Compliance
Landmark case as landlord jailed for leaving tenants in fire danger
Prison penalty signals new marker for prosecutions where landlords breach regulations
News
Law
Housing associations given one week to decide on Right to Buy proposals
Criticism of deadline at 5pm on Friday for big decision
Law
New lettings legislation ‘will deter potential landlords’ say agents
Agents express anger at raft of rule changes
Agency
Alarm as estate agent’s drone crashes into house
Incident reignites concerns about agents' use of drones
Agency
NAEA paints bleak picture of first-time buying – as major chains say it has hit record level
NAEA insists first-time buyer numbers are falling off, as LSL firms say it's been a record summer for first-timers
Law
We’re seeing more gazumping, say conveyancers
A quarter of conveyancers have seen more gazumping this summer while 60% say sellers raise prices during transactions
Lettings
Comparison website uSwitch hits out at tenancy agreements which ban switching
Zoopla-owned business calls for new clause to be made mandatory in all tenancy agreements
Lettings
Homeless on the rise as more private tenancies end
Ending of private tenancies the leading cause of homelessness, says Government
People
Jobs in property are down, says Office for National Statistics
Latest ONS claims still look wrong, says recruitment business boss
Finance
Mortgage Advice Bureau to issue its first-ever dividend
MAB grows mortgage adviser numbers to nearly 800
Lettings
New rental index says average rents continuing to grow
Average UK rent now stands at nearly £1,300
Agency
Countdown to Section 21 changes – and new law looks nightmare for agents
One week to go to major changes: warning that tenants could challenge eviction if given wrong version of Government booklet
Agency
Headlines for easyProperty as it launches sales service to ‘wipe out’ high street agents
'Budget airline easyJet is aiming to consign high street agents to history' says Daily Mirror
Politics
Battle lines drawn up over proposal to privatise housing associations
Housing association homes should be sold off to cut national debt, says think tank
Lettings
Opposition to rent controls in Scotland mounts as new evidence emerges
Lettings portal says almost all rents have fallen behind rate of inflation since credit crunch
Finance
Lettings auction site looks for new investors
Site with no current properties says that testing shows the concept works
Politics
RICS: Elderly should be given help to downsize
RICS urges Government to help older people who want to move and says this could free up 2.6m family homes
Events
He’s back! Lewis (star of Under Offer) returns to BBC in new property show
Agent to appear alongside Gabby Logan in new radio series on property