People
Rightmove confirms departures of key people but stays silent on reasons
Head of estate agency sales and northern director both leave Rightmove amid speculation
News
Finance
Help to Buy purchases running at rate of 1,000 sales a week
Help to Buy helps house-builder to make record £1bn profits as agents see first-time buyers 'sucked out of system'
Agency
Opinion: Agents must embrace change – but never lose sight of the core basics
Understand your own market – not someone else's – and don't let your fees join the race to the bottom
Compliance
And then there were four: Government approves two more Client Money Protection schemes
It is expected to be mandatory for all letting agents in England to be a member of an approved CMP scheme from April 1
Other News
House price growth slows across cities as uncertainty spreads among buyers
Price-sensitive buyers, but sellers reluctant to cut back significantly on asking prices
Finance
Mortgage lending drops as sellers adopt ‘wait and see’ approach
Property market stalemate blamed for new year dip in gross mortgage lending
Acquisitions
Mega merger of conveyancing firms will create stand-out ‘powerhouse’ market leader
Mega merger of conveyancing firms will have implications for agents
Agency
New reforms to tackle cartels ahead of decision on whether to progress estate agency case
New reforms on industry cartels propose swifter timetables on action
Finance
Debt-free Foxtons ‘could report pre-tax losses of £3m’ article does not faze City
National newspaper forecasts that Foxtons will 'fall into red amid housing market slump'
Compliance
National warning on bogus landlords stealing tenants’ deposits
Fraud involves bogus emails 'sent by TDS' telling tenants their deposits have been lawfully protected
Law
Letting agent awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to running a brothel
Agent guilty of fraud used fake name to rent flat used as brothel from his own letting agency
Compliance
Agents told to be more suspicious of those dodgy customers
Government's Flag It Up campaign gives agents simpler guidance on anti-money laundering
Lettings
Fees ban will mean tenants facing ‘a rough ride’ in terms of higher rents, warning
Tenancy demand rises – but so do rent prices, says ARLA
Other News
Going down: Transactions sink below the million mark across England and Wales
London 'uncertainty' over house buying and selling spreads to rest of UK
Law
Claims that Emoov did not tell investors about losses are ‘fake news’, says founder
How could we have 'declared' losses for a time that hadn't happened yet, asks Quirk
Finance
Rightmove named as ‘most outstandingly profitable business’ on stock market
No wonder investors love Rightmove as 'shares bible' hails its stellar growth
People
Such great places to work – property businesses make it into top 100 employers
'Bring your personality to work', HomeLet tells its staff
Charity
Estate agency pair near end of extraordinary marathon feat in aid of charity
Congratulations to industry paid who have run … and run … and run
Law
Mayor of London calls for wholesale reform of leasehold system
Government urged to prioritise legislation to overhaul leasehold system
Finance
Would you like a mortgage with that? New app to help first-time buyers save each time they spend
Users will earn cashback on spending that can be put towards a mortgage deposit