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Landmark Trading Standards case exposes director attempting to avoid lettings agency laws

Tenant puts in claim after spending hours packing up landlord’s possessions and putting them in storage

Ministry blocks city council’s selective licensing scheme

Who would have thought that the weather would give us snow in August?

New portal that gives off-market properties exposure to members says it is flourishing

Changes in buy-to-let plus onerous licensing creating opportunity for expansion, says student letting business

Some expelled agents now out of business but TPO says others have started up again

Developers selling their own properties escape AML regulations – but agents selling exactly the same properties must be registered

OnTheMarket founding agent to trial Zoopla but underlines ongoing commitment to OTM

LSL gets set to build up part-exchange business with help of other estate agents around the UK

Oystons estate agency is taken over by local competitor

Only fall in new rents is in the north-east – but by just £1

Brexit has not affected auctions market, claim

Agent tells of how one fraudster stole his identity in order to scam money from prospective tenants

New property investor platform launched by ex-Purplebricks head of lettings looks to offer agents chance to grow revenue

Sales volumes in UK lowest since global financial crisis, Savills tells City

Rightmove Hub gets a revamp to make access to self-learning easier

Repossessions edge up, but rise in actions is driven by just one large lender

New service allows agents to share their property listings with chosen partners

Up and down – four price changes listed for property on the first day of marketing