Lettings
Private rents climbing in Scotland as English move in to invest
Average rents in Scottish capital break through the £1,000 mark
News
Finance
Forget the Bank of Mum & Dad, aspiring home owners banking on inheritance to get on the ladder
Potential buyers are ignoring shared ownership and Help to Buy schemes set up to support them
Compliance
Agents should pay towards their own regulation, says ex-Ombudsman Hamer
Agents could pay a levy towards regulation, in the same way that the financial industry does
Agency
Foxtons upbeat despite sales revenues slumping by one-third
Foxtons says it can withstand cycles within sales market, as transactions dwindle
Agency
We must stop blaming Brexit for slump in transactions, say London agents
Real problem has been caused by George Osborne's Stamp Duty hikes
Compliance
Apology after agent’s spam email chain about software floods inboxes
Spam email chain lands over 20 times in 200 agents' email accounts after complaint rejected by Property Software Group
Compliance
Third of letting agents in major city face fines over failure to display fees
City council gets tough and issues 15 letting agents with notices
People
Hunters directors pay tribute after death at 50 of outstanding colleague Andrew Grant
Hunters mourns loss of 'our dear colleague and friend'
Compliance
Mortgage borrowers may be due redress over arrears calculations
Financial regulator orders review into mortgage arrears
Finance
Thanks George! A fifth of landlords say buy-to-let clampdown will increase their tax bill
Has the Government been talking "complete tosh"?
Compliance
Government set to extend mandatory licensing of HMOs throughout England
New mandatory licensing would apply to HMOs under three storeys
Law
Horror stories from the HMO sector are easy to find
Landlords illegally convert homes to cram in tenants
Lettings
Tenant fees – why the industry needs to act NOW
Our industry is under attack from all sides, says Eric Walker – we must seize the initiative
Other News
Sales volumes plunge almost one-third across England
UK sales volumes back to 2012 levels, says ONS
Agency
Agent’s complaint about competitor’s claims results in informal resolution
Agent takes complaint to advertising watchdog about competitor's claims in leaflet
Politics
Ireland ditches landlord tax policy as UK government brings it in
Irish landlords to go back to being able to claim mortgage interest against tax
Agency
Winkworth appoints new financial chief as it anticipates growth
Franchising firm says weaker sales market set to boost expansion
Agency
Over 40 branches have returned in last fortnight says Zoopla – but here’s the inconvenient truth says OTM
Over 40 branches have returned to us in last two weeks, says Zoopla – but the figures hide inconvenient truths, says OTM
Lettings
Letting agents urged to cap fees to fair levels, as fears over outright ban continue
Will an agreed industry cap on letting agent fees be the way forward?
Other News
Crash! The very top of the housing market goes into meltdown
Super-wealthy house buyers are no longer prepared to pay the price – and vanish from market