Lettings
Early signs of positive take-up of Zoopla-backed Zero Deposit scheme
Founder reveals more than 100 live tenancies are already using the deposit replacement scheme
News
Agency
Places where property sales just failed to flow – with London at lowest ebb
Knight Frank reveals regions where the lowest and highest proportion of overall properties are selling
Agency
Tenants hit out at cost of rent and fees – and poor communication from agents and landlords
Research identifies the most common types of tenants and what they really want from their rental property
Charity
TDS Charitable Foundation hoping to hit half a million mark in latest funding round
Funding applications are now open for groups looking to educate and improve standards in the private rented sector
Agency
National newspaper sees tough times ahead for high street agents as online firms gain ground
'Online estate agents shake the industry's foundations', reports Sunday Telegraph
Agency
Estate agent to face trial after denying claims of falsely advertising properties
Prosecution of agent brought by Trading Standards under Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations
Compliance
Huge rise in agents’ insurance claims as ambulance chasers help tenants win deposit money
One quarter of agents' claims on PI insurance now likely to be about deposits – up from 3% a year ago
Agency
Market hardly moving as home owners stay put for almost 20 years, while not long ago they moved every 7.4 years
First-time buyer mortgage applications hit record highs in an 'increasingly illiquid' market
Politics
HomeOwners Alliance claims housing market is broken at every level, but who is at fault?
First-time buyers and home owners say affordability is by far the biggest problem
Compliance
Conveyancer who stole six-figure sums from clients is jailed for over seven years
Fraudulent solicitor transferred clients' funds into his own bank account
Politics
Landlords’ Barometer – #59: There are Leavers and Remainers in the private landlord sector
Landlords ask themselves: Shall I stay or should I go?
People
Trial of estate agent charged with murdering wife due to continue
Agent said to have stabbed wife after her lesbian affair
Agency
Portals getting closer to competing with agents in a crossing of the rubicon
Portals getting closer to being in direct competition with their agency customers, claim
Law
Labour fights to have tenants’ deposits capped at three weeks worth of rent
ARLA boss attacks Labour's bid to introduce deposit cap amendment
Agency
City analysts positive about giving ‘buy’ recommendations to OnTheMarket shares
OnTheMarket's recruitment of agents 'better than expected'
Finance
Government urged to review first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief as fewer homes are set to benefit
Mortgage broker reveals areas where Stamp Duty exemption could lose its impact
Other News
House prices recover from April slump, but annual growth slows again
Halifax's May House Price Index suggests a 'topsy turvy' housing market
Events
Former housing minister to talk about fees ban at TPO conference
TPO conference next Wednesday will also look at compulsory Client Money Protection
Agency
Chestertons announces tie-up with digital relocation specialist
Service specialising in identifying quality tenants starts working with Chestertons
Agency
Furious agency firm tells new property portal to remove all reference without delay
Agent named as 'partner' of new property portal fires off legal letter threatening litigation