Letting agents urged to support Section 24 reform
The increasing burden on landlords, which has been happening for quite some time, is now starting to have a real impact on the availability of rental stock in the private sector
Marc da Silva
Rental arrears hit six-year low
Proportion of vacant rental properties also dropped
Licensing landlords is not the best way to improve standards in the PRS
Propertymark is urging the UK government to provide more funding for local authority enforcement and ensure councils produce information about their enforcement activity
Booking.com joins STAA
The short-term lets sector has flourished since Covid restrictions were eased
Purplebricks share price dives by a fifth after firm puts itself up for sale
The struggling online estate agency says no offers have been made
Property industry reacts to Rightmove House Price Index
Greater stability in the mortgage market means that buyer plans have been reactivated
Rogue estate agency handed hefty fine for failing to ‘comply with the law’
A representative from the agency failed to attend the court hearing
Purplebricks chairman faces fresh calls to resign after major company announcement
Activist investor Adam Smith has long called for Paul Pindar to go, with a view to replacing him with industry veteran Harry Hill
Historic firm completes counterpart acquisition
The business expands following the purchase of yet another estate agency
Propertymark announces host for major event
Propertymark One looks set to attract more than 1,500 property professionals from across the UK
The number of property sales agreed continues to rebound as buyers return
The latest snapshot of buyer demand shows the number of people contacting agents has increased in recent weeks as sellers settle for more realistic prices
EYE NEWSFLASH: Purplebricks considers putting itself up for sale following more poor trading figures
Purplebricks launches strategic review after announcing disappointing trading update and loss of market share
Estate agent filmed in alleyway sex act with rugby star Joe Westerman has been sacked
The estate agent lost her job after public sex video went viral on social media
OnTheMarket agent owners cash out following end of lock-up period
The sales, which follow the end of a five-year lock-up period, will be carried out through a bookbuild exercise to institutional investors
LSL confirm staff at risk of redundancy as part of ‘structural changes’
Staff told they face the threat of redundancy over Zoom
Well-known franchisee completes major independent agency acquisition
Estate agency owner completes second purchase in 12 months
Agents warned against potential pitfalls of estate agency sites
The first an agent could realise something is wrong is when the penalty notice arrives in their inbox
New property platform launches to connect agents directly with landlords
Agents can engage with pool of property investors
Home buyer demand bounces back as sales agreed rises
January sees uptick in both the sales and letting markets
Homeppl accuse ‘once-dominant’ HomeLet of undermining consumer choice
Homeppl claims that HomeLet has 'not kept up with the technology required to catch today’s fraudsters' and are 'reluctant to pass the baton of market leader' on to other firms