Lettings
The end of the amateur landlord? Growth in private rental sector slows despite reaching record values
Buy to Let Britain report shows tax clampdown is hitting demand and supply
News
Agency
Buying agent warns buyers never to deal with estate agent’s own mortgage broker
Buying agent hits out at firm for wanting its own broker to qualify buyer who already had mortgage agreed
Lettings
Agent launches new petition calling for cap on letting fees to replace ban
Agent's petition to Government says fees are 'a must to survive'
Agency
Picture of the Week: And just look what Boris is doing for OnTheMarket
Snap! Boris is spotted walking past estate agent – and look what happened next!
Agency
Chancellors announces new name above the door for agencies in group
Chancellors Group agents rebrand to core name
Lettings
Launch of rogue landlords and letting agents database now due in spring
Blacklist of letting agents and landlords to be launched in April
Finance
First-time buyer deposits to soar 57% by 2027, warning
Research shows first-time buyers are yet to save anywhere near enough for a deposit and it isn't getting any easier
Politics
Government to launch £2m technology competition for tools to put rental payments on credit files
Rent Recognition Challenge will open to entries next month
Other News
Typo of the Week: And to be honest it’s not looking too beautiful . . .
Location, location, location – and this village is obviously quite a place
Law
Home movers seeking more involvement in progress of their transactions
Conveyancers urged to get more digital savvy so purchasers can follow transactions online
Lettings
New regulatory approach required for letting agents and whole industry, says ARLA
Just one regulatory body should cover the whole property industry, including sales, lettings and block management
Law
Charges on tenancy agreements signed before fee ban could still be allowed, says ARLA chief
Government urged to help agents avoid 'industry PPI moment' by clarifying legality of agreements
Law
Ex-letting agent who advertised bogus management services jailed after stealing rent
Landlords who responded to Facebook advert lose over £6,000 in rent to bogus property manager
Agency
Complaint about online agent’s mailshot informally resolved by advertising watchdog
Complainant said mailshot offering services 'did not look like advertising'
Acquisitions
Investors told private rented sector is one of ‘hottest UK property niches’
Race for scale among institutional PRS firms 'only just begun' says investment report
Other News
Agent opens for business as normal just hours after car crashes through window
'Whoops, that was unexpected' – agent doesn't let car crash get in the way of business
Agency
Russell Quirk hits out at government initiative as ‘attempt to grab headlines’
eMoov boss criticises 'garden villages' initiative as attempt to seek publicity
Agency
Estate agents are among least likely workers to value their colleagues, claim
Almost four in ten agents think colleagues are poor at their jobs – really?
Agency
Thirty agency staff sleep rough to help raise £50,000 for homeless charity
Agency helps raise ten times more than charity expected
Compliance
Four property redress schemes look set to be replaced by single housing ombudsman
Consultation expected to go ahead in the New Year