Stamp Duty receipts fall by 5% after first-time buyers’ relief
HMRC reveals Stamp Duty receipts decline
Marc Shoffman
ARLA Propertymark names Welsh lettings agent as new president-elect
Trade body appoints new president-elect after previous appointee stood down
Property sales remain above the million mark as year finishes on a high
Taxman reveals number of sales for December hit a four-year high
Landlords facing tax bill hike from double whammy of changes to lettings rules
Lettings and private residence relief set to be scaled back from this April
Industry regulator working on list of information that agents MUST include in listings
Industry regulator to define what material information must be included on property listings
Would agents really be happy issuing leasehold ‘wealth warnings’ on listings?
Analyst creates Rightmove mock-up of sample listing to warn buyers of leaseholds
New Property Information Packs set to roll out this spring after trials with agents
New service will help agents supply more up-front information about properties to cut conveyancing times
Pressure piles on portals to ensure listings spell out leasehold terms to buyers
'Rightmove needs to do better job in telling buyers about leaseholds', says analyst
Landlords demand court reform as waiting times for repossession hit 30 weeks
RLA warns that court delays will increase once Section 21 is scrapped
Housing Secretary commits to redress scheme for leaseholders
Leasehold redress confirmed in Parliament despite exclusion from Queen’s Speech
January sales? Properties listed in the first month of the year ‘sell’ fastest – claim
Properties 'sell' fastest in January says HomeOwners Alliance (whose definition of 'sale' is SSTC)
Law Commission criticised by campaigners for ‘underwhelming’ leasehold reforms
Long-awaited proposals slammed for focus on human rights of freeholders
Manchester lettings agent ‘drops rogue landlord’ after protest outside office
Acorns targets agency after tenant returns from Christmas break to find locks have been changed
Pressure grows on portals to make it mandatory for agents to include tenure terms on listings
Leasehold campaigners press portals over tenure disclosure
House prices on the up as Halifax claims values rose 4% last year
Questions remain over Halifax data as price inflation figures are four times higher than other indices
Ombudsman warns agents it is already mandatory under CPR to disclose tenure terms
Agents warned they could face legal claims for failing to show leasehold terms on listings
First-time buyers accounting for over half of purchasers wanting to move home
Analysis reveals home movers go all of nine miles to their next property
Rental market ends 2019 with shorter voids and lower rents
Only three regions recorded rent rises on new tenancies in December
Rightmove urges agents to make information available on leasehold listings
Leasehold campaigners claim Rightmove is facilitating breaches of consumer regulations by not displaying property tenure information
Stability tops New Year’s wish lists as agents warn of rent increases and supply issues in 2020
Agents predict more landlord exits and falling supply unless the Government injects confidence into the market