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![Radical reform for agency industry to be signed off by minister today](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![New industry regulator and qualifications ‘in place within two years’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Housing minister in racism row apologises for “inappropriate” words](/img/default/eat.png)
The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock decision by housing minister Malthouse: “I want to be PM”](/img/default/eat.png)
In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Quiz A Minister: send your questions on replacing leasehold with commonhold](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![ARLA Propertymark Conference 2019 – three key talking points](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold – we’re backing the campaign!](/img/default/eat.png)
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
![“Pathetic” government pledge mocked by leasehold expert](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![NTSEAT issues new guidance on redress in leasehold disputes](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes. This guidance contains a...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Four out of five searches ‘now completed within 10 working days’](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Reservation Agreements set to become part of the buying process](/img/default/eat.png)
Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![The top 10 property personalities of 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Action pledged on mobile homes - but government gives no timetable](/img/default/eat.png)
The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils new body 'to raise agency standards'](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...