Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
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16 January 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...
31 October 2020
From: Features

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark is calling on agents to show “greater diligence” when dealing with Russian buyers, in the light of the report...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year. The...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...
10 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says that both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...
24 November 2018
From: Features

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work? Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...
28 July 2018
From: Features

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Chris Wood - the Cornish estate agent who unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for NAEA...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A London council has issued 49 fines to estate and letting agents in the first two months of a crackdown that...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of sales agreed rose to a 10 year high in February. The NAEA...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The housing market ended 2016 on a positive note, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A number of local authorities are now serving £100 or £120 fixed penalty notices on estate agents who display For Sale...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 84 per cent of homes sold for less than their asking prices last month - the highest number...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of total sales in October were to first time buyers according to the National Association of Estate Agents...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

An influential backbench Conservative MP is the latest to speak out, urging the government to resolve the growing argument over the...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has waded into the row created by the revelation that the government’s Help To Buy...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is warning agents not to engage in portal juggling - an activity it describes...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says it is unlikely that there will be price drops for homes in the very...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the next year. David Mackie succeeds Martyn Baum...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says it welcomes the government’s commitment to establish a public register of beneficial ownership information...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Independent Network of Estate Agents has written to the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the issue of the NAEA’s managing...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has quantified what the industry has known for some weeks - there has been a...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The supply of available housing on sale has almost halved in the past 10 years according to the National Association of...
28 January 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices will soar by 50 per cent in the next 10 years according to research commissioned by the NAEA and conducted...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has given a cautious welcome to new government plans to expand shared ownership. David Cameron has...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of sales made to first time buyers has risen for the second month running, to the highest level in...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Sales to first time buyers now account for 29 per cent of all sale transactions according to the National Association of...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a mixed response from the agency world to David Cameron's pledge to reform planning, promise that 200,000 new...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of properties available to buy per estate agent branch has plummetted to an 11 year low according to the...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing supply increased by 25% in July, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The number...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the agents named in Channel 4‘s From Russia With Cash documentary may have tarnished...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Demand for homes last month hit an eight-month high according to the National Association of Estate Agents. But as individual agents have...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide, the UK’s largest agency group, is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents in what both sides call...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The majority of agents do not see the supply and demand of homes levelling out over the next five years, according...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News

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