News Archive

Adam Day says online agents are just platforms for sellers and buyers to negotiate with each other directly – and calls for wealth warnings

Online agent launches franchise business for local lettings experts – saying it wants to be biggest and best loved letting agent in UK

Bid to win backing for landlord banned from serving Section 21 notice because gas safety certificate was not served before tenant moved in

Places where home buyers pay up to 13 times their earnings for a property

Renters to be able to exchange their cash deposit for a Zero Deposit guarantee at any stage of their tenancy

Agent fined and ordered to pay costs after HMO was found to breach fire safety requirements

Landlords hit out at Universal Credit system and call on ministers to make urgent changes

Tuesday could be agents’ busiest day of the year for telephone calls and live chat

Disturbing case of agent jailed over deposit raid raises many questions – and why did it all take so long?

RICS reveals it is working on new code of practice which could be used to regulate all letting agents and landlords

LSL no longer represented on board of Yopa after its stake in online agent reduces

Agent will have to sign up to sex offenders register for ten years after court case

Housesimple boss slams ‘money first’ approach of rivals

Affordability, low wage growth for younger people and lack of social housing are the real issues – Tony Blair foundation says

UK regions post double digit declines in sales

Conveyancing firms report lowest caseloads in two years

Robert Jenrick under fire for refusing to answer questions

Ex-Countrywide CEO is appointed chairman at online firm as Savills joins in latest funding round

Agent jailed and banned from being a director for five years after fraud involving £70,000 worth of deposits

Agent takes down reviews after complaint to Advertising Standards Authority