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The landlord has been penalised for converting a house into flats, including an extension, without consent

New data shows that the number of homes for sale are a fifth higher than a year ago

Holiday let owners set for new rules

The developer says profits have slumped as it delivers fewer new homes as a result of a fall in market demand

London accounted for more than a fifth of the national total

Amanda Hardy has been suspended from her position as branch manager of Barkers estate agent in Borehamwood

Former senior partner at well-established firm became an agent at the age of 20

Snippets of industry news: LSL chair departs; LRG appoints Purplebricks’ director of lettings; Experienced property duo move into Dacres’ new lettings division

Rightmove’s Tim Bannister says stamp duty is a major barrier that deters many people from moving home

The housing secretary’s signature bill to prevent housebuilders selling new houses as leasehold properties contains loopholes that will allow them to continue doing so in certain circumstances

Managing director of the agency says he could not turn down the opportunity to grow his company’s portfolio by acquiring the letting rights to a number of properties from the liquidator

Ben Madden of Fine & Country says the estate industry is one of the most emotive, stressful and difficult sales industries to work in

Yopa’s Verona Frankish points out that the practice of gazumping is one that is not only rife, ‘but completely above board’

This initiative will provide agents with access to banking-grade compliance tools

Eight major housebuilders are being investigated for possible breaches of competition law

Snippets of industry news: House Partnership appoints regional partners; Harry Young following in the family footsteps; Cavendish Legal Group hires new relationship director

A recent report found that 152,000 properties in England and Wales are currently held by overseas entities, though information about beneficial ownership is not available for 71% of them

It is possible fixed rates will edge up slightly in the coming weeks due to volatile swap rates

The new agreement is designed to empower estate and letting agents