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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

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’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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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
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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

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

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

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

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

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

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

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

** 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...
19 October 2019
From: Features

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...
20 July 2019
From: Features

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents. A statement says the...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...
09 March 2019
From: Features

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...
24 November 2018
From: Features

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

ARLA and the NAEA have appointed their new presidents - and as usual they are the presidents-elect, named a year ago. Mark...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...
30 May 2018
From: Features

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...
10 February 2018
From: Features

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...
30 September 2017
From: Features

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...
23 June 2017
From: Features

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales. You need to go a...
08 April 2017
From: Features

There’s good and bad in every industry and at first sight, this week has been one where the good have won...
01 April 2017
From: Features
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is rebranding to Propertymark NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents is to be...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents to offer what...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...
09 December 2016
From: Features

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...
03 December 2016
From: Features

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...
26 November 2016
From: Features

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
05 November 2016
From: Features

Hunters has developed a formally recognised estate agency qualification for its own network of branches. The qualification - which Hunters claims is...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Apprentice returns this evening on BBC1 at 9pm and, as usual, there’s a property person amongst the 18 hopefuls seeking...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents says a huge shortage of bricks and the possible consequences of Brexit are two reasons...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...
01 July 2016
From: Features

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property software supplier VTUK is the latest to warn that a Brexit could have a damaging effect on the supply of...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the next year. David Mackie succeeds Martyn Baum...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says fewer new sellers are coming to market, with this month’s total some 5.3 per cent below the monthly average...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum. According to...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The NFoPP Awarding Body will hold its annual awards ceremony this May to recognise outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...
14 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The Arbon Trust is allocating £10,000 to help past and present NFOPP members in financial difficulties as a result of flooding...
11 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

There are a number of fairly recent regulations that agents need to comply with. One of them, now just over a year...
18 December 2015
From: Features

A major independent agency is launching a training academy for current and future employees. The Dacres Academy, will provide all eligible employees...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Mid West Displays have had the recent pleasure of working with Martin & Co at their Witney Office giving their window...
29 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...
03 July 2015
From: Features

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...
26 June 2015
From: Features

Earlier this week we passed the official deadline for letting agents to fully publicise their fees as well as providing evidence of...