Agency
Agent furious after blogs are copied on another agent’s website
Words fly on Twitter before agent says sorry for using articles without permission
News
Agency
Winkworth profits drop 17% in ‘uneven’ trading conditions
But Martin & Co revenues soar to new record
Compliance
Complaint about letting agent informally resolved by watchdog
Agent agrees to amend its advertising, allowing case to be closed
Finance
Low rates launched for borrowers with small deposits
But loans with higher rates could offer better deals
Charity
Shelter hits back at RLA criticisms
Charity responds to criticism of statistics on tenant abuse
Lettings
Wealthy foreign students ‘spending £1,500 a week on rent’
Chinese, Russian and Malaysian students opting for Mayfair, Knightsbridge and South Kensington
Agency
Tenant stunned to find herself described as ‘bitch’ in email from agent
Furious tenant posts offending email on Facebook after receiving no apology
Compliance
Estate agency regulator launches new enforcement toolkit for Trading Standards
Powys says toolkit aims to help local Trading Standards teams cope against background of increasing workloads
Lettings
Mayor pushes for portal ads to include letting agent fees
Boris seeks news measures to thwart rogue agents
Lettings
New service for landlords emphasises it removes the need for agents
New property management tool allows tenants to report repair issues direct to landlords and links to tradespeople
Agency
‘Improve, don’t move’ is becoming long-term trend, agents warned
Remortgaging doubles in a year as more people look to upgrade – and say no to moving
Finance
City regulator to conduct three reviews into mortgage market
Tension as home owners 'will' property prices up and first-timers 'will' them down
Politics
Last-time buyers could be key to solving housing crisis, claim
More purpose-built homes for the elderly needed, says report
Other News
Prime central London price growth lowest for five years
Number of homes sold for £1m or more drops by more than a quarter
Agency
OnTheMarket confident it is on course to topple Zoopla
OnTheMarket says this is only the beginning as traffic figures rise
Law
Right to Rent pilot branded a ‘fiasco’ by top housing lawyer
Ministers will find it hard to justify national roll-out of scheme which could see landlords and agents jailed
Law
Agent which said it only collected rent hit with £12,000 bill after prosecution over repairs
Agent pleads not guilty to seven charges, saying it was not responsible for management of HMO
Agency
EYE reader tries to sleep with the enemy – but gets kicked out of bed
High street agent says post asking about eMoov's sums was removed from crowdfunding website
Other News
First-time buyers won’t sacrifice smartphones, spas and holidays to get on housing ladder
First-time savers will not cut back on their everyday luxuries, says building society