Other News
House prices rise by more than 4% year-on-year
LSL says average house price is now £284,742
News
Finance
Interest rate rise would leave ‘more than half’ struggling to pay mortgage
Building Societies Association expresses concerns
Finance
Buy-to-let sales rise by 50% in a year
Boom continues as investors benefit from lenders' enticing deals
Law
Law Society’s £5m conveyancing venture in upheaval after key departures
Key staff leave to be recruited by conveyancing search firm planning major new venture
Agency
Sales service which tells sellers to ‘say goodbye’ to agents plans to list on Rightmove
New service underlines that it is not an agent – and plans to supersede Rightmove
Lettings
Countrywide defends switching energy suppliers while rental properties are empty
Landlord sparks controversy after accusing letting agents who switch suppliers of 'a scam'
People
Do agents do enough to look after their most important asset – their staff?
Staff training should be an absolute priority for any business
Other News
House price rises slow but demand still growing
Halifax House Price Index shows average price of a home is now £202,859
Lettings
Scottish rental prices fall as Government presses ahead with rent control plans
Average monthly rent in Scotland now stands at £757
Compliance
Advertising watchdog says complaints against four agents have been resolved
No further action by watchdog on complaints against agents including eMoov and Countrywide
Other News
One in five young people move back in with parents due to high cost of housing
And Shelter says 15% of 20- to 34-year-olds have never moved out
Other News
‘Versace on the inside, London on the outside’ – developers desperate for investors’ cash
A peak into the world of advertising the capital's new builds
Other News
Number of house sales falling through ‘at lowest level since 2012’
Buyers know what they are looking for and do not want to lose out
Other News
Two arrests made after policeman’s death in wake of burglary from estate agent
Estate agency premises still cordoned off
Agency
Bumper pay-out for Knight Frank equity partners after record profits
Commercial and northern markets outshine sales of prime residential properties
Acquisitions
Belvoir snaps up 16-office franchise chain for £3.26m
Purchase means Belvoir now has 211 outlets as hunt goes on for more purchases
Finance
First mortgaged properties bought by crowdfunding scheme
Scheme offers way to avoid Osborne's 'buy-to-let' tax clampdown
Charity
Julian O’Dell’s portraits raise £5,000 for cancer charity
Industry trainer draws on a forgotten talent for a very good cause
Lettings
Landlords’ Barometer – #25: Exclusive interview with Fergus Wilson
Controversial landlord says he will raise rents to match new taxes