A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
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RICS has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution. The review...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a public apology to the whistle blowers whose actions...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The independent review into the RICS scandal of recent months and how the governance of the body failed, has thrown up...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A news conference today is expected to reveal more details of the governance scandal which has engulfed the Royal Institution of...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...
01 May 2021
From: Features

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...
12 January 2021
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

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...
21 July 2018
From: Features

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...