Conveyancing slammed | Overpricing epidemic

Conveyancing slammed | Overpricing epidemic | RRA hits revenues

Chestertons celebrates London Pride

Chestertons colleagues gathered to celebrate Pride in London, with Regional Sales Director Tony Gambrill reflecting on changing diversity attitudes.

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New interest-free loan scheme for first-time buyers set up

Scottish Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the First Homes Fund will offer first-time buyers £10,000 towards a deposit.

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Renters’ Rights Act hits £3million of Foxtons' revenue

A trading update from Foxtons warns of market volatility and the impact of the rental reforms.

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Landlord income up 23% but arrears are significant

Managing risk and the right portfolio structures are vital in keeping rental properties profitable, says LegalforLandlords’ Sim Sekhon.

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Man arrested following estate agency firm's financial problems

Member of team at three-branch S&B Estate Management under investigation after staff and leasehold blocks' bills go unpaid and bank accounts frozen

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Simplify Right to Rent guidance, urges Propertymark

Agents need clearer guidance and practical tools to help them comply with Right to Rent rules.

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Housing market is in an 'overpricing epidemic'

A third of homes listed for sale last year needed a price cut, prompting claims that agents are overpricing properties.

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Former Bank of England Deputy Governor argues for Land Value Tax

"Land is a good thing to tax because you can’t take it abroad or move it offshore," according to the Bank's former deputy governor Sir John Gieve.

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PRICE ANALYSIS: How AI interprets town and city data

Property market expert, Kate Faulkner, asked AI to present available data on town and city house price changes, and this is the result.

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BLOG: A difficult summer for student lettings

Business sales broker Adam Walker questions whether the summer voids in student lettings will lead to an exodus of landlords.

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ENTRY GUIDANCE: The good, the bad and the award-worthy

From impressive growth stats to unsupported claims and missing evidence, here’s how the judges sort the wheat from the chaff at The Negotiator Awards.

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Rogue landlord fines fail to be collected by councils

The NRLA's Ben Beadle says: “Councils are failing to collect the money they should from those flouting their obligations."

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Told you so! First consequences of Renters' Rights Act hit rental market

Both Foxtons and Savills have revealed a range of problems for letting agents, landlords and tenants, as legislation's unintended consequences land.

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Conveyancers' regulator slammed over referral fee 'blind spot'

New report claims the way the CLC is set up means it is too soft on referral agreements between conveyancers and estate agents - and a regulatory 'blind spot' remains.

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