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Property price figures show an enduring strength from the UK housing market

There is growing concern about the unintended consequences if landlords lack confidence in the court and tribunal system to handle rent appeals and evictions quickly and fairly

Open letter to the housing minister calls on the government to take decisive action to adopt and implement UPRN across the housing market

Landlords are leaving the sector in response to concerns about increasing tax and regulatory issues, says agency boss

The new reporting functionality can be downloaded in a range of formats

The housing shortage within both the sales and rental sectors continues to impact sales values and rental prices across many regions

Fine & Country Wirral’s expansion marks a significant milestone

Ombudsman urges landlords to learn from report; 20 local authorities named

OnTheMarket issues an important business update

The estate agency will continue to trade under the same name

UK inflation fell to 1.7% in the year to September; Financial markets are pricing in an interest rate cut at the next Bank of England meeting

Snippets of industry news: Cluttons poaches Knight Frank star to lead agency business; Winkworth names replacement as company secretary leaves; Employees invest in agency

Major UK lenders have recently increased their mortgage rates, signalling the end of the mortgage price war that had seen rates falling for months

Estate agency urges the chancellor not to slam the brakes on growth

Some 30,000 landlords and property investors now use the firm’s platform to manage close to £2bn of UK rented property

The government is keen to unlock investment to deliver on its aims to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years

The supply-demand imbalance continues to narrow year-on-year, but letting agents are still very busy with high numbers of tenants looking to move

New towns have played an important role over the years in helping to provide additional, affordable housing options across the UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering aligning CGT with income taxes – a move that will spark an “exodus” of landlords, research shows

As a collective, self-employed agents are now larger than Purplebricks and William H Brown, new data shows