More than one million last-time buyers hit by lack of housing stock
Over a third of pensioners planning to downsize say they will not be better off
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Agents displaying tenancy deposit scheme logo might not actually use the service at all, confirms DPS
Deposit Protection Service says it is responsibility of landlord to check agent is compliant
Government to review selective licensing as it unveils new guidance for HMO properties
Clock ticks down towards extension of mandatory HMO licensing
Estate agent publishes his first novel – set in a VERY steamy estate agent’s office
It’s a story of sex, lies and jealousy – and gives new meaning to the word ‘appraisal’
Misery on stock market continues for Countrywide and Foxtons
Share prices of Countrywide and Foxtons sink – while Purplebricks stock rises
Russell Quirk due to speak to City analysts on the state of the housing market and online agents
Emoov boss’s views likely to be ‘key’ to analysts’ calls on Purplebricks and Rightmove
RICS member estate agents told they must sign up to one of two remaining redress schemes
Withdrawal of Ombudsman Services from property market means RICS agents must join either TPO or Property Redress Scheme
Propertymark and agents’ charity sign memorandum of agreement
Boost for charity that helps Propertymark agents and their families when they hit hard times
Seventeen letting agents fined by one council in £150,000 transparency crackdown
Local council swoops on letting agents in crackdown on ‘hidden fees’
Home ownership now cheaper than renting in every single part of the UK
Bank says that renting now costs more than paying a mortgage everywhere in Britain
Will centralising the search process make home buying simpler and quicker? Yes – but not just yet
Digitising the search process will certainly speed things up – but don’t hold your breath: this is a project that is going to take time
Picture of the Week: And look how well Purplebricks are doing down under (apparently)
The perfect slip from down under (apparently)
Complaint about auction lot advertisement ends in informal resolution
Advert did not make it clear that plot could only be reached via third-party land
Agent rejoins firm where he started his career – after a 20-year break
Agent who began his career as a trainee negotiator returns to corporate as branch manager
ZPG boss Alex Chesterman to judge start-up companies in competition previously won by Purplebricks
Zoopla founder and entrepreneur joins the Startups Awards judging panel
Survey launches today asking estate agents about referral fees as Government considers case for a ban
Agents urged to take part in survey to help form future policy
Former Foxtons chief executive credited with saving firm now gets set to step down as director
Shares fall to all-time low as chief executive who succeeded Jon Hunt and turned Foxtons around after the crash gets set to step down as director
Conveyancing – it’s not just about whining conveyancers but baffled and stressed buyers
The Government doesn’t need to hold an enquiry into the house buying and selling process – it could just ask a few agents and hold a survey in a supermarket
‘Lifetime tenants’ face paying up to £1m more to rent rather than buy – claim
Analysis weighs up the costs of a lifetime of renting versus buying
Regional agent signs up to tenancy deposit replacement scheme
Independent Norfolk agent will offer tenants a ‘flatbond’ option as an alternative to paying a deposit