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Directors of law firm did not check change in bank details with client

Housing market resilient despite the doubters

Countrywide says 61% of landlords are buying in cash as phasing out of mortgage tax relief comes closer

Trade body will replace Council of Mortgage Lenders and British Bankers’ Association

Hearing told Agents’ Mutual boss knew about collective decision making between agents

Tribunal hearing: Springett denies claims about collective decisions

Conference hears minister confident about fixing ‘broken housing market’

Over half of councils have not used powers to prevent illegal evictions

Early trials of new system by 100 estate agents point to success

Some still hoping for Section 24 to be scrapped

Proportion of valuation activity in buy-to-let sector fell from 17% to 7% in year to January

Mortgage borrowers with arrears of more than 10% increased slightly

Portico claims landlords can make more than £100 a day through the direct rentals website

New Propertymark branding for NAEA and ARLA members aimed at raising consumer awareness of trustworthy agents

Springett ‘did not disclose’ that Savills and Strutt & Parker breached ‘one other portal’ rule, hearing is told

But Devon agent tells hearing that ‘one other portal’ decision was not discussed with rival firms

Pair in fraud case to pay court costs of £140,000 after Trading Standards investigation

Belvoir ramps up support for franchisees buying up local competitors

The future for agents is coming over the horizon with the ‘now generation’ expecting instant information

RICS survey finds just 5% more agents registering new buyers in January, the softest reading since last August