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If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Propertymark has chosen YoungMinds as its charity partner of the year.  YoungMinds is dedicated to ensuring every young person gets the mental...

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Mystery over the unusual nature of the resignation of the NAEA President, announced last weekend, has deepened in the past 24...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

NAEA Propertymark President Kirsty Finney has quit just six months into her year in office. An email was sent to the association's members...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

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...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

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

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

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...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

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...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

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...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

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...

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

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...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

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...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

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

The new president of NAEA Propertymark says one of her key objectives for the year ahead is to prepare the industry...

If yet more proof were needed of the housing boom this summer, NAEA Propertymark says its sales agreed data suggests a...

A former agency director and owner with three decades of experience in the industry has set up a coaching and training...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...

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

Propertymark is working with an organisation called the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance to inform agents how to sport signs and respond...

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

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

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

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

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...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...

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

NAEA Propertymark is advising agents to continue measures to allow them to operate if a second wave of Coronavirus hits later...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

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

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

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

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

The National Association of Estate Agents is urging its members to use the lockdown as an opportunity to train on its...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...

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

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...

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

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

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

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

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

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the  2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

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

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

Well-known outsourced communications service Moneypenny has become an official industry partner to Propertymark, and its NAEA, ARLA and NAVA trade bodies.  Combined...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...

The housing market appears to have ended 2019 on a positive note according to the National Association for Estate Agents. Its latest...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

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

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given its analysis of 2019 - and it may have been a better year...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

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

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

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

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

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

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

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

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

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

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

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

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...

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

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents.  A statement says the...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

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

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

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

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

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

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

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

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

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

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

An end-of-year analysis from the National Association of Estate Agents shows the state of the industry - and it confirms just...

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...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

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

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

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...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

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

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

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

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

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

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

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

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

The latest market snapshot released by the National Association of Estate Agents’ shows the challenges faced by the industry right now. The...

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

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

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

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

ARLA and the NAEA have appointed their new presidents - and as usual they are the presidents-elect, named a year ago. Mark...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

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...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

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

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

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...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

Almost a third of all ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ concerning possible anti-money laundering infringements and reported to the National Crime Agency have...

NAEA Propertymark is to introduce bursaries designed to support novice staff deemed to be showing exceptional potential to attend the association’s...

Demand for homes fell by 20 per cent year-on-year in December. There were 268 prospective home-owners registered per NAEA member branch, down...

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

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

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

A survey of the housing market in 2017 from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests much of the busiest activity...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

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...

Former National Association of Estate Agents president Simon Gerrard is renewing his campaign for the government to adopt two innovative reforms...

Rebel estate agent Chris Wood - who earlier this year unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for...

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

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents is telling members to delete a spam email purporting to have been sent by the...

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...

Figures just released by the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that the number of house hunters registered at agencies dropped...

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...

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

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Stock levels for estate agents at the height of summer were their lowest for at least 15 years according to the...

The share price of beleaguered hybrid agency Purplebricks has recovered some of the ground it lost earlier in the week after...

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents.     Research...

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...