Rise and rise of private rental sector: ‘More renting than mortgaged households within eight years’
Big cultural shift as number of private renting households will overtake mortgaged home buyers by 2025, forecast
News Archive
Proptech firms are ‘solutions in search of non-existent problems’ claims Scarff
Ex-Countrywide director says most proptech start-ups are solutions to problems that don’t exist
Punishing day for Purplebricks shares on stock market
Shares in Purplebricks sink one week after US launch and amid reviews controversies
Property management giant snaps up smaller rival to create 50,000 portfolio
Rendall & Rittner buys Braemar Estates for undisclosed sum
Picture of the Week: And it will all come out in the wash
The appeal of this property could be on the line
Go on! See if you can do better than us in this valuation quiz
Try the latest Fine & Country quiz – it’s pretty testing!
Chestertons staff recognised for their generous payroll giving
London agent recognised for payroll giving for the second consecutive year
EYE NEWSFLASH: Reviews site allAgents mounts criticism of ‘miffed’ Purplebricks
Purplebricks would have ‘done better’ to have responded to criticisms, claims allAgents
Surveyors down-valuing are causing more transactions to collapse, says Bank of England
Report highlights slowing market while think tank claims millennials are at ‘sharp end of the housing catastrophe’
Farmhouse buyer complains to ombudsman after finding he is short of two acres
Buyer of farmhouse thought he was buying eight acres, not six
Sales values in annual decline for first time since financial crisis as transactions fall
ONS data reveals falling sales and transaction volumes in major towns of England and Wales
Trustpilot explains why it will take days to sort out UK reviews of Purplebricks ‘mistakenly’ on US site
UK reviewers ‘mistakenly’ invited to leave reviews on Purplebricks US site contacted and given seven days to respond
Watch it as it happens: Rightmove to live stream EA Masters talks tomorrow
Agents who can’t get to EA Masters tomorrow will be able to watch online
Home buyers wasting £370m from brokers ‘double dipping’ over mortgage fees
Brokers accused of charging buyers for advice while also taking procurement fees from the lender
Conveyancers call for revival of little-used alternative to leasehold
Trade body reveals its response to Government consultation on leasehold reform
Buyers paying up to 50% more for homes close to top performing state schools
But Lloyds research finds half of areas with top performing schools still offer homes below local average price
Cartels – and what estate agents should never talk about to each other
Fees and business strategies a real danger area for discussion between competitors, warning
Agent agrees to drop claim that ‘only’ it could get sellers highest possible price
Three more complaints against agents’ claims are informally resolved
Licensing scheme which has brought 1,200 landlords and 25 lettings to book could be cancelled
Country’s first borough-wide compulsory licensing scheme ‘under threat’
Lettings fees ban will be our biggest challenge, say agents
New report highlights significance of impending tenant fees ban