Other News
Target market for Help to Buy now blame the scheme for inflating house prices
Generation Rent jaded by lack of stock on the market and high prices
News
Law
Former employee awarded £28,000 by tribunal after agent cut staff wages by 30%
Tribunal judge says agent broke code by unilaterally cutting staff salaries as it hit financial difficulties
Politics
Brexit shambles could hit property market hard, warns estate agency boss
'Many' sellers already holding off putting homes on market because of Brexit uncertainty
Agency
Another agent comes off Rightmove as cost after price hike is almost double the monthly rent
Single office independent 'pleasantly surprised' by number of leads from OnTheMarket
Agency
Just the ticket? Dream home in draw after purchasers withdrew over Stamp Duty
£3m house in raffle 'could not sell through agents because of Stamp Duty costs'
Finance
Property platform seeking to raise £500,000 via crowdfunding defends £10m valuation
Property listing platform looks to raise £500,000 via crowdfunding
Lettings
Deposit disputes remain low despite rising number of rentals
Fewer than 1% of deposits are disputed at the end of a tenancy
Finance
Stamp Duty receipts decline as HMRC feels the weight of first-time buyer relief
Stamp Duty receipts are down 10% on last year and almost half of the property tax is now coming from landlords
Politics
Help to Buy boosts first-time buyer numbers to record high
Number of first-time buyers in the capital hits highest level for three years
Compliance
Letting agents offering ‘guaranteed rent’ told by watchdog to reveal sub-letting arrangements
Advertising watchdog criticises agents for not revealing that 'guaranteed rent' was based on sub-letting
Compliance
allAgents caught up in porn scam blackmail bid – our readers are warned
allAgents investigating how scam email looks to have come from them
Agency
Opinion: You don’t need your head examined to join a franchise – it’s the only way to go
You would need a psychiatrist to start up on your own at the moment
Agency
Humberts opens its first hub after moving off the high street
Humberts opens its first hub and launches lifestyle services including gardening
Tech
Proptech firm which aims to tie in buyers and sellers to launch ‘top secret’ new product
Company reveals plans for training academy and new product which 'will help agents with cashflow'
Other News
Picture of the Week: And here’s the Queen admiring a Lego copy of the RICS
Surely the Queen should be spared this – but is it the work of the former NAEA chief?
Law
A quarter of this year’s home buyers have been gazumped, claim
And in London, 'two out of three buyers' gazumped this year
Other News
Eager buyers helping Scottish property sell for 10% above asking price
Sellers in Scotland are getting £16,000 more on average for their properties
Lettings
Landlords who have had enough of being ‘bashed’ to organise boycott of businesses that support Shelter
Landlords' boycott to start with national DIY chain and move on to Marks & Spencer
Agency
Boss of Purplebricks in Australia quits ‘by mutual consent’ after housing market dives
Upheaval for Australian business of Purplebrick as new former Rightmove sales director is named as new boss among other changes
Agency
Opinion: Surely it is better to go it alone than buy into a franchise?
The Paul Smith column: Franchises feeling the pinch, and what next for online agencies?