A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
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Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...
27 May 2023
From: Features
A representative of major Purplebricks shareholder Axel Springer has stood down from the online agent’s board. It comes as the beleaguered brand...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has formed a new member panel that will be chaired by senior industry figure Eric Walker. The...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...
05 November 2022
From: Features
Agency-backed risk management platform Thirdfort has received awarded B Corporation status. The certification recognises Thirdfort’s commiutment to goals outside of shareholder profit...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has recruited Helen Martin to the newly created role of group director of risk and compliance. It comes as the beleaguered...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is putting together an advisory panel to improve governance, accountability and sector representation when formulating policies. It...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features
The interim chairman of the RICS governing council has vowed to get the beleaguered body in a “good position” for reforms...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A high-profile review of the governance and purpose of the RICS has said the need for change at the institution is...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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...