PropertyLive, the NFoPP portal which faced abrupt closure early this year before an outcry led to a stay of execution, could have a viable future. It could re-emerge in a completely new guise, says Mark Hayward, the NAEA’s managing director and current president...

Two former estate agents who carried out a £250,000 property survey fraud have both been sent to jail for 16 months. A third has been given a 16-month suspended sentence...

Developers who are selling shared-equity homes under the Government’s Help to Buy scheme are advertising them on Rightmove at four-fifths of their real price...

LSL, parent company to Your Move and Reeds Rains, has reported a slow start to the year, with lower transaction levels. But, it told shareholders in a trding statement, the situation has since turned around...

An energy inspector has been sent to prison for 12 months after a VAT fraud. John Cahill, 52, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, tried to steal £47,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments and was jailed last week as part of HMRC’s crackdown on tax dodgers...

Spicerhaart is dramatically pulling its Fine brand today and replacing it with a new offering called Chewton Rose. All 15 Fine offices are being rebranded with immediate effect, and the new Chewton Rose website is going live this morning...

Estate agents across London and the South are reporting a significant spring bounce in the market – but say that lack of stock is a concern...

Properties for sale are having their prices trimmed less often and by lower amounts, Zoopla has reported. It says that the proportion of discounted properties has fallen from 34...