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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...

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

Estate agents complying with new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week are unlikely to avoid falling foul of terrorists and criminal...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The National Association of Estate Agents says its election for a new vice president is to go ahead as scheduled despite...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

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

The number of properties available to buy on agents’ books decreased to 39 last month - the lowest amount recorded for...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

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...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

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...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The average number of prospective buyers registered in each branch in January was 425, a 10 per cent rise from December...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rebranding to Propertymark NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents is to be...

Rightmove is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents to offer what...

A controversial scheme in a London borough, limiting the size and duration of letting and estate agents’ boards on display, comes...

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 National Association of Estate Agents has lured housing minister Gavin Barwell to speak at its conference next month.  Barwell will outline...

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...

A new body set up to forge links between developers and estate agents has spoken up in favour of the government’s...

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

The Halifax says house prices across the UK will rise between 1.0 and 4.0 per cent in the next 12 months...

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...

Rightmove’s commercial director Miles Shipside, who makes relatively few appearances at industry events, is to be a speaker at the NAEA...

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

Agency review website RaterAgent has listed its top 50 agents for 2016 based on customer reviews posted in the year to...

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the latest body within the industry to warn its members against portal juggling. Following statements...

Hunters has developed a formally recognised estate agency qualification for its own network of branches.  The qualification - which Hunters claims is...

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

One of Britain’s most respected veteran estate agents, Hugh Dunsmore-Hardy, is urging new recruits to the industry to join what he...

The Apprentice returns this evening on BBC1 at 9pm and, as usual, there’s a property person amongst the 18 hopefuls seeking...

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...

The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...

Three quarters of properties sold by National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) member branches in August were for less than the...

The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) has announced that it will be issuing updated versions of all its Codes of Practice on...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to expel an estate agent for breaking several of its membership rules.  Dion Beard,...

Schools going back, final Bank Holiday over until Christmas, and agents returning from their summer breaks. It can only mean September. But...

With an anticipated “Call for Evidence” from the Dept of Business Innovation & Skills looking into the home-buying experience ETSOS is...

A National Association of Estate Agents report has been roundly dismissed as being “out of date and unhelpful” in blaming a...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a huge shortage of bricks and the possible consequences of Brexit are two reasons...

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...

Against the trend of some recent market snapshots, the National Association of Estate Agents says there has been a sharp drop...

An estate agency has been fined after a trading standards team accused it of making misleading statements on its website. Warwickshire county...

An agent at the centre of the campaign to expose and stop portal juggling wants to know whether the National Trading...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

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

How do you want your agency to be perceived? Do your processes reflect both the quality and speed of service you...

The National Association of Estate Agents has warned an agency that it is misleading the public by using the association logo...

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

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...

The plummetting pound following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union risks creating more money-laundering operations through this country’s...

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

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...

Uncertainty - even that which existed before the EU referendum just a week ago today - means demand for property has...

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...

Property software supplier VTUK is the latest to warn that a Brexit could have a damaging effect on the supply of...

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

Rightmove says fewer new sellers are coming to market, with this month’s total some 5.3 per cent below the monthly average...

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

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum.  According to...

During April demand for housing dropped to the lowest level recorded since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...

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...

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...

The government is staying tight-lipped about it for the moment but there may be a major shake-up in house buying on...

A few years ago one of our property receptionists took a call from a vendor whose husband had passed away.  The client,...

A Conservative MP is to raise the portal juggling controversy in the House of Commons. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives in...

The National Association of Estate Agents says there is light at the end of the tunnel for first time buyers seemingly...

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

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

Research by The Guardian has revealed that the Blair family’s property empire has expanded - secured just ahead of the stamp...

There was a significant drop in interest in purchasing buy to let properties in March as the April 1 stamp duty surcharge...

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...

Respected westcountry estate agent Chris Wood is to offer consultancy and training courses through new industry training group Agency Mentors. Wood, who...

The numbers of households purchasing their first home has grown by almost seven per cent annually, despite the surge in buy...

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

The supply of homes to buy is at its lowest level in 14 years according to the National Association of Estate...

The NFoPP Awarding Body will hold its annual awards ceremony this May to recognise outstanding achievements in property qualifications completed during...

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

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...

The Arbon Trust is allocating £10,000 to help past and present NFOPP members in financial difficulties as a result of flooding...

The number of sales made to first time buyers fell in November according to data just released by the National Association...

A typical 50-day wait for a buyer to receive a mortgage offer “increases the risk that sales will collapse and puts...

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...

A partnership between the National Association of Estate Agents and the Florida Realtors Association means up to 40 NAEA members have...

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

Money laundering and the controversies raised by the From Russia With Cash documentary will be amongst the subjects under discussion at...

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...

The National Association of Estate Agents is awaiting a response from the government to its demand for four changes to sale...

The National Association of Estate Agents has teamed up with a campaigning anti-corruption body to call for four major changes to...

It’s been revealed that the National Home Building Council has been helping the National Association of Estate Agents with a toolkit...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents admits that “take up has been low” in its bid to persuade each member agent to...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see 'minimum competency' requirements for sales and letting agents to handle...

It was interesting to see the report on Estate Agent Today about the meeting between London estate agents, NAEA, and HMRC. No,...

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

With the industry still awaiting the outcome of two investigations into allegations surrounding London property money-laundering, one estate agency is now...

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to hold a review of the mortgage market after last year’s controversial MMR to...

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

How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...

The number of house hunters registered per agency branch in June was the highest recorded in 11 years according to the...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...

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

Martyn Baum has been appointed as youngest-ever president of the National Association of Estate Agents, with a pledge that he will...

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

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...

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...

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...

The new Lawline operated for the National Association of Estate Agents appears so far to be concentrating on calls about employment...

Demand for property is at the lowest level it has been since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...

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...