Compliance
Anti-money laundering expert calls for developers’ loophole to be closed
Anomaly which lets developers selling their own homes escape AML laws 'opening the gates to money launderers'
News
Law
Agent wins after mounting challenge to council demanding £15,000 penalty over HMO
Agent was set to take council to tribunal but local authority then dropped its demand
Compliance
Property redress schemes come in for one-star bashing in TrustPilot reviews
TPO and Property Redress Scheme defend themselves against bad ratings on reviews site
Law
Welsh government sets out its guidance on fees ban now just over two weeks away
Welsh agents do not have same caps on deposits as English firms – but face being reported to regulatory body
Finance
Agents expecting to lose a third of their revenue from tenant fees ban
Research reveals favoured methods to replace lost income
Other News
It’s their latest release (cue Simon Cowell roll of eyes) but what are The Estate Agents banging on about?
Band called The Estate Agents releases its latest – but did an actual estate agent know he was going to be the star?
Other News
Property market stumbles as house price growth remains at seven-year low
House prices and rental growth have stalled in the summer months
Politics
Yes there is a housing crisis, say three-quarters of Britons
Most Britons see more social housing as a solution to the affordability problem
Lettings
Landlords’ confidence collapses to a record low after ‘abolition of Section 21’ announcement
Fewer than one in three landlords have positive expectations for their business
Other News
The micro-markets in Britain where house prices are far less than they were ten years ago
Research into small marketplaces shows huge differences between streets – with winners and losers
Other News
Properties remaining unsold make this the ‘slowest August for six years’
Typical time on the market rises to 93 days as summer holidays slow sales to a crawl
Agency
Demand for part-exchange at all-time high as secondhand market struggles
Spicerhaart part-exchange business doubles staff numbers as instructions and exchanges soar
Agency
LonRes unveils off-market service with more than £200m of property for sale
Agents can now promote and access off-market opportunities
Lettings
Goodlord goes against the grain with claims that rents are declining in some regions
Data contradicts other research showing post-tenant fee ban rent hikes
Agency
Mind the gap! Large discounts on asking prices exposed as properties are tracked to Land Registry
Agents criticised for failing to understand market realities as prices cut across England and Wales
Law
Lettings agent fined £40,000 for ‘membership club’ scam in landmark prosecution
Landmark Trading Standards case exposes director attempting to avoid lettings agency laws
Law
Tenant in despair after she pays out over £1,200 to get landlord’s possessions removed from flat
Tenant puts in claim after spending hours packing up landlord's possessions and putting them in storage
Politics
Government says no to city’s controversial selective licensing scheme
Ministry blocks city council's selective licensing scheme
Other News
Picture of the Week: And look, it’s snowing in August
Who would have thought that the weather would give us snow in August?
Agency
New ‘off market’ property portal says it now has 500 users and £100m of instructions
New portal that gives off-market properties exposure to members says it is flourishing