Agency
Come and sleep with the enemy, Quirk tells estate agents
eMoov looks to raise £1m as it values itself at £20m
Finance
Finance
They’re back! First-time buyers at highest number since crash
But new figures are sharply at odds with NAEA claims
Finance
Treasury tells landlord protesters that Osborne will stand firm on tax changes
Chancellor's cuts to landlords' tax breaks are fair, insists Treasury
Agency
eMoov set to raise £1m saying it will show estate agents the door
Russell Quirk woos investors by prospect of £60m revenue per annum
Finance
Mortgage approvals by high street banks rise
Approvals for house purchase up 11% in a year while remortgaging soars to highest level in four years
Finance
Tenants’ arrears climb as rents peak at record highs
Scottish tenants owe almost 10% in outstanding rent
Finance
Rightmove, Zoopla and other property firms fall victim to Black Monday
UK property firms count their losses as markets crash around the world
Agency
Martin & Co sells its Landlord Hub in wake of stock market float
Martin & Co boss says new tenancy referencing firm could one day list on stock market
Finance
New property portal business targets crowdfunding
Founder says he is about to relocate to tax haven abroad
Finance
Housing transactions rise – despite what HMRC reports
Seasonal adjustment figures prove a nonsense as sales volumes actually rise
Finance
Mortgage lending ‘highest in seven years’
Council of Mortgage Lenders predicts £22bn was lent in July
Finance
e.surv predicts July mortgage approval drop
Chartered surveyor says approvals have fallen by 1.8% on June's figures
Finance
RICS rejects fears that short leasehold properties will be valued at nothing
Consternation spreads after fears that lenders will not consider homes with leases of less than 85 years
Finance
Repossessions fall to record low and arrears dip
Repossession numbers more than halve in a year
Finance
Summer brings mortgage lending back up to speed
Big monthly improvement but figures still lag last year's, while buy-to-let lending soars
Finance
Zoopla delivers trading update to the City
Portal also announces new pay deal for boss Alex Chesterman
Acquisitions
Countrywide investment fund buys complete scheme for private rent
Fund makes one of biggest private rented transactions – and looks for more
Finance
Half of all transactions this year could be without a mortgage
Cash looks to be king as mortgaged sales fall among both movers and first-time buyers
Finance
Stamp Duty avoidance clampdown ‘breaches human rights’, courts told
Court of Appeal throws out case based on human rights argument
Compliance
Big Brother warning as lenders trawl social media for mortgage applicant behaviour
Mortgage applicants may have to watch their Facebook language and their friends