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MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

Compliancy expert Legal Eye has launched a new product to help agents ensure they are properly following all rules and regulations. Its...

Zoopla has become the latest accredited supplier of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) for its software that supports housebuilders. It come...

Half of Estate Agent Today readers agree that industry regulations and minimum qualifications will improve standards in the sector but a...

Agency brand Knight Frank has pledged to be one of the first adopters if minimum standards and qualifications are introduced in...

Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...

Buyers should be mindful about the rise of so called ‘Insta-agents,’ a property body has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

The National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA) has partnered with The Property Ombudsman (TPO) to boost compliance and working practices in...

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

An agency that has now closed down has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an award of...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

The Property Ombudsman is advising agents to use virtual viewings only as a filtering process with offers being agreed only ‘subject...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The government has this morning set out wide-ranging changes to redress systems for agents, the sales and lettings sectors, and other...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

The UK division of US-based estate agency Keller Williams says agents need access to internal training if service levels across the...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

The Property Ombudsman has reiterated its new guidance in relation to agents accepting pre-contract deposits in certain circumstances. Estate Agent Today reported...

The Property Ombudsman’s office has defended a change to its code of practice which, according to a national newspaper, means agents...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has followed up the recent announcement by The Property Ombudsman to counteract portal juggling by...

There has been a surge of new crowdfunding platforms aimed at people who either cannot afford to purchase their own buy...

The Conveyancing Association is launching a training course for estate agents, as the debate swirls over whether a shortage of conveyancers...

A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

Jonathan Hopper, the managing director of Garrington Property Finders - the search agency originally founded by Phil Spencer - has joined...

The Brian Cox estate agency, at the centre of a weekend newspaper allegation about £2,000 deposits from buyers, has strongly defended...

An estate agency says it is returning money to buyers after a newspaper revealed it was demanding would-be purchasers paid the...