Watchdog bans advertisement which suggested agent had ‘traditional’ branches
ASA says website gave impression of firm being ‘a traditional estate agent’
News Archive
MP launching new bid to make rental accommodation ‘fit for human habitation’
Bill seeks to confer legal duty on landlords to ensure rented accommodation is safe
Property investors launch High Court action after ‘risk free’ purchases of flats lose them millions
Group of 40 investors in Leeds student scheme take legal action
Government pledges action on leasehold reform ‘very shortly’
But campaigners call for action on informal leasehold deals
Regional sales volumes drop by up to 50% in year since Stamp Duty changes
Land Registry figures show London has second worst annual house price growth
Opinion: Why I don’t think agents should bother with social media
Why social media doesn’t work for properties
Brexit has had little effect on housing market, admit forecasters
Business consultancy admits ‘Brexit effect not nearly as bad as we thought’
Upbeat LSL tells City it will make higher than expected profits this year
Parent company of Your Move says its performance so far this year is ‘significantly’ ahead of 12 months ago
It’s free! Online firm that failed to get Dragons on board relaunches as ‘no fee’ agency
Business model is to make money from referral fees
It’s cheap! Online agent offering to sell homes for just £99 goes live
New online agent with sales packages from £99 offers discounts for key workers
‘We cannot investigate every possible fraud’ – police speak out after successful private prosecution of agent
Police force says it must use resources effectively – after private prosecution results in three-year prison sentence for agent
Business with big name angel backers will offer tenants chance to make money out of Airbnb
New proptech business originally set out to be ‘Uber for the laundry industry’
Agents express frustration over plans to cap tenants’ deposits
Fair Fees Forum warns that rogue agents will try to circumvent fees ban
Portal which set out to be Rightmove of commercial property has assets sold off by administrators
Firm that once sought £10m stock market listing now facing liquidation
Online broker calls for mortgage switch guarantee – and says it could save borrowers £15bn
Zoopla-backed Trussle calls for mortgage market to follow energy switching process
TDS launches first code of practice
Aim is for code to overlap with those of the Property Ombudsman, ARLA Propertymark and RICS
‘I had to bring private prosecution against fraud agent because police refused to investigate’, claim
Thieving agent only brought to justice after fellow director pursues private prosecution
Housing minister’s wife is a private landlord – declared as interest by Alok Sharma
Spicerhaart boss Paul Smith cited by Labour MP as ‘unnatural ally’ in housing crisis debate in Commons
Proportion of properties marked sold hits seven-year high, Rightmove claims
Agents sell almost half the properties on their books, says Rightmove
Treasury take from Stamp Duty Land Tax could plummet, warns watchdog
Huge risk to Government’s earnings from SDLT if there is another financial crisis