Law
Calls mount for crackdown on adverts which specify ‘No DSS’ tenants
Protests mount against 'discriminatory' advertising for tenants
News
Other News
Picture of the Week: And let’s hope the neighbours are on speaking terms
Just look who's next door to this property . . .
Acquisitions
New chief executive announced as two landlord bodies prepare to become one
New boss announced for merged landlords' body as two current chief executives bow out
Agency
Staff at collapsed Thomas Cook could look at property as a career, suggestion
Estate agency owner says property industry could offer Thomas Cook employees a new start
Politics
One in seven people directly affected by ‘housing crisis’, claim
Those in need of social housing include people struggling to pay mortgages and rents
Agency
Zoopla says it expects more branch closures in ‘really tough environment for agents’
Agency membership down in single figure percentage but difficult times still lie ahead, says Zoopla boss
Agency
Major regional chain shutting high street offices as part of restructure to ‘hub’ model
How one agent reacted to competitors' branch closures: Come in and see us
Agency
Concerns over ‘safeguarding of tenancy deposits’ as high street agent enters liquidation
Meeting of creditors called after agent enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Law
Letting agent and landlord both fined after guilty pleas to unlicensed HMO
Landlords used agent for their own home – but it ended up being an HMO
Law
Agents who emphasise that they don’t charge fees ‘helping to raise awareness of ban’
Rental listings highlight that agents charge no fees – but it's the law
People
Rightmove boss picks up almost £1.4m in shares sale after exercising options
Chief executive and finance director both sell shares
People
Two key figures are confirmed as departures from Purplebricks’ Scotland operations
Departures confirmed but Purplebricks silent over reasons
Finance
Ambitious room sharing website launches public crowdfunding – after already raising most of the money
Site that plans to be biggest flat-sharing portal in UK values itself at £6.5m
Law
Boris Johnson acted ‘like a dishonest estate agent in breach of fiduciary care’, says Major
Fiduciary care by estate agents cited as Sir John Major argues at Supreme Court that Johnson did not tell the truth
Finance
Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford lowers his stake in Purplebricks
Woodford fund cuts its stake in Purplebricks by a whisker
Compliance
Old Emoov business fined by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches
Taxman reveals that former Emoov business received anti-money laundering penalty
Lettings
Government warned that scrapping Section 21 could spark rise in homelessness
Section 21 consultation deadline just weeks away
Lettings
What are the implications when tenants swap in and out of a tenancy?
Students often swap tenancies – it's important for agents to keep up to date with check-ins and check-outs
Compliance
Compliance expert makes her move after 20 years with Foxtons
Chestertons appoints new head of operations
People
Former Amazon executive appointed new head of communications at Zoopla
Zoopla announces latest appointments of big hitters