Agency
Company behind free instruction-getting tool announces its first prices
Tool that has created an industry buzz to stay free for rest of this year but then to start charging – with agents' help in setting the price
News
Lettings
Record number of rent hikes after tenancy fees ban – ‘We told you so’ says ARLA
Agents report that rents are still rising in aftermath of the fees ban – while supply of rental properties dwindles
Other News
New-build premium is an average 29% mark-up – but can be over double
Developers charging hefty premiums 'for inferior products'
Agency
Estate agent firm reveals success story after sister company goes into liquidation
Agent clarifies how separate sister company ran into financial difficulties
Lettings
Letting agents in Wales brace themselves for tenancy fees ban to kick in this weekend
Agents in Wales set to lose £180 of income per tenancy
Agency
Clueless letting agent Stath reveals how he goes on viewings to pick up tips
Actor behind Stath Lets Flats recalls some of the real-life agents he has met
Finance
Mortgage approvals hit their highest level for a decade ‘as cash buyers become scarcer’
UK Finance data shows the most mortgage approvals since the crash
Finance
Bank of Mum and Dad stumps up more but parents risking their own financial health
Parents putting their own retirement at risk by funding their offspring's deposits
Agency
Purplebricks hints at introducing No Sale, No Fee, as it looks to ‘evolve’ its pricing
Purplebricks says it will evolve pricing where customers hesitate to pay upfront
Law
‘Fake agent’ who conned back-packer said to be facing trial on fraud charges
Sub-letting scam defrauds Australian visitor to this country who was fulfilling his travel dream
Agency
Rightmove makes ‘home moving easier’ – but has a pretty easy time of it, says analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst praises Rightmove's profit margins and market domination
Compliance
Developer comes under pressure to rescind all its leasehold contracts after out of court deal
Persimmon hands freeholds to residents who were 'mis-sold' leasehold homes on one estate
Other News
Almost one third of sellers in London cut their asking prices
Almost 20,000 properties in capital have had price cuts of over 10%
Tech
Flatmates’ website receives over £750,000 in crowdfunding pledges – before it even launches campaign
Property website aimed at Generation Rent gets over £750,000 in pledges in 24 hours
Lettings
Confusion as Welsh government brings in tenancy fee ban in ‘two parts’
'Shoddy piece of work' says critic as fees ban in Wales is just days away
Agency
Scottish housing market booming to highest since financial crash – or is it?
Prices and transactions both 'rising across Scotland' says estate agency firm – but shortage of stock for sale
Finance
Not so grand: Investors in TV presenter’s housing project warned of likely scale of losses
Grand Designs presenter's own housing projects hit trouble
Agency
Online agency pioneer slams today’s models as ‘private sales platforms’ and calls for wealth warnings for vendors
Adam Day says online agents are just platforms for sellers and buyers to negotiate with each other directly – and calls for wealth warnings
Agency
Purplebricks-style rentals business recruiting Local Letting Consultants all over UK
Online agent launches franchise business for local lettings experts – saying it wants to be biggest and best loved letting agent in UK
Finance
Legal crowdfunding campaign to back Section 21 appeal nearly at target after just one day
Bid to win backing for landlord banned from serving Section 21 notice because gas safety certificate was not served before tenant moved in