Politics
New housing minister backs ‘build to rent’ sector in first major speech
Build to rent sector will prove so important, says Barwell
News
Agency
RICS set to expel estate agent who appeared in From Russia With Cash
NEWSFLASH: Surveyor at top estate agency firm should be expelled from RICS, independent disciplinary panel rules
People
Redundancies – and why we must fight brain drain from industry
Trouble at the top for some of the UK's biggest brands
Tech
Property portal guru names Rightmove as world’s number one site
Expert also names Purplebricks and easyProperty in list of world's top ten 'portals'
People
UK residential director at RICS quitting for new role
RICS UK residential boss Andrew Bulmer joins trade body for leasehold management and build to rent
Politics
Has privatisation of Land Registry really been ‘quietly abandoned’?
Pressure must be maintained on Government, call
Other News
Transactions tumble almost 7% in a year despite post Brexit vote rise
House prices volatile in London but inch up nationally
Acquisitions
Connells brand Gascoigne Halman snaps up competitor
Buying spree gets under way as Connells Group makes clear it wants to grow network
People
Utter tragedy as driver responsible for agent’s death is jailed
Prison sentence for driver after death of outstanding agent
Compliance
Almost 3.5m deposits now protected by the TDS
Average deposit paid by tenant tiptoes over £1,000 mark
Politics
No Brexit woes for rental markets, agents and valuers report
There has been a Brexit bounce, says Connells firm
Agency
Small-scale branch closures confirmed by two estate agency chains
LSL firms and Spicerhaart report small-scale closures
Law
Hit and run driver jailed for 40 months after crash robbed estate agency victim of both legs
Man drove off from horrific crash leaving victims in need of urgent medical help
Lettings
New Government working group looking at letting agent fees
Group which meets in secret set up to look at reducing costs for tenants
Agency
Mood of cautious optimism returns to London sales market, claim
Demand picking up, says Knight Frank, as worst of Brexit forecasts fail to materialise
Lettings
Almost 80% of tenants paying the asking price, says Countrywide
Balance of power shifting from landlords to tenants in London and south-east
Agency
Savills launches debut television adverts
Savills launches campaign setting out to challenge preconceived ideas
Other News
Picture of the Week: Our first contender is only the lonely
Purplebricks' lists a literally one-off property
Other News
Picture of the Week 2: Now this really is a nightmare
It all looks normal enough … but not for long