15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (309+ words) A Norfolk estate agent has appeared in court accused of "50, 000 fraud, it has been revealed. A report in The Eastern Daily Press told how the agent " 51-year-old Victoria Steele " faces 19 charges of fraud by false representation relating to her running…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (351+ words) Questions have been raised about the growing use of reservation agreements after a first-time buyer was allegedly asked to pay "2, 000 before a property would be taken off the market following an accepted offer. The claims, which appeared in a Linked…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (306+ words) Loc8me has almost quadrupled its footprint across Liverpool, adding 199 student properties and 1, 100 beds to its management portfolio. As a result of acquiring Liverpool-based Luxury Student Homes (LSH), the student lettings agency now manages nearly 1, 500 properties across the city, which is home…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (274+ words) Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting is calling for a Wealth Tax that would target landlords. In his pitch for the top job of Prime Minister to replace Keir Starmer, Streeting says it is unfair that tenants pay more tax than…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (251+ words) A Nottingham city councillor has been ordered to pay more than "11, 500 after being successfully prosecuted by her own local authority for operating an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO). Faith Gakanje-Ajala (main picture), who represents Bilborough for the Nottingham People's…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (283+ words) Goodlord has selected Reposit as its exclusive partner for deposit replacements, supporting the growing trend towards more flexible renting. Under the new agreement, Reposit will be the exclusive integrated tenancy security solution on the Goodlord platform that provides landlords with…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1200+ words) There's no need to reiterate how the Renters' Rights Act is reshaping the private rental sector. While some changes are upfront and obvious, there are more subtle ripples into different corners, including deposits. Although Matt Trevett, of the DPS, believes…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (758+ words) A bigger-than-expected drop in inflation has increased market expectations that the Bank of England could begin cutting the Bank Rate later this year, although rising oil prices and renewed energy cost pressures continue to cloud the outlook. The Office for…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (246+ words) Fall-throughs are hitting more than half of property deals (58%) after an offer is accepted, new data reveals. Research involving 5, 000 home movers also shows as many as one in six agreements collapses after four months or even later. And the average…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (266+ words) Traditional estate agents are being outperformed on key sales metrics by self-employed agents, although they still only account for a small but growing sector of the market, it has been revealed. The analysis, which was carried out by the property…...