NEWS ARCHIVES

Dozens of estate agents have been fined for breaching anti-money laundering requirements, HMRC has announced.

Rental reform plans, which were due to be introduced in this parliamentary session, are no longer considered a priority and could be killed off entirely, despite being a Tory manifesto commitment.

Property dossiers are something every serious property seller should have given the current economic and political climate, experts warn.

Snippets of property industry news: Martin Fillery joins LRG as a director; Davidson Estates adds to its new homes team; Knight Frank announces senior appointment

Reports suggesting that the government is intent on rowing back on its commitments has been described as “incredibly bad news for renters”.

There has been a significant increase in the number of rental applications which are not being approved by agents, new data shows.

Propertymark says that ongoing work to support members in reviewing compliance with legislation is a key area for its team of compliance auditors.

It is claimed that the Tories’ manifesto pledge to build 300,000 homes a year is ‘dead in the water’.

ASA puts the spotlight on government’s misleading advertising after upholding complaint by Labour MPs.

One of the City’s leading economists says that there is currently no way of avoiding a 1990s-style slump in the housing market, with property prices likely to fall by up to 25%.