Finance
Buy-to-let purchase loans in melt-down as landlords beat their retreat
Uncertainty and lack of stock blamed for slump in mortgage approvals
News
Law
Agent hit with £10,000 bill in prosecution over unlicensed HMO
Lettings firm and landlord both face big court bills over HMO
Charity
Catfest is back for 2019 and your help (and contact book) is needed!
Annual fundraiser seeks celebrity signatures for charity guitar auction
Agency
Our industry is on its knees, agent tells Government – how much more can we take?
Leading agent savages politicians over 'last straw' of fees ban
Agency
Broadcaster attacks Purplebricks over ‘gaping holes’ in its business model
Broadcaster reveals early investment in disruptive online agent 'did not end well'
Law
MP calls on police to act over deposits missing from collapsed agency
'Total shambles' as £30,000 worth of deposits is missing – MP calls for greater powers for Action Fraud
Other News
Picture of the Week: And it’s animal farm (perhaps) in the back garden
Can you believe your eyes – this property owner seems stuck on animals
Lettings
Proportion of EU tenants renting in the UK plummets by a fifth
Reduction in the number of EU nationals signing tenancy agreements each month since March 2018
Agency
Is being an estate agent child’s play? Find out tonight
The young ones take over at national estate agency Hunters – and it proves a smart move
Agency
New agency buying club names official mortgage broker
List of suppliers continues to grow at the Federation of Independent Agents
Tech
New player in the property portal market emerges from under the radar
Aggregator which uses listings from Zoopla and OTM 'already lists 80% of UK properties' – although agents may be unaware
People
Tributes pour in after death of John D Wood managing director
Agent who could light up a room is mourned by family, friends and colleagues
Agency
Expanding agent says some are leaving the high street – ‘But we’re moving in’
Agent marks 25 years in business by opening a new branch and expanding headquarters
Agency
Agent clashes with tenant activists after failed eviction attempt
Protesters invade office of agent caught up in sub-letting scam
Agency
Ex-estate agent still awaits sentencing on fraud charges
Former agent's sentencing postponed after admitting to fraud
Law
Teenager who pulled knife in estate agency office is given three years’ detention
Terrified staff threatened with knife had their mobile phones stolen
Other News
Properties selling at slowest rate for five years as market slump continues
'Wild variations' in house price indices blamed for confusing buyers and sellers
Agency
London agent goes green with switch to fleet of electric cars
Major London firm switches over to electric cars for its staff
Agency
Ex-Countrywide agent says landlords signing onerous conditions
Landlords wanting to transfer properties from Countrywide 'having to pay two years of commission' as redemption charge
Agency
Lettings firm which offers free listings on Rightmove and Zoopla launches repairs service
Repairs and guaranteed rent service launched by agent which charges nothing for Rightmove and Zoopla