Politics
May and Hammond? Are the Top Gear presenters now in charge
Opinion piece from Saturday columnist Marc Shoffman: Where might Prime Minister and new Chancellor stand on 'son of HIPs'?
News
Law
MPs call for ‘much stronger supervision’ of estate agents
Anti money laundering duties set to be extended to letting agents, while sales agents would have to check both sellers and buyers
Politics
Peers slam Government over housing crisis and call for 300,000 new homes a year
House of Lords calls for thousands of council houses to be built
Law
Controversial ruling overturned by Supreme Court after tenant’s fall outside block
Landlords of leasehold properties will breathe sigh of relief after new ruling
Agency
New free conveyancing portal will give agents access to conveyancing chains
Estate agents set to benefit from roll-out of real-time service
Politics
New Secretary of State for CLG is named as Sajid Javid
Brandon Lewis moves from being planning and housing minister
Acquisitions
TenTel and Hallmark combine as ‘one-stop shop’ for letting agents
Telecoms company acquires utilities provider
Agency
Shh! More top-end homes being sold off market
Sellers cutting 10% off asking prices to counter higher transaction costs
Other News
Retiree households to dominate household growth
The over-65s will dominate household growth over next two decades
Other News
Brexit gloom as RICS says new instructions in steepest fall on record
Buyer inquiries also fall – to lowest level since housing crash of 2008
Agency
Bank analysts give Purplebricks ‘sell’ rating and give boost to Foxtons and Savills
Swiss bank UBS starts covering UK estate agency sector, forecasting declines in transactions
Finance
Simon Gerrard calls for landlords with five properties to be excused Stamp Duty surcharge
Leading agent tells Government not to kill off the entire property investment market
Lettings
Boost in supply of rental property but demand still outstripping supply in most of country
Rental listings on Rightmove rise 8% after Stamp Duty stampede by buy-to-let purchasers
Agency
Nine in ten agents failing to give correct contact information online
Agents either forget to update contact information or omit it in online directories
People
I’m not always introduced as the boss, says Countrywide CEO
CEO of Countrywide sometimes introduced as someone merely shadowing colleague
Finance
More loans to first-time buyers than to home movers for second month running
First-time buyers take out 27,500 loans compared with 26,300 mortgages borrowed by home movers
Other News
Profits at house builder Barratt expected to soar 20%
Volume house builder says it has contingency plan post-Brexit
Agency
Group issues formal Letter Before Action to OnTheMarket boss
Solicitors representing over 50 agency businesses invite Agents' Mutual to mediation – but portal says no grounds for action
Agency
The One Show says online agent beats high street
But soap actor Ross Kemp does not sound so sure
Law
Massive hikes in probate fees come under attack as stealth tax
Huge rises will hit asset-rich, cash-poor property owners