Lettings
Warnings of likely rent hikes and mass exodus of small private landlords as tax changes bite
Alarm bells should be ringing, warn agents
News
Agency
Agent calls for clearer guidance from HMRC over anti-money laundering registrations
Agent struggling to renew anti-money laundering permission says process is fraught
Law
Court case results in warning to agents that gas safety certificates MUST be issued by time tenancy starts
Court says Section 21 notices could be invalid if a gas safety certificate is not issued by start of a tenancy
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Has the time come to rethink Home Information Packs?
There are answers out there – but maybe too many vested interests as well
Compliance
‘Tenant referencing system is broken – firms just want to sell their insurance’, claim
Existing process is 'worthless' because companies aren't incentivised to make referencing bullet-proof
Lettings
Landlords’ Barometer — #56: Why the market is becoming more unforgiving
Why the market for landlords is becoming more unforgiving, and what was left out of the BBC Panorama show on Section 21 notices
Compliance
GDPR: Agents will pay more as Information Commissioner hikes fees for data controllers
New fees regime is announced
Training
Get a grip! Agents were ready to tame the Beast from the East after snow driving training
Spicerhaart's high performance agents trained for hazardous conditions
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Estate agents under the spotlight as competition watchdog launches yet another investigation
New investigation sparked by tip-off following Burnham-on-Sea case
Agency
The Paul Smith column: How much longer can Countrywide go on as it is?
Our columnist also wonders just how rosy (or not) things are in the hybrid garden
Agency
‘Only two to three online players will be left and we’ll be one of them’ – says easyProperty boss
Hybrid boss questions whether rivals can sustain the 'astronomical' cost of acquiring new customers
Agency
Zoopla hails return of 100 agents’ branches since end of ‘one other portal’ rule – but all still list on OTM
All businesses named by Zoopla will also continue to list with OTM
Agency
Letting agency spends a year rebranding after ‘losing focus’ on tenants
Agency unveils a new name that it hopes will appeal to students
Other News
Picture of the Week: Igloo goes up for sale in price freeze
Remember, you thaw it here first . . .
Tech
Software users to see costs go up 10% next month
First subscription rise in three years for Expert Agent users, says Zoopla
Lettings
Tenants facing higher costs as landlords prepare for rent controls – while supply in London dips
Landlords voting with their feet as prospects become less appetising
Other News
House price growth hits a six-month low — Nationwide
January's jump in prices "turned out to be a blip" as average values fell in February
Agency
Who’s the best estate agent on planet Earth? There’s a natural selection
Rightmove thinks it has found the perfect estate agent and the name may surprise you
Law
Agent hit with personal injury claim three years after man tripped during viewing warns of ‘ambulance chasers’
Firm warns that agents could be seen as soft touch by personal injury claim lawyers
Agency
One in ten chains now have an online agent, with figure ‘set to rise to one in six’
Online agents 'must be aware' of problems they cause in sales progression