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Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

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...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken...

NAEA Propertymark is calling on agents to show “greater diligence” when dealing with Russian buyers, in the light of the report...

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

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

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

Chris Wood - the Cornish estate agent who unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for NAEA...

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

A London council has issued 49 fines to estate and letting agents in the first two months of a crackdown that...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of sales agreed rose to a 10 year high in February. The NAEA...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The housing market ended 2016 on a positive note, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents...

A number of local authorities are now serving £100 or £120 fixed penalty notices on estate agents who display For Sale...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

No fewer than 84 per cent of homes sold for less than their asking prices last month - the highest number...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...

Almost a third of total sales in October were to first time buyers according to the National Association of Estate Agents...

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

An influential backbench Conservative MP is the latest to speak out, urging the government to resolve the growing argument over the...

The National Association of Estate Agents has waded into the row created by the revelation that the government’s Help To Buy...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is warning agents not to engage in portal juggling - an activity it describes...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...

The National Association of Estate Agents says it is unlikely that there will be price drops for homes in the very...

The National Association of Estate Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the next year.  David Mackie succeeds Martyn Baum...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...

The National Association of Estate Agents says it welcomes the government’s commitment to establish a public register of beneficial ownership information...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents has written to the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the issue of the NAEA’s managing...

The National Association of Estate Agents has quantified what the industry has known for some weeks - there has been a...

The supply of available housing on sale has almost halved in the past 10 years according to the National Association of...

House prices will soar by 50 per cent in the next 10 years according to research commissioned by the NAEA and conducted...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given a cautious welcome to new government plans to expand shared ownership.  David Cameron has...

The number of sales made to first time buyers has risen for the second month running, to the highest level in...

Sales to first time buyers now account for 29 per cent of all sale transactions according to the National Association of...

There has been a mixed response from the agency world to David Cameron's pledge to reform planning, promise that 200,000 new...

The number of properties available to buy per estate agent branch has plummetted to an 11 year low according to the...

Housing supply increased by 25% in July, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).  The number...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the agents named in Channel 4‘s From Russia With Cash documentary may have tarnished...

Demand for homes last month hit an eight-month high according to the National Association of Estate Agents. But as individual agents have...

Countrywide, the UK’s largest agency group, is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents in what both sides call...

The majority of agents do not see the supply and demand of homes levelling out over the next five years, according...

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...

To the surprise of some, the National Association of Estate Agents says Labour’s proposals to scrap stamp duty for first time buyers...

Two thirds of estate agents report decrease in buyers following the Mortgage Market Review, says the National Association of Estate Agents. Mark...