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![New group fighting for independent agencies wins big early support](/img/default/eat.png)
A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will any portal ever beat Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![Advertising watchdog rules on another complaint about Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![allAgents and agency group CIELA reignite disputes with Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Independent agents’ group to fight ‘poor industry image’](/img/default/eat.png)
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: A to Z of the property industry for 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![We're not defunct yet says on-off-on independent agents group](/img/default/eat.png)
The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: four more complaints about Purplebricks filed to watchdog](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today has been told that there are four more complaints filed to the Advertising Standards Authority about hybrid agency...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Failed group for independent agents says it's not quite dead yet](/img/default/eat.png)
The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks TV ads declared 'misleading' after complaint over fees](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group CIELA nearly (but not quite) scrapped](/img/default/eat.png)
The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: advertising watchdog still investigating complaint](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it is still investigating a complaint lodged against Purplebricks by...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Video interview: Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...
22 July 2017
From: Features
![New trade group wants agents to display 'seal of integrity'](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Independent agents' group CIELA 'likely' to launch after all](/img/default/eat.png)
The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents' group's outburst over law flouters and anonymous trollers](/img/default/eat.png)
The troubled trade group Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - which has suggested it may not have enough support...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group carrying on - for now at least](/img/default/eat.png)
The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Serious doubts over future of independent agents' group CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fledgling trade body partners with Feefo for pre-launch period](/img/default/eat.png)
A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with Charlie Wright, CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
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
!['Public misunderstanding contributes towards agents' poor image' - CIELA boss](/img/default/eat.png)
The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' chief wants NAEA to expel 'insulting' online firms](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Fledgling trade group CIELA splits from PR representatives](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today understands that the fledgling trade group CIELA - the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - has...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Fake agents’ are crippling independents’ reputations and livelihoods](/img/default/eat.png)
Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features
![Trade group claims ad watchdog is probing Purplebricks complaints](/img/default/eat.png)
Fledgling trade group CIELA says two aspects of its complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority are the subject of ‘further investigation’...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Vendors shouldn't assume they'll achieve the same price no matter who's selling](/img/default/eat.png)
Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...
29 April 2017
From: Features
![Independent agencies' group pledges to attack 'fake agents'](/img/default/eat.png)
The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents to use 'big data' to fight corporate agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Senior members of the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents group are meeting today to discuss how independents can...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks called cynical, disingenuous by agents' trade body](/img/default/eat.png)
The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![New agents group seeks 'pre-launch' members - and says it may float](/img/default/eat.png)
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has started its ‘pre-launch’ membership drive - and says it ultimately want to...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks removes web claim that 'buyers are found within 14 days'](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has agreed to remove a claim from its website that “on average it takes us just 14 days to find...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents say Purplebricks complaint 'purely a starting point'](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group claiming to represent independent estate and letting agents, CIELA, says it has lodged a complaint against Purplebricks with...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Trade body explains Purplebricks complaint as war of words continues](/img/default/eat.png)
Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: Independent agents release text of complaint letter](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group turns its attention to Trustpilot](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group of independent agents which has already launched attacks on online agency operators in general and Purplebricks in particular...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group renews criticism of Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
The new group for independent owner-managed estate and letting agencies, to be formally inaugurated this week, has stepped up its campaign...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online operators in firing line of independent agents' group](/img/default/eat.png)
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents, which is to be set up formally from next week, has set out...
20 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: 'formal complaint' from independent agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group being set up to represent independent estate and letting agents is preparing a formal complaint about Purplebricks based...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group CIELA sets out lengthy 'rules of entry'](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling organisation seeking to represent independent estate agents has issued a lengthy statement setting out what it calls ‘rules of...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group founder warns against online agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![CIELA formation continues as it begins recruitment drive](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independence may be the undoing of the Independents](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![CIELA – you’re breaking my heart](/img/default/eat.png)
When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...
21 January 2017
From: Features
![Independent agents group is 'Go' but portal idea is on ice for a year](/img/default/eat.png)
The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online agents accused of being 'callous exploiters' by founder of new group](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![New group sends Open Letter urging independent estate agents to unite](/img/default/eat.png)
Around 100 expressions of interest have been received by the new Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents regarding tomorrow’s first...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' trade body may provide back-office services](/img/default/eat.png)
The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...