Politics
Damp squib of a Budget and no fireworks as Hammond delivers little on housing
Chancellor's last Budget before Brexit says almost nothing about property market
News
Other News
At last – a breakthrough in murdered estate agent Suzy Lamplugh case?
Police start digging up garden of prime suspect mother's former home
Agency
Change of name for the firm that convinced agents about floorplans
After 25 years, business shows it really does have a special niche
Agency
Rightmove tells agent to change listing after initial price includes £60,000 Help to Buy discount
Agent – who would also like to buy a home – slams pricing as misleading
Finance
Short sellers get back into buying Purplebricks stock again after price drop
Short sellers up their stakes in estate agents as share prices fall
Lettings
Exit of landlords from market pushing up asking rents as stock drops
Rightmove says that rental stock has dropped almost 9% – and nearly 20% in London
Law
Ex-lettings agency boss admits further charge of stealing from landlords and tenants
Former owner of lettings agency facing another court appearance
Agency
How a couple of agents rescued an elderly driver – and did wonders for reputation
High street agent heroes go to the aid of driver – and win such plaudits
Compliance
Estate agents warned they must tip off authorities over money laundering suspicions
Estate agents must do better in reporting suspicions of dirty money, says minister
Law
Government announces review to update minimum health and safety standards for tenants
Current guidance on rental health and safety is 12 years old
Other News
Property registrations slide for first time since May
Land Registry data suggests market lost momentum in September
Agency
Going, going, gone – how new auctioneer scooped up title
What am I bid? How fantastic new entrant scoops up title of the year
Compliance
Letting agents being brought into anti-money laundering regime via back door
Banks are increasingly forcing letting agents to conduct anti-money laundering checks on all landlords and tenants
Agency
From the lowest to the highest – how high street agents’ fees add up across the country
High street agency commissions come down as online firms up their prices up
Finance
Bruising day on stock market as Countrywide shares hit a new low and Purplebricks falls
Purplebricks shares fall below the £2m mark for first time in almost two years
Lettings
National blacklist of rogue agents and landlords to be opened up to tenants
Tenants 'to be given access' to blacklist in future, says Downing Street
Law
New leasehold figures show ‘thousands of home owners already trapped’ ahead of reforms
New Bill to reform leaseholds set to be head in Commons today
Finance
New legislation could make it requirement for lenders to take rent payments into account
Credit reports firm now working with over 2,500 letting agents
Training
Property redress provider Hamilton Fraser launches training academy
Workshops will cover the full tenancy lifecycle and are already getting sold out
Agency
Agent claims Rightmove has reduced ‘geographic’ pricing area by 60%
Agent told 'geographic' pricing will be charged when firm has over half its listings 100,000 'chimney pots' away from branch