Events
Housing minister to headline NAEA national conference
Gavin Barwell will outline the Government's housing strategy and take questions
News
Other News
Surveyors predicting drop in transactions over next three months
RICS Residential Market Survey shows negative three-month outlook, but hope for year ahead
Lettings
New podcasts to help letting agents to run throughout this year
Programme designed to help agents understand new obligations
Finance
Green Deal loans to start again for landlords
Loans to return after Government sold assets of the Green Deal Finance Company
Other News
Data reveals empty council garages could create 16,000 homes
24 out of the capital's 32 councils own 53,640 lock-up garages in the capital and 41% of them are either empty or in disrepair.
Lettings
Scottish rents drop after pressure on the central belt
Cooling of markets in West Lothian and Glasgow pushed rents down
Lettings
Agents told not to fight letting fees ban but concentrate on making it work
Fair Fees Forum told that it is the Government's 'political will' to ban fees
Agency
Residents evacuated after agent’s board ruptures gas pipe and sparks emergency
Every agent's nightmare – the board that ruptured a gas main
Other News
House prices DID go down last year while demand and supply both dwindled, says haart
Actual house price data defies rosier picture from most commentators
Law
Mother and daughter await sentencing for property fraud where they fooled estate agents
Mastermind of latest fraud still wanted by police over £5m scam targeting estate agents
Other News
House price growth increases, but sales decline – ONS
Transactions fall to levels similar to 2013 at 80,000
Compliance
Complaint about Countrywide property listing is informally resolved
Advertiser removes claim about planning permission after complainant approaches advertising watchdog
Finance
New buy-to-let lending remains flat as housing market remains subdued in 2016 – CML
2016 did not match recent years in terms of house purchase lending growth
Other News
Industry figures show 78.1% of homes under the hammer sold in 2016
Which auction house led the way?
Charity
Sequence announces record-breaking amount raised for children’s cancer charity
Sequence raises record amount for CLIC Sargent
Agency
TV property presenter backs Purplebricks’ commisery campaign
Purplebricks launches into new territory in Australia – and is hailed as a disruptive 'Uber'
Agency
Fall-throughs: Why agents should tell vendors not to go elsewhere
Vendors more likely to achieve a new sale with their existing agent than if they switch
People
Countrywide gets ready to appoint new retail director
Successful candidate could come from retail industry background
Agency
UK online agency founder named by Forbes as one of Europe’s top young entrepreneurs
Boss of online agent YOPA a finalist on Forbes list
Agency
How to build a strong sales or lettings team that really works
Nobody is perfect – but a team can be