Other News
Sales in prime London market still a struggle as transactions drop 9% in a year
Sales volumes and prices both drop in prime central London as supply picks up
News
Lettings
Two thirds of British postcodes classed as unaffordable for young renters
Young tenants face paying more than 30% of their income on rent across two thirds of the country
Agency
Purplebricks challenged over whether adverts made it clear that it charges a fee
Latest complaint to Advertising Standards Authority is informally resolved
Agency
OnTheMarket ‘delivering record number of leads’ to agents
OnTheMarket tells stock market it now has over 11,000 estate agency offices
Agency
High street agency business marks 50th anniversary by expansion
Firm marks half a century of business by opening 16th branch
Agency
My name is Michael and I’m a Viewber: And this is how I see things
A Viewber tells of the plusses and minuses of his role, including being asked common questions but agents not supplying the answers
Politics
Boris calls for local councils to take back control of house building targets
Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson starts talking about housing . . .
Compliance
Don’t hold up completions at the last minute, conveyancers are told
Lawyers must get all monies in place day before completion to prevent last-minute delays
Other News
House prices static but picture is very mixed across the regions
London prices continue to fall but Yorkshire & Humber house prices up almost 6% year-on-year
Other News
New-build development slows but more homes are being completed
Data shows record levels of new-build houses rather than flats are coming on to the market
Agency
More sellers instruct high street agents based on cheapness of their fee
Only 15% of vendors choose agents based on fee – but proportion is up by almost four times within decade
Agency
Record for EweMove as franchisee becomes first to bring in monthly revenue of £140,000
Former high street team of experienced agents shows it means business as new record is set for franchisee network
Politics
‘Something is wrong with housing market when your kids have to wait for you to die’
Housing minister delivers damning indictment on housing market
Acquisitions
Major agency group reveals why it pulled out of purchase of firm in administration
Lack of information and co-operation cited by Pattinson in failed bid to buy Sanderson Young out of administration
Compliance
New Homes Ombudsman ‘will champion consumers’ and address problems of build quality
New Homes Ombudsman will protect interests of home buyers and hold developers to account, says Housing Secretary
Compliance
Landlord clobbered with near-record costs after failing to license four properties
Landlord hit with £56,000 bill in one of biggest fines ever handed out for failure to license rental homes
Agency
Agents ask whether Prime Minister has forgotten that foreign buyers have already been hit by Stamp Duty hikes
Agents react with anger at announcement of a rise in Stamp Duty for foreign buyers, saying it will not help first-timers
Finance
Approvals for house purchase rise to highest level since start of year
Remortgaging shoots up while house purchase approvals continue to reflect market of low transactions
Agency
Online agent Emoov gets ‘best price’ for vendors, beating both high street and online rivals
Research suggests Emoov achieves higher values for sales at its 'price point' around £350,000
Agency
Ombudsman to draw Purplebricks’ attention to use ‘Sold’ only after properties exchange
TPO says it has received no complaints about Purplebricks' use of 'sold' but will draw firm's attention to EYE article