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![Propertymark elects new board members](/upload/images/shutterstock_2393256357.jpg)
Propertymark elected its new board members and vice presidents during its annual general meeting last week. The meeting extended an appreciation and...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![How Much Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Affect the UK Housing Market?](/upload/images/2%20How%20much%20will%20mortgage%20rate%20hikes%20-%20weekend%20features%20By%20Tom%20Bill%20Head%20of%20UK%20residential%20research%20at%20Knight%20Frank.jpg)
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Landlord Licensing - Time to stop the councils](/upload/images/1%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20%20Landlord%20licensing.png)
It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Savills boosts country house team](/upload/images/shutterstock_1493643161.jpg)
Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Dates for your diary: Propertymark client money and material information webinars](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Propertymark is hosting two important webinars this week to keep agents informed of important industry regulations. The agency trade body is hosting...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Women in property list aims to improve female panel presence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Female representation at estate agency conferences and awards was a big theme of 2023 and now there is a chance to...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Date set for 2024 Propertymark One conference](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is Government Back In Love With Renting?](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20Industry%20View%20Is%20Government%20back%20in%20love%20with%20renting%20By%20Graham%20Norwood%20.jpg/1%20Industry%20View%20Is%20Government%20back%20in%20love%20with%20renting%20By%20Graham%20Norwood%20__400x265.jpg)
After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![What should agents be doing to stay compliant with AML regulations?](/upload/images/3%20EAT%20Weekend%20Feature%209-9-23%20mio%20%20What%20should%20agents%20be%20doing%20to%20stay%20compliant%20with%20AML%20regulations%20by%20Nick%20Ball%2C%20Sales%20Director%20mio.png)
As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...
09 September 2023
From: Features
![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Soon-to-be President Trueman will have her sights set on twin targets](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Soon%20to%20be%20President%20Trueman.jpg/2%20Soon%20to%20be%20President%20Trueman__400x267.jpg)
Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Rightmove and Propertymark partner to boost agent data and training](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertmark unveils new chairman and board members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Is your letting business still compliant?](/upload/images/__thumbs/Is%20your%20business%20still%20compliant.jpg/Is%20your%20business%20still%20compliant__400x267.jpg)
Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...
27 May 2023
From: Features
![Rightmove agent qualification now Propertymark approved](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Former Knight Frank-brand plans major expansion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agent1-400x310.png)
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![New independent brand branches out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire. It comes just three months after...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trade bodies unveil new LPE1 conveyancing form](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Trade and representative bodies covering the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association (CA), have launched...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Opportunities for agents if they adopt ‘systems and tech’](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Local Knight Frank office gains independence](/upload/images/library/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
The directors of the Harrogate based residential estate agency for Knight Frank have gone independent. The change of ownership will see the...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - The Benefits of Outsourcing!](/upload/images/library/HappyLandlord-400x310.jpg)
You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...
27 July 2022
From: Features
![Exclusive - what makes an agency industry leader tick](/upload/images/Headshots%20and%20Property%20People/DavidVotta-400x310.png)
People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...
09 July 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter - why conveyancers should charge more for a better service](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Agents and the law - critical webinars begin this week](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Godfather’ of estate agents says larger fees would improve service](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer and Propertymark link for must-hear podcasts](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Podcast1-400x310.jpeg)
Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![How my predictions on agency and PropTech from recent years have come true](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity – pies in faces, Agent Rainmaker and Three Peaks heroics](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interview: experienced agents show increased appetite for training and qualifications](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessStrategyMeeting-400x310.jpg)
Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features
![Admin staff: the cornerstones to an effective agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![Former Propertymark chief executive turns up in new property role](/img/default/eat.png)
Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Promoting agency as a career - company talks with High School students](/img/default/eat.png)
Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents' Covid help service closes its door after 17 months](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Masks and Social Distancing stay for now, say most agents](/img/default/eat.png)
It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New NAEA President aims to champion professionalism](/img/default/eat.png)
New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s names non-execs from outside property world](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: interview with Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark's President](/img/default/eat.png)
Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features
![In Conversation Today – ‘I've always believed agents should be regulated’](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: your voice matters, make sure it’s heard](/img/default/eat.png)
In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...
