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It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...

NAEA Propertymark’s new president Stephen McCarron has said he intends to focus on making agency an attractive option for school leavers...

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims.  The continuing imbalance between...

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are due to be held on 5 May and agents are hoping that housing remains...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme  can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...

The introduction of a register of land owners has triggered concern from the agents’ trade body Propertymark.  A Register of Persons Holding...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

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

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

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

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...

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

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

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

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...

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

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

Mark Hayward has set a new retirement date for the end of this year. Hayward, previously chief executive of Propertymark, was due...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

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

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Propertymark has issued a warning to agents following the fines imposed on three property agencies by HM Revenue & Customs for...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

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

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

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...

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...

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

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

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

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...

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

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

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...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

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

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

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

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

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

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...

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...

In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...

Propertymark is backing the current Mental Health Awareness Week - and says the market boom is a possible cause of additional...

The interim executive chair of Propertymark has now taken up a leading role in The Conveyancing Association Nicky Heathcote is becoming the...

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

Propertymark Qualifications is reporting a surge in exams being taken and booked as restrictions ease allowing test centres to reopen. Since they...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

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...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

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 –...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - and it’s a special look at plans for this year by our own...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

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...

Few people in the industry have as controversial or challenging a role as Nathan Emerson, the new (but interim) chief executive...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...

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

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

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...

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123.  The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...

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...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

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...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

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

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...

Propertymark’s qualifications division says it’s seen a 30 per cent rise in apprenticeship registrations since the start of this year. In a...

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 government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

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...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

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

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

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...

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

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

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

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

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

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

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...

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...

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...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

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

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

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...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

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...

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...

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

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

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...

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...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

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...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

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...

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...

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

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

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

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England.  Anyone failing to comply with the order...

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...

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

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...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

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

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

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...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...

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...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

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’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...

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...

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...

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

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

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