Estate agents’ relationship with mortgage brokers to come under spotlight
City regulator issues ‘call for inputs’ as it looks at consumers’ choices in mortgage industry
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Rent controls would take us back to evil Rachman days – warning
War of words as landlord group says rent controls might be a good option – and RLA warns of mass exodus from sector
Carbon monoxide legal duties: Agents warned that pressing ‘test’ is not enough
Gas expert warns that pressing ‘test button’ on alarm will not meet legal duty
Ethical lettings charter to be adopted as council bows to protesters
Voluntary charter may include rent controls and bans on agent fees
Right to Buy for social housing tenants gets go-ahead
Some 1.3m housing association tenants will be able to buy homes at discounts
Enter a new era – starter homes to buy coming soon to a building site near you
Starter homes for first-time buyers to replace affordable homes to rent in reform to planning
Sales pick up to 16-month high as RICS warns on lack of instructions
‘We are locked in a cycle where lack of properties for sale deters new sellers’ says RICS
House prices rise by more than 4% year-on-year
LSL says average house price is now £284,742
Interest rate rise would leave ‘more than half’ struggling to pay mortgage
Building Societies Association expresses concerns
Buy-to-let sales rise by 50% in a year
Boom continues as investors benefit from lenders’ enticing deals