Estate agency says that vendors are keen to stop hundreds of people tramping through their homes, while buyers are happy to pay extra to secure a sale.
Read MoreRent controls would throw PRS into ‘crisis’ warns leading estate agent
Comments are made by David Alexander, citing new research from Ireland where its rent controls experiment has raised rents and reduced supply.
Read MoreBLOG: Talk of a property ‘crash’ is just noisy speculation. Here’s why
This kind of noise creates more heat than light as no one can accurately predict what will happen to the housing market with any confidence, says Fine & Country's Global CEO.
Read MoreREVEALED: How badly agents lose ‘money and vendors’ via fall-throughs
Survey of some 950 agents reveals the corrosive effect of fall-throughs on estate agency businesses.
Read MoreGovernment PRS policies coming home to roost, says leading letting agent
Charlie Woods of London firm Russell Simpson warns tax crackdown and other policies are putting off some smaller buy-to-let investors.
Read MoreMinisters mulling lower CGT to entice smaller landlords out of PRS
Ministers are continuing the baffling strategy of shrinking the size of the rental market with a 'war on landlords', newspapers report.
Read MoreClever Trevor? Britain’s most outspoken estate agent returns to his typewriter
He's back! Glentree founder Trevor Abrahmson casts an acerbic eye over the current housing market and reveals he's handling a sale worth £400m.
Read MoreAgents report Airbnb is ‘impacting housing market negatively’ claims baroness
Claim is made during grilling of three short-lets industry representatives by a Lords committee including the northern European boss of Airbnb.
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