Agency
Reasons NOT to use an online agent
It is the buyer who saves money and not the seller, high street firm warns public
News
Other News
Picture of the Week: Just admire that reflection!
The Curse of the Bathroom Mirror strikes again
Tech
Strutt & Parker and Countrywide brand to offer virtual reality viewings
Virtual reality gathering momentum in industry
Lettings
Abolish tenancy deposits, says agent, to release £3.2bn into economy
Agent's landlords take out insurance to cover arrears or damages, rather than rely on deposits
Agency
News flash: Purplebricks upbeat as it announces sales volumes
Purplebricks says conversion of instructions to sales is 'industry leading'
Law
Landmark case as tenant loses after claiming Human Rights should prevent eviction
Agents, landlords and lenders breathe sigh of relief as Supreme Court clarifies law
Agency
Buy-to-let market like watching a train crash in slow motion, warns agent
Agent predicts large exodus of landlords as sanctions begin to bite
Finance
Buy-to-let lending plunges 64% after Stamp Duty stampede
Lending to home-movers down 53% and to first-time buyers 11%
Politics
On a knife’s edge – how landlords view next week’s EU poll
One third of landlords undecided, while rest are evenly split between Leave and Remain
Lettings
Home Office does not keep records of deported people who were allowed to rent
Immigration minister unable to say how many illegal immigrants who lived in private rented sector have absconded or been deported
Other News
Picture of the Week: The familiar curse of the fat finger strikes again
So easy to add some extra million pounds to the price tag
Agency
Single-office independent set to launch Countrywide-style online offering
Agent to run online business alongside traditional full-service
Lettings
Londoners have to work until lunchtime Thursday to pay rent and bills
London tenants left with £201 a week for food and other costs after paying off rent and essential bills
Agency
Too sensitive to be an estate agent? Surely not!
Here's how to do a 'day in the life of an estate agent'
Agency
Consumer champion group’s claims on estate agency ranking site are challenged by EYE
Controversial estate agency ranking site launched a year ago adopted as tool for HomeOwners Alliance
Agency
Rightmove clarifies how it charges online agents for membership
Purplebricks is charged on 'geographic pricing model', not per Local Property Expert
Politics
New official house price index includes cash purchases
Average UK house price £209,000 says 'experimental' new index
Lettings
Rental arrears fall as tenants get their finances back on track
Employment boom helps lift tenant households out of serious rent arrears
Agency
Two agents resolve complaints against them to advertising watchdog
Agents agree to alter adverts
Politics
Landlords cite high capital gains tax as their biggest issue
Tax landscape 'a lot more hostile for landlords'