Finance
Buyers changing their minds at last minute still account for most fall-throughs
One in five sales that fall through do so because of mortgage problems, says lender
News
Other News
Sales recover on a monthly basis but down by over 16% on last year
Haart says market still suffering from 'Brexit blues'
Agency
Property Sharing Experts rebrand to become the Experts in Property
Chairman of west country network of independents stresses: 'We are not call centres'
Finance
Zoopla announces investment in Property ISA proptech startup
Zoopla set to launch a new 'invest' channel
Agency
NEWSFLASH: Purplebricks announces instructions up 121% – and profit this year
Hybrid agent announces over 3,000 instructions in August
Acquisitions
We still have our chequebooks out, say agents looking for more acquisitions
As corporates shut branches, other agents say they are still buying
Agency
Martin & Co group announces strong results and says it is now a player in the hybrid agent sector
Scope for 'substantial growth' in number of local property experts, says boss
Law
Agent and landlord both convicted of failing to license property
Letting agent and landlord are together hit with total bill of over £20,000 as council gets tough
Finance
Mortgage lending for house purchase slides by 14%, say lenders
Buy-to-let mortgage lending for property purchase down by almost half compared with a year ago
Politics
House price inflation slows as average asking prices slip across England and Wales
London market clobbered by higher Stamp Duty rates
Agency
OTM Action Group claims Agents’ Mutual should ‘address’ complaints
Law firm acting for Agents' Mutual asks for more information
Politics
Impact of Brexit vote on housing market may not be felt for years
Two or three years before full effects of Leave vote will even start to be felt, says mortgage expert
Lettings
Fewer ‘dinner party’ landlords as private rented sector becomes more professional
Tax changes will deter the traditional private landlord, claim
Agency
Purplebricks has two complaints about its savings claims upheld
Meanwhile, City analysts give shares a 'buy' rating
Compliance
Complaint about eMoov to advertising watchdog resolved informally
eMoov agrees to make changes to website's comparison tool
Finance
Sales tumble by a third in England and by almost half in London
Chancellor begged to end Stamp Duty hikes which are 'crippling top end of market' in London
Compliance
Website has to amend ‘rent to rent’ advice after lawyer condemns it as ‘completely wrong’
Website has to amend legal document on offer at just under £100
Agency
Winkworth reports rise in revenues despite vendors delaying sales
Winkworth launches new centralised services including in-house recruitment team
Agency
Agents urged to make their views known on CMP
Vital survey of agents' opinion closes in two days