Finance
Thanks George! New figures show sheer size of transactions crash after Stamp Duty hike
Sales crash by 44% across UK – and in London by up to 88%
News
Other News
House price inflation gathering pace in pre-referendum period
Market in unknown territory since vote, says buying agent
Compliance
Agent prosecuted in court after claiming to be NAEA member
Agent left with bill of £3,000 after Trading Standards prosecution
Finance
New start-up offering alternative to tenancy deposit protection announces seed investment
Replacement for tenancy deposit protection will pay agents referral fees
Charity
Thanks to our generous readers, charity auction for ‘Catfest’ raises £1,000
Julian O'Dell gives heartfelt thanks as EYE readers help fundraiser towards £20,000 target
People
Purplebricks staff take up their share options
Employees exercise share options in Purplebricks
Agency
Analysis: The month where sales didn’t so much soar as roar – but why?
Little reason why first-time buyers and home movers should have joined in the mad March rush, says Savills
Politics
One in four of all planning applications is processed late
Government pledge to get Britain building again 'in tatters', claim
Lettings
Local council’s private lettings agency has let just two properties in ten months, claim
Local council's letting agent a 'failed project', says critic
Law
House sales hit by long delays after new local property search forms introduced
New forms adding weeks to conveyancing times, say agents
Finance
Building society mortgage approvals leap 20% and sector says it is business as usual
Still too early to say if confidence in housing market has been knocked by Brexit vote
Finance
Buying demand for new-build flats in London drops by almost half
Disenchanted purchasers turn their backs on new apartments as supply looks set to overwhelm demand
Other News
Is construction dip due to Brexit vote or because it’s summer?
Gloomy forecast from trade body – but little anecdotal evidence says ONS
People
Estate agent says pressure of job helped turn her to drugs
Agent sentenced after being caught with cocaine
Agency
Picture of the Week: Trump this – how one agent is using the American nightmare to tout
Clinton or Trump – or just get out!
Compliance
Law student illegally sub-let her council flat to private tenant
Sentence of fraudster postponed to let her sit her law exam finals
Lettings
Tenants facing ‘toxic cocktail’ of rising rents and gaps in housing benefit
New report says housing benefit is not available to help many rented households that hit trouble
Compliance
Portal juggling: Industry regulator confirms active investigations of specific agents under way
NTSEAT says it is working with local Trading Standards on active investigations
Other News
New asking prices drop exactly in line with usual seasonal trend, says Rightmove
Average home taking 60 days to sell post-Brexit vote – six days faster than a year ago
Finance
September to be a ‘pivotal’ month for housing market, says Knight Frank
Firm says UK recession a real possibility – but a full-blown economic crisis unlikely