Agency
Cheap online estate agents a credible challenge within industry, says bank
Likes of Purplebricks will drive commissions down, says Barclays – prompting wobble in Foxtons shares
Finance
Finance
Four in five students aspire to own their first home by 35
However, number of students who have debts of £20,000 or more is rising
Finance
Ministry of Defence launches rental deposit scheme
Service personnel and civil MOD staff will be able to apply for loans
Finance
First-time buyers losing out to investors because of mortgage rules
Broker says post-MMR lending climate favours buy-to-let borrowers over home buyers
Finance
New repayment rules to make it even harder for graduates to get on housing ladder
Graduates unable to save for deposits as new rules kick in, says Hamptons
Agency
Have agents shot themselves in the foot over OTM, asks Financial Times
City analyst predicts Rightmove has scope to 'expand its share of agent wallet'
Agency
Disaster for British estate agents and families in Dubai firm’s collapse
Almost all agents employed by bankrupt Dubai firm were newly recruited Brits in search of better life – claim
Finance
Sales to first-time buyers fall 27% in a year
Number of first-time buyers falls away as more tenants struggle to save deposits
Agency
Countrywide profits tumble 61% as house sales are hit
Profits dive as sales tumble 12% – but Countrywide still set to double in size over five years
Finance
Mortgage market picking up, says Bank of England
House purchase approvals up while remortgaging jumps ahead of rate increase
Finance
Rightmove announces clutch of record results to City
Rightmove announces rise in profit margin to 75.5% – Foxtons' profits take a dive but firm confident post-election
Finance
Sales of higher value homes at stagnation point
Buyers scared off by high rates of Stamp Duty on homes costing over £1.5m
Finance
Housing market ‘beginning to hot up’, say lenders
High street banks report upswing in both purchase loans and remortgaging
Finance
Osborne poised for ‘imminent’ new crackdown on buy-to-let
Bank of England could limit size and number of buy-to-let mortgages
Agency
Zoopla agents snap up more shares a year after stock market float
ZPG member agents gain from further £2.2m discount on shares
Finance
Supply crisis worsening, says Rightmove, as new instructions dive
Drought affecting first-time buyers who come up against investors for cheaper homes
Finance
What will rising interest rates mean for the housing market?
The end of the world? Well not just yet and the message is 'Don't panic'
Finance
Mortgage lending shoots up to seven-year high
Lenders revise upwards their forecast for transactions this year
Finance
Rents rising at fastest rate on record as arrears jump
Rents growing faster than house prices says one report, while another says new rents up nearly 12% in a year
Finance
Call for Bank to intervene in buy-to-let market ‘as soon as possible’
But mortgage lenders boss say buy-to-let landlords aren't the problem – housing shortage is