Agency
Region where a ‘spate’ of estate agencies are going out of business
Newspaper advises its readers what to do if their estate agent shuts up shop
News
Compliance
One in three borrowers paying too much for their mortgage, says regulator
FCA calls for more clarity over mortgages so that home buyers can compare deals and shop around
Finance
Software firm that arrived in UK three months ago receives investment from US as it pushes into America
National Association of Realtors takes stake in lead generation firm
Other News
Number of £1m-plus home sales up as buyers have to dig deeper
Who wants to be a millionaire home owner?
Lettings
Landlords’ Barometer – #58: Is buy-to-let dead?
Landlords worry whether there is still life in buy-to-let
Lettings
New rents edge up – with London prices now 108% higher than rest of the UK
Newly agreed rents continue to increase, says referencing firm
Agency
Boss of troubled firm Humberts says staff pensions are safe – and reveals cause of the crisis
Humberts boss hopes to find new buyer within days after owners decide they do not want to put any more money into business
Agency
Tenant fee ban could cost my firm £10m a year in lost revenue – so has the Government got its figures wrong?
Where are agents going to find alternative sources of income and profit?
Compliance
Client Money Protection to be compulsory for all letting agents in England from next April
April 1 date for compulsory CMP throws doubt on timing of tenant fee ban
Tech
Reapit and OnTheMarket collaborate to provide real time data feed for agents
Real-time data feed will help Reapit agents upload new instructions to OnTheMarket within minutes
Agency
Shares in Rightmove hit a new record high as company is valued at almost £4.2bn
Lettings fee ban fails to shake share prices in estate agency businesses
Compliance
Countrywide confirms that key compliance figure has left ahead of data management changes
Man in charge of risk and compliance at Countrywide departs
Other News
Agent escapes driving ban after speeding at almost twice the limit
Agent trying to get to her job on time is let off driving ban
Other News
‘We’re feeling down’ – pessimism among property professionals on the rise
Research shows optimism about the property market has more than halved over the past year
Other News
Falling London rents remain a drag on the rest of England
Research shows the best and worst English regions for rent rises
Law
Tenant fees ban to cost agents up to £4bn plus job losses and closures, Government admits
Government accepts agents will pass some costs over to landlords
Lettings
Furious landlord makes his tax protest clear by placing billboard on busy main road
Landlord's roadside protest evicting six families and getting rid of properties as Section 24 tax changes bite
Agency
Many agents ‘frankly deserve to go the way of Humberts’, says housing pundit
High street agents have got 'fat and lazy' – they have forgotten how to sell, says attack on Twitter
Agency
OnTheMarket hits milestone of 7,500 offices signed up and doubles sales team
'We are exceeding our own expectations', says CEO Springett
Agency
allAgents relaunches property portal and says it will overtake OnTheMarket within a year
allAgents to link staff profiles to properties they are selling