Finance
UK landlords ‘will own £1 trillion worth of property’ within months
Private renting is no flash in the pan, says lender
Finance
Finance
easyProperty could float on stock market next year
Less than two months after launch, easyProperty looks to raise more funds as it eyes up international growth
Finance
Scots rush to sell homes ahead of Stamp Duty change
Property stampede, say agents, as buyers and sellers try to beat deadline
Finance
Rightmove’s shares slide despite upbeat statement to City
Investors seem unenthusiastic – even after another 'outperform' rating
Finance
Mortgage time bomb ready to explode for thousands of borrowers
Older people with interest-only loans unable to switch to repayment mortgages after MMR
Finance
House prices fall back for fifth time in a year – Halifax
Lender puts average UK house price at £186,135
Agency
OnTheMarket would be ‘non-issue’ but for exclusivity clause, says Morgan Stanley
Investment bank predicts Rightmove and Zoopla will lose 25% of agents between them – and almost all from Zoopla
Agency
Will Rightmove share prices pick up after today’s update?
Agent member numbers grow, as does income per member – Rightmove confident on future
Finance
Mortgage lending falls, says Bank of England
House purchase loans down 8.7% on a year ago – and lowest in 14 months
Compliance
Lender fined £4m over way it dealt with struggling borrowers
As building society dragged its feet, more problems mounted for borrowers in arrears
Agency
Mortgage Advice Bureau to float on AIM
Firm which made £5.2m profit last year operates through outlets including 900 estate agency branches
Finance
MMR is frustrating but necessary, say borrowers
Mortgage applicants hate intrusive questioning but accept the reform is necessary
Finance
Wider market slowing but first-time buyers defying trend
LSL estimates first-timer numbers to be up by 11% on a year ago, thanks to Help to Buy
Finance
Lending down – but house building is winner
New homes market prospers as lending for home purchase sinks
Agency
City analysts warn on Agents’ Mutual after Eye story
Advisers tell investors to 'go for Rightmove' – but more cautious on Zoopla
Agency
Credit Suisse says threat to portals from Agents’ Mutual is ‘real’
But bank queries whether OnTheMarket will have enough money
Finance
Number of house sales now dropping, says taxman
'Seasonally adjusted' data and actuals share one thing in common – transactions down
Finance
Market may have reached plateau, say lenders
Pedal taken 'off the gas' as lending figures show dip between August and September
Agency
Purplebricks mulls stock market debut just six months after launch
'Strong interest' from house sellers could propel Purplebricks on to stock exchange next year
Finance
Funds short Rightmove and Zoopla shares as they bet on market falls
Shares in Foxtons and Savills also targeted for shorting by hedge funds