Lettings
Ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants branded ‘dangerous move’
Outright ban on fees would mean higher rents, landlords body warns
News
Agency
Online agents’ share of market bounces up 19% as millions spent on TV ads draw in consumers
Despite big bounce, online share of market is still under 5.5% as high street continues to rule the roost
Agency
New database laws will have ‘enormous implications for agents’, warning
Supplier which is having to close part of its own business warns agents of GDPR consequences
Agency
Purplebricks is now the biggest agent in UK by listings on Rightmove, claim
Future for Purplebricks looks rosy, says broker
Agency
easyProperty to offer agents share options – and to launch Academy this month
Progress in line with expectations since relaunch says CEO, explaining why inventory appears to have shrunk
Agency
Agent tells public ‘We decided not to clog up your high street with another estate agent’
Douglas & Gordon opens a new virtual office – saying public would prefer high streets to be for shops, bars and restaurants
Politics
New Stamp Duty rates announced for Wales: Some buyers will pay thousands more than in England
Winners and losers: New taxes on home buyers announced as Wales gets set to replace Stamp Duty
Politics
Landlords’ Barometer – #53: Politics, politics, politics – it’s all a bit much
Is our Prime Minister on this planet, landlords ask (and don't mention Corbyn's rent controls)
Agency
The end of estate agent clichés? Web tool automatically replaces agency jargon on portals
Blogger launches plugin that changes wording on property listings to make them 'more truthful'
Finance
Developers urged to discount new homes to below local secondhand market
Savills calls for cheaper land and property as just a fifth of people in the south-east can afford new-builds
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: Strutt & Parker sale to investment bank completes
Andy Martin to lead new merged business in UK
Agency
Aspiring new trade body CIELA holds out defiant last hope that it may still launch
CIELA says recruitment problems may be down to agents experiencing worst conditions for 25 years
Finance
Tenancy deposit replacement scheme announces £1.3m backing from Direct Line
Deposit alternative provider's scheme is being tested by Hamptons
Finance
Government warned against ‘dangerous gamble’ of further Stamp Duty fiddling
London continues to make largest contribution to Stamp Duty take but sliding transactions spell trouble
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Are wealthier owners falling out of love with the property market?
When you see ten For Sale signs in one street in a rural hotspot – what's going on?
Acquisitions
New franchise offering to encourage agents to expand into estate and block management
Property firm to launch franchise offering to help agents diversify
Other News
Picture of the Week: And here’s the BBC licence fee for you!
Graham Norton's fabulous home goes on the market – and yes, it's well presented
Finance
Renters paying over double what home owners pay in mortgage interest
Mortgaged home owners benefit from low interest rates as Britain's rental bill climbs
Lettings
Scottish rental market more than doubles since 1999 while home ownership is flat
Scottish Housing Survey reveals split of rented and owner-occupied households