Tech
Portals rapped for limiting search options to locations, not lifestyles
How do you search for a property in the countryside or by the sea?
News
Finance
Additional homes Stamp Duty surcharge yields Treasury an extra £1.1bn
RLA urges rethink of the additional tax
Finance
Mortgage approvals hit nine-month high
But analysts are still unconvinced about the strength of the housing market
Compliance
Agents warned after rise in cases involving identity theft in property sales
Conveyancers hit with £1m bill after property fraud case – and appeal awaited on liability case involving agent
Compliance
New data protection rules coming in next year will affect all agents
Little-publicised General Data Protection Regulation will replace the Data Protection Act in 2018
Agency
New trade body CIELA will be open only to individual owner-managers
CIELA turns down approaches from corporates
Finance
Purplebricks shares soar again after new Stock Exchange statement
New boost for Purplebricks shares sends price soaring again
Law
Police search for bogus landlord who used Airbnb and Gumtree to operate rental scam
Anyone you recognise? Victim loses £1,600 after bogus landlord lets out Airbnb property
Compliance
Fine & Country offices to be subject to random inspections
Inspections will be made at random to ensure branches are compliant
Other News
Chinese buyers to mark the New Year with a property purchase
What will the Year of the Rooster mean for house prices?
Agency
Agent warns against ‘politically toxic’ incentives for downsizers
Would a bedroom tax encourage downsizing?
Charity
Estate agent’s protest against homeless spikes results in removal
Furious agent says homeless people should be treated with humanity
Agency
Aspiring UK property portal hit as Zoopla removes access to listings
Agents seemingly unaware that properties were listed on new portal – run from Italy
Agency
Purplebricks tells Stock Exchange it does not know of any reason for share price rise
Share price of online agent retreats after Stock Exchange announcement – but new statement confirms record breaking month
Acquisitions
Keller Williams upbeat after UK master franchise changes hands
New owners of American franchise in UK announce ambitious plans – saying that until now it has been in 'soft launch' mode
Agency
Housing market slowdown hits shares in Daily Mail publishers
Estate agency services division of DMGT sees reduced demand
Other News
Florence update: Family express heartfelt gratitude and ask for appeal to keep going
Next crucial date for Florence is next week
Compliance
Letting agent hit with bill of over £20,000 after HMO breaches
Tenants helped after being found in illegal living conditions
Finance
2016 Stamp Duty receipts down in London but up nationwide
Provisional figures show Stamp Duty surcharge has benefited the taxman
Agency
An everyday story of sexism in the estate agency workplace?
Woman agent returned from lunch to find male colleague had put her tampons on her desk