Agency
Opinion: Why I don’t think agents should bother with social media
Why social media doesn't work for properties
News
Politics
Brexit has had little effect on housing market, admit forecasters
Business consultancy admits 'Brexit effect not nearly as bad as we thought'
Agency
Upbeat LSL tells City it will make higher than expected profits this year
Parent company of Your Move says its performance so far this year is 'significantly' ahead of 12 months ago
Agency
It’s free! Online firm that failed to get Dragons on board relaunches as ‘no fee’ agency
Business model is to make money from referral fees
Agency
It’s cheap! Online agent offering to sell homes for just £99 goes live
New online agent with sales packages from £99 offers discounts for key workers
Agency
‘We cannot investigate every possible fraud’ – police speak out after successful private prosecution of agent
Police force says it must use resources effectively – after private prosecution results in three-year prison sentence for agent
Lettings
Business with big name angel backers will offer tenants chance to make money out of Airbnb
New proptech business originally set out to be 'Uber for the laundry industry'
Agency
Agents express frustration over plans to cap tenants’ deposits
Fair Fees Forum warns that rogue agents will try to circumvent fees ban
Acquisitions
Portal which set out to be Rightmove of commercial property has assets sold off by administrators
Firm that once sought £10m stock market listing now facing liquidation
Finance
Online broker calls for mortgage switch guarantee – and says it could save borrowers £15bn
Zoopla-backed Trussle calls for mortgage market to follow energy switching process
Compliance
TDS launches first code of practice
Aim is for code to overlap with those of the Property Ombudsman, ARLA Propertymark and RICS
Agency
‘I had to bring private prosecution against fraud agent because police refused to investigate’, claim
Thieving agent only brought to justice after fellow director pursues private prosecution
Lettings
Housing minister’s wife is a private landlord – declared as interest by Alok Sharma
Spicerhaart boss Paul Smith cited by Labour MP as 'unnatural ally' in housing crisis debate in Commons
Agency
Proportion of properties marked sold hits seven-year high, Rightmove claims
Agents sell almost half the properties on their books, says Rightmove
Finance
Treasury take from Stamp Duty Land Tax could plummet, warns watchdog
Huge risk to Government's earnings from SDLT if there is another financial crisis
Law
Opinion: Is finding a good conveyancer difficult or impossible?
The bottom line is that a good conveyancer will contribute to an agent's margins – and here's how to go about it
Lettings
Star investors including Kenny Bruce and Harry Hill put £1m into new lettings proptech firm
Latest funds will expand business to business offering to agents
Other News
High house prices act as form of birth control as couples put their family plans on hold – claim
Record house prices result in 1.3% drop in birth rate, says report
Agency
A royal coup as Prince of Wales officially opens Moneypenny’s new headquarters
Agents' phone answering service Moneypenny welcomes royal visitor to open its new headquarters
Agency
Agent who helped himself to tenants’ deposits is jailed for three years
Fraudulent agent went on to work for online agent YOPA before being brought to justice