Law
Owner recalls shock of finding that his house had been sold without his knowledge
Identity theft causes house owner to find that their property has been 'stolen'
News
Compliance
Radon, the silent killer that is deadlier than house fires and CO poisoning combined
Radon Awareness Week aims to educate the huge proportion of the UK population unaware of its dangers
Lettings
Lettings market may be cooling but demand is still high – Goodlord
Void periods rise and rents fall as the lettings market heads towards winter
Other News
Home buying process is speeding up as Christmas approaches – Rightmove
Portal predicts that there will be 1.5million property sales this year - the highest number since 2007
Acquisitions
OnTheMarket gets a rebate on the purchase price of Glanty
Adjustment mechanism kicks in to lower the amount portal paid for proptech company
People
Comings & goings
Snippets of property industry news: Appointments at Strutt & Parker; Preston Baker's new head of financial services
Events
EA Masters reaches its climax
Best Estate Agent Guide Awards due to be announced at glittering awards ceremony
Other News
Auction sales a hit – but not in every region
Essential Information Group publishes latest residential and commercial property auction data
Agency
Success in the face of adversity – Knight Frank posts record pre-tax profit
Report shows how major property industry company is dealing with diversity, equality and climate change.
Politics
UK government heat-pump scheme will fall short in the race to net zero
As COP26 gets under way a sustainability analyst says heat-pump incentive scheme target is 'woefully inadequate'
Agency
“Is this the best property video ever filmed in the UK?”
Fine & Country produce an 18 minute property video with supercars, a helicopter, models, actors, polo horses and a firework finale
Finance
Interest rate storm clouds begin to gather
Lending figures show mortgage demand is high, but borrowing may soon start to cost more
Law
That sinking feeling – over one million Greater Manchester properties at risk of ground movement
Thousands of disused mines, pits and quarries litter the Greater Manchester area
Agency
Major rebrand for estate agency business
Nick Dunning Associates now operates under the Stirling Ackroyd Group banner
Compliance
Anti-fraud business checking service expands to 97 more countries
Data sources help to verify international companies and show if people are really connected to a business
Politics
White Paper on reforming the Private Rented Sector is delayed
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says PRS reform paper will now be published "in 2022"
Agency
Two very different perspectives on the self-employed franchisee model of estate agency
What do EYE readers make of these two employment propositions?
Other News
Is the market softening? – Propertymark
Monthly volume of home sales made at over the asking price is falling
Finance
Revealed – How much the ‘Cladding Tax’ will dent the profits of the big developers
The government is now reliant on the nation’s housebuilders to pay the bill resulting from the cladding scandal
Other News
Landmark Information Group launches Scottish Property Trends Report
Market volatility reduces but supply pressures will have an effect as 2022 begins