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Propertymark Qualifications has honoured the crème de la crème of its students at the London Stadium. Learners, apprentices, employers, training providers, and...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Propertymark has revealed details of its 2024 regional conference programme. The agency trade body said it will visit 19 regional locations next...

Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...

Estate agents are being reminded of their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities. It comes after HMRC has seen a rise in new applications...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

The Government appears to have gone through so many housing ministers that it is now repeating them. Lee Rowley was appointed as...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

The Government has outlined five proposals to reduce ground rents for existing leaseholders as its latest attempt to reform the sector...

The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...

A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...

Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards.  Olympian Roger Black will appear at the awards...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...

Former NAEA Propertymark President Stephen McCarron has questioned if agents should be held responsible for clients losing out from overvalued properties. Speaking...

The final tickets are on sale for next month’s Agency Excellence Summit. The event takes place at the Manchester Piccadilly Hotel on...

Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...

Propertymark is preparing for its next regional conference. The next destination is Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on 9 November 2023. Members have...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

Agents have slammed the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the Birmingham to Manchester portion of...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

Propertymark has backed delays to the Government’s net zero policies, claiming the shift to more sustainable and environmentally friendly homes should...

Phil Spencer’s property advice website Move iQ has launched a video market solution that shares housing market insights at a local...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Propertymark has doubled its regional conference programme for 2023. Working in partnership with Rightmove, the agency trade body will now host 10...

The market is shifting to more serious buyers and sellers as the level of stock hits a 12-month high, Propertymark claims. It...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Propertymark is appealing to school leavers to consider a career in property. As students discover their A level results or Highers in...

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...

The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Propertymark has given its backing to simplifying how firms are regulated under anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The Treasury is currently consulting on...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Propertymark is working with an Anti-Money Laundering service to stage a webinar for agents wanting to know more about compliance. At the...

New laws are set to give more estate agents the chance to sell charity land – as long as you are...

Licensing of estate agents may raise the barrier to entry but it won’t stop those with poor morals, Fine & Country’s...

Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...

The gap between online and traditional high street agents has shrunk, the chief executive of Yopa has claimed. Speaking at the Propertymark...

Foxtons has got its mojo back under its new chief executive Guy Gittins, senior executives at the agency brand have proclaimed. Gittins...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

Agents have been urged to price realistically as Rightmove revealed data showing the impact of asking price reductions. Tim Bannister, director of...

The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...

Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...

Agency media brand Made Snappy 360 has come up with a rather different way of promoting its role at the upcoming...

Almost 4,000 agents have completed Propertymark Qualifications’ exams so far this year, the trade body has revealed. The figures equate to an...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...

Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

Next month’s much-anticipated Propertymark One conference is set to go out with a bang, the trade body has said – and...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Agents of all sizes are being urged to make themselves aware of a new anti-money laundering (AML) charge that has come...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

Propertymark has released details of a panel featuring several industry heavyweights at its much anticipated conference in June. Founder of emoov-turned-property-pundit and...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Agency trade body Propertymark has welcomed reforms to the business rates system, meaning high street agents, and other businesses, could finally...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...

Agents are continuing to secure instructions and sales but transactions are mainly being done below asking price, data suggests. Agency trade body...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has announced a new update to the Leasehold Property Enquiries (LPE1) form, which it...

Propertymark needs to do more to promote the value of its agents and to ensure people know it exists, property commentator...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Listings are down, mortgage rates are high, regulations are becoming even more complex and already stretched tenants are feeling the effects...

Propertymark has made its annual call for new property professionals to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The agency trade body...

Agents are being trained in how to operate in a ‘normal’ sales market, a senior industry executive has revealed. Gareth Samples, chief...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...