People
Tributes after death of founder ex-chairman of National Landlords Association and UKALA
Man who transformed landlords organisation and was at head of UK Association of Letting Agents dies at 74
News
Agency
London agency removes property from Rightmove after complaint to ASA
Rental property advertised as available when it already had tenants, says Advertising Standards Authority
Politics
HMRC data suggests the property market may have started warming up again in March
Mind the gap! HMRC's property transaction figures show marked differences between adjusted and non-adjusted data
Other News
Sales are failing to keep up with new listings in key UK cities, says Hometrack
Hometrack highlights how supply and demand imbalance is helping northern cities but stifling the south
Lettings
Rents continue to climb as London slowdown halts – Your Move
Agent's latest Rental Tracker shows rental prices continue to rise
Agency
Estate agency staffing crisis at worst in a generation, says UK’s longest-standing recruiter
One-third of new entrants 'have no experience of estate agency'
Compliance
TPO offers to waive joining fee for Ombudsman Services agents
Ombudsman Services property redress scheme is due to close this summer
Agency
Outsourced modern method of auction business reports record-breaking first quarter
IAM Sold says more agents are catching on to benefits of modern method of auction
Finance
Proptech platform that lets estate agents assess buyer prospects gets financial backing
Hipla named among proptech firms to receive up to £20,000 of funding from Ordnance Survey and the Land Registry
Law
Leasehold reform campaigners slam ‘vague platitudes’ in Law Commission review of the sector
Law Commission sets out terms of reference for its Residential Law Reform project, but do they go far enough for leaseholders?
Finance
Rightmove hosts analysts at its first – and upbeat – investor day
RIghtmove tells City of its move into the consumer tenant referencing market with planned introduction of tenant passports
Events
A maiden event for Chestertons as firm sponsors women’s cricket
Women's Day cricket match given a boost by Chestertons
Agency
Home buyers mistakenly expect their estate agent to cover conveyancing
Analysis reveals a worrying lack of knowledge among first-time buyers when it comes to a property purchase
Law
Woman jailed for stealing £108,000 from agents had suspended sentence for theft from previous employer
Judge tells repeat thief who stole tenants' money: 'Your dishonesty seems to know no bounds'
Compliance
Court hands record £180,000 bill to owner over HMO failures in properties
Property owner of same name was previously warned by industry regulator and named in EYE – where tenants complained
Agency
Online agent Emoov takes on high street with launch of a new homes service for developers
Emoov makes key appointment as it bids to 'improve another area of property industry crying out for change'
Law
Letting agents in Scotland where fees are banned are ‘continuing to charge tenants’, claim
Tenants gathering evidence that agents are charging illicit fees
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Is a REIT a good option for landlords who might be thinking of selling?
It is a different way of making money out of property – but could landlords (and agents) be on to a winner?
Agency
Dispute between allAgents and Purplebricks wears on after exchange on Facebook
allAgents calls for independent audit of both its and Trustpilot's reviews of Purplebricks
Agency
Independents scoop top honours at ESTAS while Countrywide wins best large agency group
Nottingham independent wins top title of best agent in UK