Agency
Savills announce growth in UK residential sales revenue despite fall in numbers
Higher house prices but lower volumes deliver growth in UK residential income and profits
News
Agency
Agent Provocateur: My message to politicians is that you’ve made a mess of housing
Opinion piece: I can't even remember the new housing minister's name – we've had so many of them
Agency
Industry regulator working to ensure that agents are offering consumers redress
Unknown number of agents could be trading illegally without redress
People
Industry veteran makes move to new firm – but stays close to his roots
Moor specialist Richard Copus moves to new role
Acquisitions
Property search agency looks north as it tempts investors to focus on cities far from London
Merger designed to result in focus on the northern powerhouse
Charity
Project that helps vulnerable private renters wins commendation in homelessness awards
Recognition for project trying to prevent 'brutal evictions' of private tenants
Agency
Another agent reveals they are refusing to pay easyProperty for licence after five leads went nowhere
Second agent accuses easyProperty of being in breach of its original offering
Other News
Average house prices jump to new record – even though they’re £80,000 less than asking values
Mind that gap – Halifax's record house price is £80,000 less than Rightmove's latest asking price
Lettings
New rents shoot up to all-time record high in London – and rise across much of UK
Newly agreed rents on the rise as concerns grow about housing affordability
Agency
We’re having a good year in both sales and lettings, say Chestertons
Agreed sales almost 20% up, say Chestertons
Finance
Landlords call for energy improvements to be made tax-deductible
Landlords should be able to set costs of energy upgrades against tax, call
Agency
Agent makes a welcome return to his old firm
Agent says working for an independent means clients come first
Agency
Agents name their favourite supplier in awards scheme
Simply the best – agents nominate their favourite industry suppliers
Agency
Twelve-branch agency signs up to OnTheMarket
Portal says it now has around 54% of UK branches
Other News
Picture of the Week: And stick this up your khyber!
Dedicated to the tiny minority of our readers with a lavatorial sense of humour
Agency
Purplebricks to probe claim that ‘random person was allowed to move into home while it was for sale’
Dirty underwear in the bathroom: Purplebricks launches investigation after Trustpilot reviewer claims someone moved into their flat while it was up for sale
Agency
easyProperty licensee being chased by debt collection agency says he will not pay up after ‘so few leads’
Agent says he will go bust rather than pay easyProperty
Agency
Normally five-star perfect agent says reviews have nosedived after Facebook bug
Ghost reviews on Facebook cause ratings of agent to sink
Compliance
Head of redress hits out at ‘self interest’ of property ombudsman schemes
How would having just one property ombudsman improve things for consumers, asks Eddie Hooker
Finance
London Mayor urges Government to let the capital keep its Stamp Duty receipts
Sadiq Khan argues the money should be used to build housing in the capital, but critics question how existing funds have been spent