House builders hail Help to Buy as ‘unmitigated success’ which has delivered ‘handsomely’
Government officials are rumoured to be considering the future of the flagship housing scheme
News Archive
Clock ticks towards deadline by which agent has been told by regulator to remove claims
Rebel agent Chris Wood removes tweet but could still face action from both industry regulator and Ombudsman
Tenant energy supplier switches focus to lettings agents
Spark Business Utilities offers to save agents more than £20,000 on their energy bills
TDS Charitable Foundation invites submissions to fund landlord and tenant awareness schemes
More than £500,000 has been put towards education initiatives in the private rental sector so far
EYE NEWSFLASH: Facebook enters UK property listing market today by partnering with Zoopla and OTM
A sea change in the industry as Facebook Marketplace starts listing rental properties
TV advert about OnTheMarket’s ‘new and exclusive’ feature ruled misleading by watchdog
Complaint about TV advert upheld after ASA says public would believe most properties were advertised as new and exclusive
Agent told it must not claim to have sold homes if they are subject to contract
Advertising watchdog tells agent it should make it clear if sales are ‘sold subject to contract’
Major estate agency firm appoints former Tepilo boss as its first head of digital
Traditional firm JLL announces key appointment and says it wants to be at forefront of digital revolution
Doing it for Dom: And tomorrow we’re going to climb a mountain
Simon Whale’s inimitable take on the 50 estate agents and industry friends mounting a big challenge tomorrow in the best possible cause
Deposit replacement scheme teams up with three major employers to offer staff discounts
Employees at Experian, PwC and Direct Line offered new perk for tenants
The Property Ombudsman alters complaints process to speed up disputes
Agents and clients will now learn the outcome of complaints at the same time
Agent ditches high street branch and company targets to go solo
Former Foxtons and Winkworth agent launches own sales brand
Fight or flight? Landlords split over prospects for the buy-to-let sector
Younger landlords more likely to be heading for the exit amid buy-to-let tax clampdown
Countrywide’s nightmare continues as shares in further collapse
Share price of UK’s biggest agent falls to 10.6p and Oaktree stake is now 18%
So this is why it all falls apart when the conveyancer goes on holiday
Opinion: Conveyancers who take time off often have no holiday cover – no wonder it strikes terror into agents’ and clients’ hearts
Independent opens in second location after saying it does not need to be on high street
Agency started by ‘olderpreneurs’ uses local mums to conduct its viewings – and says shop fronts belong in the past
Conveyancing firms will have to be open with customers about referral arrangements
Changes to come in at end of year for licensed conveyancing firms
Is this the next property scandal brewing – and are investors being sold too many HMOs?
Opinion: Are investors being over-sold the dream of HMOs offering sky-high returns?
Accuracy of rent recognition services called into question
Are rent recognition services just ‘smoke and mirrors’?
Portal builds ‘world-first’ blockchain database to track rent changes
Letting agents in Scotland will be able to receive analysis of mid-tenancy rent changes