Law
Landlords lose legal fight to get Osborne’s tax changes overturned
No Judicial Review of tax changes for landlords: Will tenants be the losers?
News
Law
Landlords’ Barometer – #41: How landlords feel about court ruling
Challenging times as landlords digest legal ruling
Agency
Foxtons faces possibility of yet another protest this weekend
Women-only demonstration planned at a Foxtons office tomorrow
Compliance
City where over half letting agents are failing to display fees
Agent that carried out research criticises lack of policing
Finance
Bank of Scotland tops list for complaints about mortgages
Banks and building societies shell out £19m in compensation to customers
Other News
Supply of new listings rises across 70% of UK
Property supply jumps in September – but large falls in some areas
Lettings
Agent says landlords are not to blame for increasing homelessness
Row as local council overspends by £1.2m because of housing homeless families in Travelodge
Charity
Just champion! The agents named as winning fundraisers
Agents and industry suppliers rally to their favourite charitable causes
Lettings
Campbell Robb set to leave Shelter after seven stormy years
Shelter boss who has battled to get letting agents fees banned to step down
Other News
Anyone smell a rat? An agent solves the mystery
It's mine, says agent, of Labrador-sized rat spotted in quiet village
Politics
London mayor launches probe into scale of foreign property buyers
Khan's probe to have implications for other cities and towns in UK
Law
Estate agent who sold home for bogus owner not liable for buyer’s losses
Landmark case rules for first time on agent's duty of care to purchaser
Agency
Commentary on landmark case: Will it lead to regulation of estate agents?
Should estate agents have to properly identify seller in future?
Compliance
Question mark remains as to whether Local Property Experts must sign up for redress
Regulator says it is not prepared to give public judgement
Tech
Could Facebook succeed where Google failed in entering property sales market?
New Facebook feature has already been used for one property listing
Lettings
No ban on letting agent fees for now, housing minister tells ARLA
ARLA boss tells housing minister that banned letting agents should also be barred from sales
Politics
Small (very small) is beautiful for first-time buyers, says housing minister
Micro flats could stop first-time buyers being priced out, says Barwell
Acquisitions
William H Brown snaps up successful independent Porter Glenny
Connells Group shows it is still on the expansion trail
Charity
Extraordinary story of a journey behind this Just Giving page
Good wishes to Dave Kayira, of Expert Agent, as he honours his remarkable father
Compliance
Industry regulator issues new guidance over membership of redress schemes
But clarity lacking over position of Local Property Experts