Finance
New service Uppie launches to help renters get on first-time buying ladder
New service launches aimed at solving deposit problems for first-time buyers
News
Agency
It’s a first – house seller insists they will only accept offers in Bitcoin currency
Can estate agent's commission be paid in digital currency?
Other News
Picture of the Week: And this spooky treat looks like, well, tricky
Grab your broomsticks and hold on to your pumpkins!
Agency
Analysts say Countrywide’s online agency has ‘fallen flat’ and Purplebricks has ‘monopoly on growth’
Investors urged to dump Foxtons and Countrywide shares but to buy into Purplebricks
Agency
Agent who refuses to pay redress award for legal reasons faces possibility of going out of business
Extraordinary dispute between agent and ombudsman service dragging on after over two years
Lettings
New inquiry into private rented sector will look at whether enforcement is working
New inquiry by Communities and Local Government Committee will look at councils' powers of intervention
Events
Zoopla invites agents to join hour-long ‘state of the market’ local webinars
Sign up now for a webinar on the market in YOUR area hosted by TV's Phil Spencer
Politics
Opinion piece: Time to end this tired old talk about housing and act radical
It's time for action: We need a proper Ministry of Housing headed by a cabinet minister
Compliance
Would a cut in Stamp Duty incentivise home sellers to go green?
Minister says all of UK's housing stock should have a minimum band C energy rating within 18 years
Finance
Lending for house purchase up as more first-time buyers get a foot on the ladder
Collapse in buy-to-let purchases appears to benefit first-timers
Agency
Agents invited to join new professional network set up for rising stars
BPF launches network aimed at younger property professionals
Agency
Property pundit forecasts redundancies and closures as pain in London market goes on
London market is 'pretty bleak'
Acquisitions
Ex-Countrywide head of estate agency Vince Corley reunited with colleagues at new firm
Acquisition-hungry Nick Dunning Associates beefs up its management team
Other News
Gloomy surveyors report ‘noticeable’ falls in both sales and buyer demand as prices rise
Outlook subdued over next year, predict surveyors
Acquisitions
Successful launch for Countrywide at its first build-to-rent scheme
Launch of huge scheme smashes all expectations, says Countrywide
Compliance
Anti-money laundering: Suspicious Activity Reports filed by agents only 0.2% of total
National Crime Agency data shows 766 suspicions notified by estate agents over 18-month period
Other News
ONS launches new tool showing average price per square metre across England and Wales
New research highlights huge differences between property costs per sq metre
Lettings
Almost half of landlords would reject a tenant based on their credit score
Tenants put at a disadvantage even if they are reliable rent payers
Agency
Purplebricks hits back in ‘fake reviews’ row with allAgents
Purplebricks says it has been trying to get information out of allAgents as reviews row escalates
Agency
Dealing with an unhappy consumer: Should agents offer a financial settlement?
If a consumer accepts money but not in full and final settlement, they can still escalate the dispute to courts or TPO