Who is Help to Buy helping? MPs query ‘uncertain value’ of Government’s flagship housing scheme
Parliamentary report finds ‘large proportion’ of buyers could have purchased without state support
Marc Shoffman
Agents promised ‘revenue boost’ from tie-up between website provider and conveyancing platform
Agents can access upfront referral fees through white-labelled conveyancing service
Home mover mortgage approvals hit nine-month high
Increasing mortgage approvals continue to contradict HMRC data that shows sales are falling
Leaseholders complain that they were not told by conveyancers of ‘toxic’ leaseholds
Majority of new-build owners insist they were never made aware of the difference between leasehold and freehold
Agents urged to swing into shape for the industry’s charity golf day
Can you beat Simon Whale to win this year's best dressed award?
Zoopla warns that agent ‘over-valuations’ derail the sales process
Agents are achieving 96.3% of the asking price for sellers
Tenants face paying 31% more to trade up from a room rental to a whole home
Young tenants face paying almost half of their income in rent if they move from house share to their own place
Agency embarks on ‘largest ever’ fundraise to send hospice children to Disneyland
Spicerhaart hopes to raise more than £24,000 to support Magic Moments charity
Rising Stamp Duty and conveyancing fees push moving costs to record high
Costs of moving edge up for both home movers and first-time buyers
London price correction is complete despite ‘Brexit hysteria’ – claim
Rising rents seen as sign of a turnaround for price growth in the sales market
RICS blames ‘wild west’ of parts of lettings industry for lack of public confidence in rental sector
RICS says lettings market will improve once industry regulation is in place
High loan-to-value mortgage lending hits new peak in ‘worrying trend’
Proportion of LTVs above 75% hits 11-year high
Agent strengthens team for short-term lets across London
Two former Foxtons agents appointed to short lets division at Chestertons
Local authority U-turns on licensing after threat of legal action by landlords
Victory for common sense – 'licensing is no panacea for problems in the private rented sector'
Political uncertainty helps overseas buyers to a 25% prime central London discount – Knight Frank
Sterling volatility boosting foreign buyers of London homes, and discounts are getting bigger
Stamp Duty relief and mortgage availability ‘boosting first-time buyer purchasing power’
First-time buyers favouring three-bedroom homes over traditional flats
Major regional agent returns to Zoopla after four-year absence
Early OnTheMarket joiner is now listing on all three portals
Dramatic drop in void periods reported as tenancy demand rises – and rents increase
Properties filling faster but rents are rising
Mortgage approvals for house purchase hit two-year high
Bank of England warns against getting too excited about increased lending
Letting agent lists properties complete with fees – and there’s a reason
Fees charged legitimately on Crown tenancies