Law
Courts ‘failing landlords’ as repossessions timescales increase
Government urged to boost court repossession process before scrapping Section 21 notices
News
Finance
Buy-to-let regulation blamed as landlord arrears increase
Lenders reveal worrying arrears and repossession figures
Agency
More high-level departures from Purplebricks are revealed
Former chief marketing officer and lettings director in new departures
Finance
Purplebricks shares collapse close to original £1 launch price
Belvoir shares buck the trend with rise
Compliance
Un-named agents who paid the highest redress last year still TPO members
TPO tight-lipped over identities of agents who paid highest amounts to let-down consumers
Law
Landlords threaten legal action over ‘unfair’ licensing scheme
Council defends HMO licensing rules saying it took local landlords' views on board
Acquisitions
Humberts makes first acquisition since coming under new ownership
Sole trader in Lake District bought by Humberts for undisclosed amount
Agency
Property instructions sink to a three-year low – and more falls expected
Gloomy surveyors warn of little sign of pick-up in housing market
Other News
Halifax House Price Index under fire after posting ‘erratic’ figures
Critics question Halifax claim that price growth is at two-year high
Charity
Love mud? Still time to join Agents Giving’s latest charity challenge
Just time to enter for the charitable mud challenge
Agency
Purplebricks boss Michael Bruce was ‘shown the door’ says former City analyst
'Big question mark over asking people to pay money whether their home sells not', TV audience told
Agency
Still counting the cost: The millions poured into online agents
Millions of pounds have been pumped into online agents, but have any of the backers yet picked a winner?
Agency
Agents quit Rightmove after paying more in subscriptions than rent
Agents protest against subscription hikes
Other News
Fancy that – new leaflet advises buyers to see what they can afford and where they’d like to live
Government publishes two new consumer guides on buying and selling
Agency
Prices and transactions both plunge across London markets
Prices sink almost 10% and new instructions down by a third in most desirable postcodes
Agency
Major agency network signs up to deposit replacement scheme
Deposit alternative boosts distribution in north-east of England
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Michael Bruce steps down from Purplebricks
Purplebricks chairman apologises to shareholders for 'disappointing' performance as it quits Australia and reviews US operations
People
What a kerfuffle: Simon Whale unveils details about his next venture
EYE exclusive: So what the kerfuffle has Whaley been up to? All is revealed
Agency
Can you justify your fees, property recruiter asks agents (including his own clients)
Specialist recruiter calls agents out as to whether they can justify their charges when online service costs just £49