Politics
New trade body CIELA due to incorporate today
CIELA says there will be six-month consultation period before official launch in autumn
News
Politics
ARLA boss slams incoherent government property policy
David Cox said the government favoured promoting home ownership but was actually harming its prospects.
Law
Tenant fees ban slammed as ‘populist policy’ that will help no one
Only a minority of tenants want long-term tenancies, claim
Finance
Economist warns that Government assault on buy-to-let could result in rents 30% higher
Former Bank of England MPC member says mortgages could be linked to house prices
Compliance
Mortgage fraud among payment scams to be probed by industry regulator after Which? super-complaint
Investigation to see whether operators of CHAPS could do more to prevent mortgage frauds
Agency
Record year for Sotheby’s International Realty as it sells nearly 130,000 properties
Strongest results in brand's 12-year history
Agency
Trading Standards ‘aware’ of another agency expelled by redress schemes
Firm 'still owes money to landlords' claim
Lettings
Wales already licenses all letting agents, Scotland is about to – so how about it, Mr Hammond!
ARLA calls for mandatory licensing of all letting agents to get rid of rogues
Compliance
Landlords urged to hold off from incorporating until after Budget
NLA warns that Government could crackdown on companies investing in buy-to-let
Agency
Housing supply falls to nine-month low as demand rises and affordability worsens
Competition 'rife' between buyers, says NAEA Propertymark
Politics
A quarter of all neighbourhoods ‘off-limits’ to home buyers, say official figures
How affordable were entry-level properties in your area?
Tech
Rightmove and Zoopla awarded Superbrand status
Two portals named on consumer list, with Rightmove winning the real estate category
Lettings
Foxtons registers fewer renters per property in 2016, but supply is increasing
Foxtons’ London Lettings Report looks to Housing White Paper to boost rental sector
Agency
Rightmove ‘sketches out’ possibility of charging agents £2,500 per month in long term
Analysts told that Rightmove's target is to charge agents an average of £70 more per branch per month this year
Agency
Guidance for agents likely to be issued on viewings safety following £200,000 fine
NAEA Propertymark seeks to work with Health and Safety Executive on guidelines for viewings
Law
Letting agent jailed for over three years after stealing tenants’ deposits
'Thoroughly dishonest' letting agent siphoned off tenants' deposits to pay for divorce and luxury holidays
Compliance
Firm expelled by redress scheme ‘under active investigation by Trading Standards’
Is firm kicked out by both redress and tenancy deposit schemes still trading?
Agency
Purplebricks to face ‘uphill struggle’ in America, warns US realtor
'Similar services already exist in US – but have only 1% market share'
Other News
Pictures of the Week: And here’s an authentic sitting tenant
. . . Not to mention a farewell to arms