Other News
House price growth almost halves since last February – Halifax
Annual house price growth at 5.1% compared with 9.7% a year ago
News
Acquisitions
NEWSFLASH: LSL profits boosted by £33m sale of Zoopla shares
Operating profits slide 19% at LSL as group 'protects balance sheet' with branch closures – business will now explore digital opportunities
Compliance
Redress scheme left us ‘high and dry’ after expulsion of rogue agent, say landlords
BBC programme criticises Property Redress Scheme as being run for profit
Compliance
New guide to leaseholds is published to help consumers
As concerns mount over escalating ground rents, legal group publishes new guide
Acquisitions
Prominent west country agent Stags acquires an old (literally) competitor
Stags buys competitor that has been trading for 180 years – paying tribute to 'lovely' staff
Politics
Government reveals £3.5m spend on promoting housing schemes
Investment in advertising Help to Buy has increased from £2m
Law
Anger grows over Government’s ‘Making Teenagers Homeless’ policy
Under-21s no longer able to claim housing benefit will be 'shunned by private rented sector' – claims
Finance
Agent Provocateur: The Chancellor understands property but will he carry on milking the sector?
With the Budget a day away, will Philip Hammond be able to resist the urge to keep pulling the teat?
Lettings
Landlords in last-ditch challenge to get Chancellor to change his mind on new tax regime
RLA challenges ministers to justify mortgage interest relief changes and warns of hardship to tenants
Agency
Sales market in central London shows glimmers of recovery
Agent says corporate relocations 'now leave the family at home'
Agency
NEWSFLASH: New CEO listed at Chestertons with no sign of Bartlett
New CEO takes over at Chestertons from Robert Bartlett
Agency
Agent believed to have ‘shut up shop’ months after being expelled by redress scheme
Agent due to be subject of item in radio programme You and Yours today
Compliance
Lettings business is suspended by Zoopla while review takes place
Zoopla removes lettings business while it reviews it against membership criteria
Other News
Drama as car crashes straight through window of estate agency
Dramatic pictures after 'very lucky' escape
Other News
Rayhan’s Proptech News: Why Purplebricks is the story that keeps on giving
Expert and exclusive analysis and news from the world of proptech
Agency
Foxtons and Countrywide poised to announce ‘big falls in profit’
Broker expects Countrywide profits to drop by £30m
Agency
Agent becomes first to offer insurance cover of £10,000 monthly rent
Doubling of cover said to be a first for UK agent
Lettings
Over three-quarters of landlords have no plans to expand this year
One in ten landlords plans to sell off properties as tax changes get closer
Lettings
Home ownership falls to lowest levels for over 20 years while PRS continues growth
One in five households now lives in private rental accommodation as social renting and home ownership both slip back
Finance
The bank of Granny and Grandad now helping first-timers on to housing ladder
The rise of the Bank of Gran & Grandad!