Finance
Get out while you can, private landlords told – and buy shares in build to rent instead
Chief executive of one of UK's biggest institutional landlords says private landlords should quit
News
Acquisitions
Property Franchise Group founders cash in more shares
Wife of Martin & Co founder sells another tranche of shares worth £2m
Acquisitions
Northwood franchisees continue industry consolidation with more purchases
Northwood says it is actively looking for more businesses to acquire
Lettings
New calculator launched to ensure letting agents don’t breach deposit cap
Agents can calculate how much of a deposit needs to be refunded to a tenant at renewal
Lettings
Letting agent reviews website launches tenant document storage to help reduce disputes
Renters will be able to upload check-in imagery and store tenancy agreements
Compliance
Which? accuses agents of breaking law over tenancy agreements
Mystery shopping by Which? prompts calls for competition watchdog to investigate lettings sector
Finance
Purplebricks shares could dip back to £1 launch price, warns bank
Bank warns on overseas outlook for Purplebricks and predicts a new £100m fund-raise
Finance
Bank of England downgrades its forecasts for housing market
Bank of England downbeat on housing market
Lettings
Agent Provocateur: Politicians and the strangling of the private rental sector
Opinion: Will politicians even care about the fall-out, which could take ages to unravel?
Agency
OnTheMarket to resume TV advertising – but shares take a sharp knock
OnTheMarket to resume TV marketing campaign to build consumer awareness
People
New property portal steps up a gear with high level appointments
Property portal that pays agents announces major new hires
Agency
The Guild of Property Professionals hits the road to help agents boost their business
UK roadshows to help agents navigate changing and challenging environment
Agency
Estate agency opens for business in trendy shipping containers
The future of high street could be in converted shipping containers
Agency
Administrator says ex-employees of collapsed online agent are first in queue for payment
Mystery continues as to why buyer of House Network stopped trading 'for reasons administrator cannot disclose'
Agency
Don’t even try getting round the ban – and snitch on those who do, urges ARLA boss
Agents told to work on principle that all charges are banned after June 1
Agency
One in four Countrywide votes go against re-election of director
Shares fall again as large minority of shareholders revolt against director's re-election
Finance
Huge drop in transactions as year gets under way
The number of buyers making use of Stamp Duty reliefs fell for the first time this year
Compliance
Updated guidance on AML spells out agents’ responsibilities
Agents must devote any resources to anti-money laundering duties, says HMRC
Lettings
‘Record numbers of landlords planning to exit the market’ – claim
But end of 'no-fault' eviction in Scotland has not seen collapse of lettings market
Finance
Mortgage market malaise continues as house purchase approvals drop
'Stamp Duty and not Brexit is biggest issue for home buyers'