22 May 2021
From: Features
![Updated Covid guidance for estate and letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![State of the property nation survey – what did we discover?](/img/default/eat.png)
Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - will there be live property events this year?](/img/default/eat.png)
The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features
![Mental Health is key for young people, as Propertymark reminds us](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has chosen YoungMinds as its charity partner of the year. YoungMinds is dedicated to ensuring every young person gets the mental...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Have tenants in arrears? You need to be aware of this new law](/img/default/eat.png)
From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...
20 March 2021
From: Features
![New Propertymark crisis as finance chief quits](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![How do you think Propertymark should be run?](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark latest - “We have no further comment”](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features
![How to ensure your letting business remains compliant](/img/default/eat.png)
Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features
![Game Over for Propertymark? What future after shock resignations?](/img/default/eat.png)
Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark chief executive resigns after just four months](/img/default/eat.png)
An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New Propertymark CEO Balcon stays silent on leadership resignation](/img/default/eat.png)
The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is Propertymark’s new chief executive up to the job?](/img/default/eat.png)
The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why are only 25% of estate agents in NAEA Propertymark?](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: exclusive Q&A with Tim Balcon, Propertymark’s new CEO](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features
![Propertymark says it’s only agent body with influence on government](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide and Foxtons back new scheme to speed conveyancing](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![NAEA chief delays retirement to help restructure Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bring on agency regulation and training, say new industry chiefs](/img/default/eat.png)
The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![He’s back: ARLA’s David Cox joins Rightmove as compliance chief](/img/default/eat.png)
David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![It's a cover up! Free face masks from Propertymark's charity](/img/default/eat.png)
They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-inspired career change for independent estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Call for mortgage guarantee scheme plus longer stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark names new leader for revamped organisation](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why generating and nurturing leads is more important than ever](/img/default/eat.png)
Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...
23 September 2020
From: Features
![Preparing for regulation of agents is key goal of new NAEA president](/img/default/eat.png)
The new president of NAEA Propertymark says one of her key objectives for the year ahead is to prepare the industry...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - perception vs reality - why do agents have a bad rep?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...
29 August 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter - what are the differences between UK and US agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features
![Pre-qualify tenants before a viewing and reference them with one shareable viewing link from your CRM](/img/default/eat.png)
Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Can you lead Propertymark? You have one week to apply](/img/default/eat.png)
Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Code of Practice marks welcome progress for RoPA recommendations](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...
25 July 2020
From: Features
![New guidance for agents on how to spot domestic abuse](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark is working with an organisation called the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance to inform agents how to sport signs and respond...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Electrical checks - clarity and efficiency are crucial for compliance](/img/default/eat.png)
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...
15 July 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter – who are the industry’s major trade bodies?](/img/default/eat.png)
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
![‘Property licence plates’ launched - agents should use them says Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Code of Practice for Estate Agents set to change industry forever](/img/default/eat.png)
A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency regulation: still no government action, one year on](/img/default/eat.png)
The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green Smileys, travel paths and IT help this agency stay safe](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents in England can return to work tomorrow!](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Change - The key to unlocking demand after the lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...
18 April 2020
From: Features
![Selling from home, BTL latest and tenant info - Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Furlough pay - some agents’ commission can be included](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![NAEA/ARLA ask government to include commission in pay rescue deal](/img/default/eat.png)
The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Corona Latest: New tenant checks, Virtual staging, Global agency impact](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Guidance on home working, staff rights, security - Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware: help on business, viewings, deals - Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenant Engagement](/img/default/eat.png)
There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Nick Lyons, CEO of No Letting Go](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Electrical checks – how to get ahead of the current](/img/default/eat.png)
By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...
04 March 2020
From: Features
![Coronavirus prompts agency to quit property conference](/img/default/eat.png)
The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Business rates: NAEA plea rebuffed by sacked government minister](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Controversial housing minister named as predecessor picks up thousands](/img/default/eat.png)
The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Moneypenny now official partner of NAEA, ARLA and NAVA Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
Well-known outsourced communications service Moneypenny has become an official industry partner to Propertymark, and its NAEA, ARLA and NAVA trade bodies. Combined...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![All Change: new TA6 Property Information Form launches next week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portals to be at the heart of house buying reforms](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...