Lettings
Scottish rental growth stalls but continues to outpace rest of the UK
Your Move data shows that rents are rising faster north of the border
News
Agency
Dazzling! Agency raises £12,000 for charity at black tie ball
Hundreds of guests support latest fundraising efforts of independent agency Woods
Compliance
Government urged to introduce mandatory five-year checks on electrical installations for private landlords
Regulations would bring the private rental sector into line with current rules for HMOs
Law
Housing minister promises to look at legal loophole in leasehold law
Alok Sharma reveals Government is analysing 6,000 responses to leasehold reform consultation
Agency
Agent in joint agreement with non-Rightmove firm is told he cannot list property
Rightmove says issue is about re-selling its services
Agency
Paul Smith column: ‘Wheels are starting to come off online agents’ bandwagon’
Opinion piece: The online numbers just don't add up, says Spicerhaart boss Paul Smith
Lettings
No sign of rogue landlord and lettings agent database a year since first mention
Blacklist of agents and landlords to be 'introduced in due course' – but when?
Acquisitions
Zoopla announces another long-term agreement with corporate – this time LSL
LSL's 500-plus branches to list all properties on Zoopla for next five years
Other News
Picture of the Week: And it’s a property that’s taken a proper pounding
Going down: home that was on the market at £6.5m is now under £4m
Charity
Agents Giving ball – announcing our lucky winners
Keep dancing! Becky and Donna get set to put their glad rags on as they win free tickets
Agency
Estate agents could face fines of up to £50,000 as new-build consumer code launches
New consumer code launches this week covering disputes over new-build sales
Finance
House price to earnings ratios at double digits as growth hits new high
Hometrack data highlights affordability concerns in UK's top cities
Compliance
New money laundering regulations clause is either wrong – or means big impact for agents
Does clause change the whole shooting match for agents?
Compliance
Support for software products to be pulled because of change in data protection rules
Property Software Group gives customers six months' notice of change caused by 'catalyst of GDPR'
Agency
Essential guidance: Ten ways for agents to prepare for new data protection rules
The clock is ticking: six months to the new GDPR
Agency
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Charity
Inspirational! London property awards recognise inspirational achievements of triple-cancer survivor
Ex-Strutt & Parker man recognised for his amazing efforts for charity
Finance
Cash remains king among house buyers – but first-timers are not far behind
Value of mortgage lending rises despite drop in approvals, but first-time buyers are taking a bigger share of transactions
Lettings
Rental growth slows across England and Wales driven by London price drop
London and north-east only two regions where rents are falling
Agency
As estate agency faces ‘a flight of talent from the industry’, recruiter appeals to bosses to pay more
'We pay staff equivalent of minimum wage,' central London agent admits