Lettings
Citizens Advice steps up demands for a ban on letting agent fees
Organisation accuses agents of hiking fees while complaints about letting firms soar
News
Agency
‘Rising estate agent fees’ blamed for pushing up costs of moving home
Claims by Lloyds Bank are based on five-year-old Which? survey of estate agent fees
Lettings
Rise of the ‘silver renter’ as tenants under 35 are in the minority
Almost half of all private tenants are aged over 46
Politics
We’re building more homes than we think, say developers
Trade body for builders attacks 'wildly inaccurate' official statistics for house building
Compliance
One in ten agents unaware of change in law on tenant repair requests
One year after legislation comes into force, 10% of agents do not understand change in law
Lettings
Concerns raised at government level over landlords’ illegal use of Airbnb
Influential MP raises concerns over 'unenforceable' law
Agency
Shock as Marc Goldberg quits Countrywide brand Hamptons International
Another leading figure quits UK's biggest agency group as turmoil continues
Agency
Agents’ Mutual ordered to make further payments into court as legal battle continues
Agents' Mutual tells court its legal costs will be over £2m in 'one other portal' case
Acquisitions
LSL sells 7.8m shares in Zoopla as it seeks to reduce debt
Parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains cuts its holding in property portal group
Agency
Agency owners warned against selling up too cheaply
Agents looking for a business exit should not under-sell, warns industry expert
Other News
New asking prices bounce up – especially for first-time buyers
Battle for first-time buyers to get on housing ladder as asking prices for smaller properties soar the most
Other News
Is it a world record? Clients finally buy after viewing over 130 properties (and it only took three years)
Do you have an example that beats this one?
Law
‘Heartless’ agent in £400,000 theft case loses appeal to have jail term cut
Money stolen from tenants and landlords was paid into boyfriend's account – and then blown on gambling
Politics
Local authority announces launch of its own profit-making property company
Council will run new property business to try and plug funding gap
Tech
New property portal will give agents free trial until January 2018
New portal vows it will never hike its prices
Agency
Talking point: Time for agents to ditch the suit and tie?
But how far should agents – men and women – go in the smart/casual stakes?
Agency
The stories that got you talking this week
RICS gets set to expel estate agent in From Russia With Cash
Compliance
Scam ‘landlords’ using fake Rightmove email to get tenants to hand over money
Multiple incidents seen in recent months of rental scam using bogus Rightmove email address
Agency
Purplebricks to take 10% of total market share in UK, says analyst
But another analyst demands to know: 'Where are the sales figures?'
Agency
Hybrid agent YOPA ups the stakes with new national TV advertising campaign
Challenge ups the ante in the online industry as new ad agency says YOPA is a 'game changer'