Lettings
Newham finally wins right to carry on with licensing scheme – after a fight
Government renews licensing scheme but excludes rental homes in former athletes' village
News
Events
Legislation Live today: How agents can watch essential updates online from this morning
Rightmove's inaugural Legislation Live event is being live-streamed today
Law
Foxtons hit with bill of nearly £40,000 after failing to supply safety documents for ‘good quality’ rental home
Court hears that property is 'in good condition' but Foxtons fined after failing to show safety paperwork
People
New editor designate is announced for Property Industry Eye
Talented Neil Gerrard joins EYE as editor designate in New Year
Lettings
Letting agencies ‘are consolidating ahead of fee ban’, says trade body
Agency consolidation and support for home owners to move top list of trade body predictions for next year
Other News
Picture of the Week: And is this one stocking up a bit of trouble?
Proof that elf may not necessarily go with safety as far as this Rightmove listing is concerned
Finance
Revealed: The Help to Buy borrowers already left in negative equity by slow house price growth
Some borrowers face repaying Help to Buy equity loans larger than the capital gains on their home
Agency
allAgents accuses Purplebricks of ‘insatiable desire to eradicate negative reviews’
allAgents says it stands by validity of reviews on its own site in escalating war of words
Agency
Agents to be offered white-labelled ‘crowdfunding’ option as a way of selling properties
Launch of crowdfunding to estate agents expected in New Year
Agency
easyProperty reveals inventory of over 4,000 homes as it shoots down claim that it added only three last week
Proptech expert says easyProperty took on just three new properties last week – not true says online agent
Politics
Tony Blair calls for new annual property tax and rent caps to reform housing
Former PM says new ideas for housing are radical but practical
Politics
Opinion piece: Let’s keep the politicians well away from housing
There are solutions to housing but it's doubtful they will come from politicians
Lettings
Listings website aiming to ‘cut out letting agents’ launches £35,000 crowdfunding campaign
Letproof aims to 'disrupt rental' by letting landlords list properties direct for £75
Agency
A heavenly idea – agents’ online advent calendars
Agents catch on to this year's trend – and it keeps the site visitors coming back for more
Law
Conveyancers call for sweeping reforms to leaseholds
Trade body calls for end of delays, double charging and unreasonable fees
Acquisitions
Former Dragon James Caan backs firm claiming to ‘shake-up’ property management
POD Management gets financial support from eMoov backers
Agency
Purplebricks to add new customer review site Feefo – but says it will still work with Trustpilot
Purplebricks announces new facility for posting reviews to go live in New Year
Agency
OnTheMarket announces a further 200 branches as Hunters signs up
Hunters and OnTheMarket announce long-term deal contingent on IPO
Agency
Online agent eMoov pulls references to specific high street firms and their ‘1.5% fee’
eMoov marketing campaign naming high street competitors is pulled after questions