New emoov owner seals Open Banking partnership as it nears lettings launch
Tenant financial data will be accessible from one place
News Archive
Numbers of landlords purchasing properties through companies on the rise
Increase coincides with scaling back of mortgage interest relief
Agents boost their business with independent acquisitions
Franchisees boost their businesses with acquisitions
Deposit alternative announces tie-up with traditional scheme to reduce admin for agents
Flatfair and mydeposits schemes can now be accessed via one platform
New property management service launches for ‘squeezed agents’
Proptech firm promises to undercut rivals
Government makes clear in new consultation that abolition of Section 21 will go ahead
Government to abolish Assured Shorthold Tenancies – new consultation on blacklist of agents and landlords also launched
Agents warned that data breaches could cost them far more than £80,000
Agents warned that breaches of data requirements could cost them 4% of turnover – or even more
Estate agent regarded as trusted pillar of community is jailed for two years after frauds
Respected estate agent who was once citizen of the year had been ‘fiddling’ all his life
Rightmove tells firm to shut struggling office – or make it pay for listing its properties
Agent says that complying with Rightmove’s terms and conditions could result in three staff being made redundant
New moves on Stamp Duty as think tank calls for tax to be halved on homes over £500,000
More changes to Stamp Duty are proposed ‘and under serious consideration by Boris’
New era of regulation could help full-service agents ‘re-take the high ground’
Zoopla boss says full-service agents could re-take the high ground in new regulatory environment
London Mayor demands new powers to issue rent controls in the capital
Agents and landlords blast ‘idiotic’ proposals
Council abandons selective licensing debate after advice from legal team
Half of councillors with ‘vested interests’ leave debating chamber unable to vote on selective licensing
Huge rise in agents signing up for training is predicted ahead of new era of regulation
Training providers scramble for pole position as lucrative new opportunities are unveiled in industry reforms
Opinion piece: Why abolishing Section 21 would be a disaster for some tenants
No-fault evictions should be renamed ‘no reason’ evictions – and the sector needs them
Mortgage lenders looking beyond Brexit uncertainty as they predict more approvals
Banks expecting an increase in mortgage demand and supply
EYE NEWSFLASH: Agent fined £80,000 after leaving customers’ personal data exposed
Information Commission fines agent after security breach which lasted two years – and was discovered by hacker
Viewber confirms it fully expects its part-time viewing assistants to be regulated
Regulation of agents likely to result in explosion of industry offering training and qualifications
Major agent stays silent as alleged six-month sole agency tie-ins come under fire
Six-month tie-in contracts described as ‘outrageous’ on social media
HMRC denies sending ‘intimidating’ emails to agents over money laundering
Who’s that knocking at your door? Agents being reminded of AML obligations