An email hacker in China appears to be targeting UK agents in a bid to spread a computer virus via emails sent from bogus ‘buyers’ pretending to be interested in properties for…

It was announced today that adding rental payments to tenant credit histories is to be debated in the House of Commons, signalling a U-turn on the subject by parliament. A debate had…

A sales and lettings agent in South West London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme.

Estate agencies large and small are being advised to prepare for a surge in employment tribunals as The Supreme Court has ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful.

A letting agent in Cardiff has appeared in a list of over 200 companies in the UK for underpaying their staff the National Minimum Wage. Kingston City Properties, which trades as Kingstons…

Complaints about savings claims by online agent HouseSimple both on its website and within a recent TV ad have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The watchdog has issued a…

A landlord who evaded over £150,000 in Capital Gains Tax from the sale of properties has been jailed for two years and three months at Winchester Crown Court (pictured, right). Following an…

The London Borough of Hackney has launched a voluntary letting fees ban ahead of the government’s ban expected next year. The borough has called on all letting agents within its borders to…

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is on track to expel more members this year than in 2016 after three agents were expelled in one go yesterday. Last year TPO kicked out nine agents…

The government has revealed that its promised leasehold reform proposals will soon ban new-build houses being sold using this type of tenure. It says it will also move to restrict ground rent…