak out on deepening housing emergency
New home construction falls again, intensifying housing crisis
Zoopla trials new affordability tool
Prospective buyers can use the tool to assess their financial capacity
HMRC hits landlords with record £107m in unpaid taxes
Many landlords are not financially sophisticated or in receipt of high levels of other income, according to tax specialist
Car smashes into estate agency front – one person hospitalised
The driver had a medical episode at the wheel
Estate agency launches new franchise model as part of UK expansion
Representatives from the estate agent business will be available to discuss the new opportunity in detail at The Franchise Show later this week
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: RICS names senior vice president for 2026; New associate director at Savills; Berkeley Group appoints new CFO