Other News
Shortage of retirement housing lands taxpayer with huge costs
Older people would like to downsize but can't because there is nowhere to go
News
Agency
Insurance giant accuses estate agents of listing properties inaccurately
EYE challenges Direct Line over claims that agents are 'often' misdescribing properties
Other News
Signs of London slowdown spreading to other parts of the south
North-south divide means that housing markets in northern cities show no signs of slowing
Lettings
MP asks letting agent to sign petition to get letting agent fees abolished
MP tells letting agent of tenants being faced with 'sky high fees'
Other News
Manufacturers slam NAEA over ‘misleading and damaging’ report on bricks
Lazy analysis is out of date, claims furious building industry body
Agency
More local authorities seek to ban estate agents’ boards
Freedom of Information request shows four more authorities have applied to CLG for bans
Agency
You don’t need a degree to become an estate agent, school leavers told
Estate agency in top ten jobs where no degree necessary – but could the robots take over?
Other News
Number of new home completions down by 2% on last year
New homes building still way below peak of 2007, say official figures
Agency
Agents are ‘ignoring one in three leads’, claim
Agents 'taking over seven working hours to respond to email leads'
Finance
Mortgage lending static but ‘stronger economic headwinds’ expected
'Subdued' market for property transactions and market lending in July
Other News
NAEA chief warns that brick shortages could lead to ‘lifetime of astronomical house prices’
Report says Brexit could exacerbate bricks shortage – and UK's housing crisis
Agency
Foxtons scraps listing and says it will not act in sale of home at heart of bitter dispute
Foxtons bows to lobbyists and withdraws from deal where tenants are under threat of losing their homes
Agency
Public’s concern over estate agent fees continues to abate
Worries over quality and availability of homes on market top list of worries for public
Politics
Thanks George! New housing minister asked to apologise for ex-Chancellor’s flawed scheme
Labour MP calls for Barwell to say sorry for misleading first-time buyers in Help to Buy ISA scandal
Finance
Mortgage approvals dip in number in post-referendum month
But waiting goes on for meaningful data to show whether Brexit has had any effect
Other News
Private rents up by 2.4% over past year, says Office for National Statistics
Private rental prices rise in all nine regions in England
Finance
AA drives into mortgage market for the first time – and throws in emergency repairs
Mortgage range available to AA members only
Politics
Trade union to put pressure on local authorities to build council houses
UK's largest union Unite goes on fact-finding tour of south-east's housing crisis
Compliance
Agents accused of kicking out tenants in order to earn ‘inflated’ fees
Generation Rent accuses letting agents of kicking out tenants in order to earn fees from the next ones