Agency
Agents ponder Zoopla discount share offer
A blatant attempt to buy off Agents' Mutual – or an investable proposition?
Finance
Finance
Zoopla to offer discounted shares to agents as flotation is announced
Portal will let agents buy £2,500 shares per branch this year and next at 20% discount as loyalty reward
Finance
Surge in buy-to-let lending, says Paragon
Lender which shut its books for two years during credit crunch expects further growth
Finance
Zoopla’s flotation news expected this week
But will group be spooked by unexplained slump in Rightmove share price?
Finance
Mortgage reforms backlash as delays mount
Applicants waiting over two weeks to see a mortgage broker, and brokers waste hours in phone queues
Finance
Mortgage inquisitions not new – industry veteran
Some applicants could expect to be given family planning lectures
Finance
Mortgage lending down 17% in three months, claim
But has lending actually gone up? Guru Ray Boulger hits out at 'nonsense' figures
Agency
Record profits for Zoopla as it hikes agents’ subscriptions
Traffic to site up by 37% in a year, although property listings static
Finance
Three-quarters of house buyers struggling with Stamp Duty cost
Most purchasers cannot afford to save for both deposit and tax
Finance
Housing market could easily crash, says Bank of England
Bank warns that it may step in to avert 'sharp correction' and negative equity
Finance
Mortgage inquisitions already causing problems, say agents
Tenants being refused a mortgage despite paying more in rent
Agency
Storming results from Foxtons receive lukewarm response in the City
Shares have dipped as shortage of properties is seen as constraint on growth
Finance
Bank conjures up nightmare property scenario to test the banks
Intention is to 'stress test' the financial system to prevent another credit crunch
Finance
Ghost of negative equity retreats for pre-crash first-time buyers
But in north-east, over half of 2008 first-time buyers are still in trouble
Compliance
Do you eat steak, mortgage applicants are asked
Mortgage reforms at weekend are already affecting market
Finance
City analyst downgrades Belvoir after ‘disappointing’ results
Profits at lettings chain up 16% – but below expectations
Finance
Ex-property tycoon jailed after gang ‘stole’ people’s homes
Traumatic experience for unsuspecting victims of huge mortgage fraud
Finance
Property transactions may have dipped by 4.5%, says HMRC
Number of home purchases still well below 2007 peak of 150,000 a month
Finance
Bank of England puzzles over fall in house purchase approvals
MPC says it does not know why housing market indicators were weak
Finance
Quarter of mortgage applicants wanting 90%-plus deals
Larger loans sought by buyers with small deposits as prices rise