Three start-ups which will allow tenants to build credit rating win share of £2m taxpayers’ money
Proptech firms to share £2m funding to develop tools to make it easier for tenants to access mortgages
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Look who’s buying: Property Franchise Group sets new record for acquisitions
The Property Franchise Group buys more businesses so far this year than it did for whole of 2017 – and Leaders Romans announce its latest acquisition
Animal charity hits out at Purplebricks advert which shows adorable puppy – but ‘misses serious point’
Watchdog: Animal rehoming charity complains to Purplebricks over TV ‘commisery’ advert
Older home owners want to downsize – but they’ve become Generation Stuck
Many over-65s keen to move but can’t because of Stamp Duty cost and so few suitable ‘later’ homes
‘Time to get big or go home’ say couple planning to own 5,000 rental properties across UK
Smaller landlords being squeezed out say business pair who also want to buy property management firms
Spicerhaart proposes 18-month Stamp Duty holiday to boost the market
Lending for house purchase to both first-time buyers and home movers falls
Rental auction platform to launch free tenant checking ahead of ban
Firm aims to let agents access database of 10,000 pre-screened tenants each month
Developer rapped by watchdog after service charges for buyers soared 19%
Developer went on using out of date service charges in brochure
Property buyers put off by lack of character and poor construction of new builds
Purchasers slam quality and price of new build homes
Government proposes league table for social tenants to rank landlords
Private sector landlords helping fill council waiting lists could find their services are ranked by social tenants
The Property Ombudsman speaks out about approach to dual fee situations
Following controversial ruling where court decided very differently, Ombudsman says agents should provide documentary evidence to prove ‘effective’ introduction
Countrywide directors ‘should have had decency to resign’, says founder Harry Hill
Industry legend Harry Hill speaks out about Countrywide’s misfortunes and says no other scenario than complete break-up is possible
Court case could mean that landlords apply for licensing costs to be refunded
Landlord wins case that councils can only charge to process applications in licensing and not for running or enforcing schemes
Tenancy deposit protection IS working, says head of TDS after Which? report
Which? evidence is questionable, says Steve Harriott
Warning to Westminster MPs as Scottish landlords flee the sector in droves after ‘reforms’
Five times more Scottish landlords are selling up than buying as investors are unnerved by changes
Government must change course on landlord bashing and Stamp Duty, says boss of Spicerhaart
Paul Smith says government has got its Stamp Duty policy completely wrong and must reconsider to woo landlords back
Has ‘vibrant’ replaced ‘stunning’ in the way properties are now described?
Please don’t tell us history is repeating itself!
UK housing market is a bubble with Help to Buy pushing up prices, warns bank strategist
Global bank strategist hits out at ‘that moron’ George Osborne over Help to Buy – and Daily Telegraph calls for Stamp Duty to be slashed
First-time buyers see property prices rise and deposits shoot up
First-time buyers now paying record deposits as affordability comes under scrutiny again
Damning new report says that tenancy deposit protection system is broken
Which? calls for government to overhaul system and says insurance-style deposit replacement schemes would be better – but is there a PPI-type scandal waiting in the wings?