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Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark’s new president Stephen McCarron has said he intends to focus on making agency an attractive option for school leavers...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...
08 June 2022
From: Features

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims. The continuing imbalance between...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are due to be held on 5 May and agents are hoping that housing remains...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The introduction of a register of land owners has triggered concern from the agents’ trade body Propertymark. A Register of Persons Holding...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

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

The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019. The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year. REACH UK...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
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An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...
02 October 2021
From: Features

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...
25 September 2021
From: Features

Mark Hayward has set a new retirement date for the end of this year. Hayward, previously chief executive of Propertymark, was due...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...
22 September 2021
From: Features

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features
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A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has issued a warning to agents following the fines imposed on three property agencies by HM Revenue & Customs for...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...
14 August 2021
From: Features

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...
19 June 2021
From: Features

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...
22 May 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is backing the current Mental Health Awareness Week - and says the market boom is a possible cause of additional...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The interim executive chair of Propertymark has now taken up a leading role in The Conveyancing Association Nicky Heathcote is becoming the...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark Qualifications is reporting a surge in exams being taken and booked as restrictions ease allowing test centres to reopen. Since they...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...
01 May 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has chosen YoungMinds as its charity partner of the year. YoungMinds is dedicated to ensuring every young person gets the mental...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Few people in the industry have as controversial or challenging a role as Nathan Emerson, the new (but interim) chief executive...
27 March 2021
From: Features

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123. The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Mystery over the unusual nature of the resignation of the NAEA President, announced last weekend, has deepened in the past 24...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark President Kirsty Finney has quit just six months into her year in office. An email was sent to the association's members...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s qualifications division says it’s seen a 30 per cent rise in apprenticeship registrations since the start of this year. In a...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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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...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...
19 December 2020
From: Features

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

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

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

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

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...
14 November 2020
From: Features

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

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

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

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

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features

The new president of NAEA Propertymark says one of her key objectives for the year ahead is to prepare the industry...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

If yet more proof were needed of the housing boom this summer, NAEA Propertymark says its sales agreed data suggests a...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...
22 August 2020
From: Features

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...
05 August 2020
From: Features

Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...
25 July 2020
From: Features

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is working with an organisation called the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance to inform agents how to sport signs and respond...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England. Anyone failing to comply with the order...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

NAEA Propertymark is advising agents to continue measures to allow them to operate if a second wave of Coronavirus hits later...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis. In a formal written...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...
03 May 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is urging its members to use the lockdown as an opportunity to train on its...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...
18 April 2020
From: Features

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

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

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme. Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

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

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...
04 March 2020
From: Features

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...
15 February 2020
From: Features

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

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Well-known outsourced communications service Moneypenny has become an official industry partner to Propertymark, and its NAEA, ARLA and NAVA trade bodies. Combined...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...
25 January 2020
From: Features

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...
21 December 2019
From: Features

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
14 December 2019
From: Features

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

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

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

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...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...
16 November 2019
From: Features

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...
19 October 2019
From: Features

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...
31 July 2019
From: Features

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

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...
22 June 2019
From: Features

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

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

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...
01 June 2019
From: Features

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents. A statement says the...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...
23 March 2019
From: Features

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

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features

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

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

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...
18 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...
01 December 2018
From: Features

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

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

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

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

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...
30 May 2018
From: Features

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

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

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Welcome to another edition of Agents Do Charity, the weekly round-up of fund-raising from across our industry. With spring looking like it’s...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind. The interactive module -...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark is to introduce bursaries designed to support novice staff deemed to be showing exceptional potential to attend the association’s...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

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

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
25 November 2017
From: Features

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

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

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

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

The National Association of Estate Agents is telling members to delete a spam email purporting to have been sent by the...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...
30 September 2017
From: Features

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Stock levels for estate agents at the height of summer were their lowest for at least 15 years according to the...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents. Research...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...
23 June 2017
From: Features

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...
03 June 2017
From: Features

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

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

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

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

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

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The average number of prospective buyers registered in each branch in January was 425, a 10 per cent rise from December...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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