Brexit uncertainty could linger over housing market for some time, warning
Savills say buyer sentiment will be fragile in short term – but could linger
News Archive
Father and son agents both complete Ironman challenge to aid homeless
Remarkable father and son duo Sean and Tyler Newman complete latest challenge – six years after Sean cheated death
Ambitious London agent acquires firm as it targets expansion south of Thames
New purchase takes expanding firm up to nine offices and 100 staff
Broker downgrades Zoopla from ‘Buy’ to ‘Sell’
Broker Panmure Gordon believes Zoopla’s share prices could drop almost 20%
The stories that got you talking this week
A lot about the B word – not to mention the Beeb
May and Hammond? Are the Top Gear presenters now in charge
Opinion piece from Saturday columnist Marc Shoffman: Where might Prime Minister and new Chancellor stand on ‘son of HIPs’?
MPs call for ‘much stronger supervision’ of estate agents
Anti money laundering duties set to be extended to letting agents, while sales agents would have to check both sellers and buyers
Peers slam Government over housing crisis and call for 300,000 new homes a year
House of Lords calls for thousands of council houses to be built
Controversial ruling overturned by Supreme Court after tenant’s fall outside block
Landlords of leasehold properties will breathe sigh of relief after new ruling
New free conveyancing portal will give agents access to conveyancing chains
Estate agents set to benefit from roll-out of real-time service
New Secretary of State for CLG is named as Sajid Javid
Brandon Lewis moves from being planning and housing minister
TenTel and Hallmark combine as ‘one-stop shop’ for letting agents
Telecoms company acquires utilities provider
Shh! More top-end homes being sold off market
Sellers cutting 10% off asking prices to counter higher transaction costs
Retiree households to dominate household growth
The over-65s will dominate household growth over next two decades
Brexit gloom as RICS says new instructions in steepest fall on record
Buyer inquiries also fall – to lowest level since housing crash of 2008
Bank analysts give Purplebricks ‘sell’ rating and give boost to Foxtons and Savills
Swiss bank UBS starts covering UK estate agency sector, forecasting declines in transactions
Simon Gerrard calls for landlords with five properties to be excused Stamp Duty surcharge
Leading agent tells Government not to kill off the entire property investment market
Boost in supply of rental property but demand still outstripping supply in most of country
Rental listings on Rightmove rise 8% after Stamp Duty stampede by buy-to-let purchasers
Nine in ten agents failing to give correct contact information online
Agents either forget to update contact information or omit it in online directories
I’m not always introduced as the boss, says Countrywide CEO
CEO of Countrywide sometimes introduced as someone merely shadowing colleague