Law
Landlord who failed to repair ‘unfit’ flat is hit with bill of almost £18,000
Landlord said he had not been inside flat for years and assumed tenants were happy
News
Politics
More homes required to meet needs of people with disabilities
Almost 2m people have unmet housing need
Finance
Canadian developer does deal with Pi Labs to double backing of proptech start-ups
New proptech companies will now have access to £100,000 of funding
Agency
Interview: The man with £10m to invest in proptech firms
Incubator boss reveals a move away from residential agency towards hospitality sector
Agency
Purplebricks ramps up huge recruitment drive for local property experts across the country
Advert says 'many' of its property professionals are earning some £100,000 a year
Politics
Developer calls on new Chancellor to bin ‘tax on moving’ Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty Land Tax should be replaced with a Capital Gains Tax, says developer
Charity
Congratulations to agent receiving top award from university
Stephen Ludlow recognised for his business and charitable achievements
Agency
Online agent Settled says it has raised £1m seed funding
Online platform advertising on Rightmove and Zoopla says many property start-ups still tell public they need an agent
Lettings
High rents mean ‘millennials’ are facing above-average inflation
Under-30s pay the price for being Generation Rent (but they also eat out quite a lot)
Lettings
Over quarter of tenants would up sticks to a new town if it meant they could buy
Tenants in London most open to moving to somewhere else if it allowed them to buy
Politics
Chinese property investors have more confidence in UK after Leave vote
Brexit vote boosts Chinese buyer interest (and the cheaper prices help)
Other News
Picture of the Week: And it’s a piece of cake
Here's what agents really do – make people happy
Agency
Countrywide ‘getting ready to shut 62 offices and make redundancies’
Countrywide confirms branch changes to deliver 'better customer experience delivered by our great people'
Law
Conman who posed as letting agent to fleece tenants is jailed after serving time for same fraud
Serial fraudster comes out jail after pretending to be letting agent – and does it all over again
Agency
LSL reports strong results despite warning on profits
Parent firm of Reeds Rains and Your Move reports strong results for first half of this year
Agency
NAEA boss Mark Hayward says portal juggling cannot be condoned
NAEA managing director slams any practice that seeks to misinform, manipulate truth or hide inaccuracies
Agency
Estate agent ‘sexually attacked’ during viewing, hearing is told
Rape allegations case continues
Agency
Seller of £24m home which sells for £17m ‘saves’ £30,000 by using online agent
Vendor who decided to save money by not using high street agents sees home sell for £7m less than asking price
Charity
Agent who lost both legs in crash thanks all those who have helped him
Courageous Shaun attends charity football match in his honour