Law
Critical need for housing legal aid as evictions and repossessions continue to rise – Law Society
"There must be immediate investment in housing legal aid to help people stay in their homes."
News
Charity
Get on your bike for the Great British Property Cycle!
Hop on your road bike, mountain bike or static bike in your front room or office, and ride any mileage you choose.
Compliance
Company expelled from The Property Ombudsman owing landlord £10k – but appears to still be trading
Trading Standards have been informed that the company may now be trading illegally
Finance
Tighter lending weighs heavily upon home buyer activity – RICS
Housing market continuing to lose ground to the effects of higher mortgage rates.
Compliance
Vendors splitting up? Agents need to know, says compliance expert
If the reason for the property sale could cause delays, agents need to know
Agency
Rightmove appoints communications firm for financial PR support
Powerscourt now acts for 10 FTSE 100 companies
Politics
Government must act to grow the PRS – Payprop
The biggest housing headache for the government is how to stop landlords leaving the private rented sector
Politics
Opinion – The land industry must separate itself from politics
Housing figures are only ever truly met when decisions are taken outside the remit of local authorities.
Politics
Property taxes in Scotland up 50% in two years – DJ Alexander
Call for fairer property taxation north of the border
Agency
Shocking! The real estate brands that customers would recommend – or not
YouGov data shows what customers really think about the real estate firms that they have used
Agency
safeagent adds to the call for reform of banks’ client account requirements
The current situation forces agents to navigate a labyrinth of obstacles when attempting to open new client accounts
Compliance
Undesignated client accounts – Propertymark’s briefing document to the Chancellor
Briefing notes accompanied trade body's letter to Jeremy Hunt
Finance
Luxuries or properties? Winners and losers in the investment league table
Art tops the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, but growth is starting to slow or even reverse for other luxury asset classes
People
Congratulations! Yorkshire agent celebrates 40 years with the same firm
'It was five years before I did my first solo valuation!' says veteran Yorkshire estate agent
Agency
Speculation about property market’s decline ‘may have been overstated’ – Twenty EA
Buyer demand is reassuringly resilient despite the economic headwinds
Agency
Alto Marketplace offers CRM partnership customising for agents
Agents can manage self-servics and activation of leading Proptech partner integrations
Lettings
UKALA holds prices for the majority of members
Lettings industry trade body grows membership to a record level
Other News
Industry reponds as Halifax HPI shows property market displaying ‘a degree of resilience’
"Prospects for the UK housing market remain closely linked to the performance of the wider economy"
Politics
Opinion: Britain’s housing crisis is caused by politicians. So take the responsibility away from them
As politicians’ promises go, there’s more chance of a flock of pink, four legged omnivores taking off from Stansted than our hapless Prime Minister fulfilling his goals