Agency
Agent who advertised ‘Help to Buy’ homes as cheaper reported to watchdog
Agent agrees to change advert after complaint that 'cheaper' Help to Buy price was misleading
News
Other News
From browsing to buying – time it takes to purchase a property
Almost seven months are needed for average home buying process
Politics
What do the Tory leadership contenders think about housing?
How supportive could the next Prime Minister be of agents?
Agency
Countrywide appoints former LSL senior as new non-executive director
Former director of Reeds Rains and Your Move joins board of Countrywide as redundancies rumoured
Agency
Subscription platform LonRes launches new service for retained agents
Buyers' requirements to be put in front of hundreds of agents in new service
Other News
Big house price rises are on their way, insist confident home owners
House prices predicted to rise by between 5% and 9% over next few months
Agency
Forty years and billions of pounds later – top agent marks a milestone
Top agent to the super-rich and famous announces plans to expand in UK and overseas
Agency
We seek him here, we seek him there – who is writing the new estate agency blog?
Who is the mystery man spilling the beans on estate agency – and handing out PR tips?
Finance
Administrators appointed after mystery closure of lettings firm
Administrators pledge to investigate company's financial affairs and reasons for failure
Lettings
New tenant’s passport goes live in wake of fees ban
New provider enters the tenant passport market promising 'speedy boarding' for rent applicants
Other News
Board of the Week – see it while you can before it’s grown over
A growing wonder finds a home up a For Sale sign
Law
Landlord seeking return of deposit money reported to police for ‘harassing agent’
Furious landlord demands return of deposit money – but gets reported to police
Acquisitions
Purplebricks appoints second broker suggesting corporate action is on the way
Bigger shareholders still jockeying for position in UK's largest online agent
Other News
Accuracy of Halifax House Price Index questioned again as lender reports 5% spike in values
Doubts raised over Halifax's calculations as price growth claimed to be at a two-year high
Compliance
Rogue letting agent that pocketed £16,000 of rent set to be exposed on TV
Eviction specialist calls on Trading Standards to take action and get justice for victims
Agency
OnTheMarket announces new monthly records for traffic and leads
'Our growth strategy is working', OnTheMarket boss tells City
Lettings
Breakthrough claimed in same day referencing based on tenant’s full credit file
Agents to get same credit information as banks and credit card firms
Agency
Agent offers a tongue-in-cheek guide to property riches
'We're as rich as Neil Woodford' claims agent – really?
Other News
Picture of the Week: And here’s a loo that’s on a roll
New home that looks a picture when you get to the smallest room
Finance
Alternative deposit schemes expand their market reach with new partnerships
Goodlord and the Residential Landlords Association have partnered with the schemes