Other News
House prices are going up – yet properties becoming more affordable in priciest cities
Places where home buyers pay up to 13 times their earnings for a property
News
Lettings
Tenancy deposit replacement firm launches new product allowing tenants to take their cash
Renters to be able to exchange their cash deposit for a Zero Deposit guarantee at any stage of their tenancy
Compliance
Court hands agent £4,500 bill after HMO fire safety breaches
Agent fined and ordered to pay costs after HMO was found to breach fire safety requirements
Lettings
Over half of landlords letting to Universal Credit tenants experiencing arrears
Landlords hit out at Universal Credit system and call on ministers to make urgent changes
Agency
Will your phones be ringing off the hook on your first day back after the bank holiday?
Tuesday could be agents' busiest day of the year for telephone calls and live chat
Agency
Two brave landlords and their long quest for justice in case of fraudulent agent
Disturbing case of agent jailed over deposit raid raises many questions – and why did it all take so long?
Lettings
Stop meddling with private rented sector but please get on and regulate, RICS tells ministers
RICS reveals it is working on new code of practice which could be used to regulate all letting agents and landlords
Acquisitions
Directors change at Yopa after £16m successful fund-raising round
LSL no longer represented on board of Yopa after its stake in online agent reduces
Agency
Agent is jailed after groping terrified teenager ‘trapped’ in his car
Agent will have to sign up to sex offenders register for ten years after court case
Agency
Housesimple aiming to cover UK with free sales service in next 18 months
Housesimple boss slams ‘money first’ approach of rivals
Politics
Housing crisis is not caused by lack of supply – in fact we have a surplus, says new report
Affordability, low wage growth for younger people and lack of social housing are the real issues – Tony Blair foundation says
Other News
Sun fails to shine on property market as transactions plummet 11% year on year
UK regions post double digit declines in sales
Finance
Conveyancing volumes fall by over 10% as sellers and buyers hold off
Conveyancing firms report lowest caseloads in two years
Politics
New Housing Secretary of State criticised for ‘worst’ performance during radio interview
Robert Jenrick under fire for refusing to answer questions
Finance
EYE Exclusive: Yopa announces new £16m funding and appoints Grenville Turner as chairman
Ex-Countrywide CEO is appointed chairman at online firm as Savills joins in latest funding round
Compliance
Agent is jailed for 25 months after committing ‘sophisticated’ tenancy deposit fraud
Agent jailed and banned from being a director for five years after fraud involving £70,000 worth of deposits
Agency
Agent reported to advertising watchdog after complaint challenging its Google reviews
Agent takes down reviews after complaint to Advertising Standards Authority
Finance
Lenders report a strong second quarter for first-time buyer mortgages
But it's not such good news for home movers
Lettings
Students paying lower rents than 20 years ago in almost half of the UK’s university towns and cities
Tenants pay £86 per week on average for student accommodation
Agency
Purplebricks rejects claims that customers are paid to post reviews
Purplebricks says claim on Trustpilot is totally untrue