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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...

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

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

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

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

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

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

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

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

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

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

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

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

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

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

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

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

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

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

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

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

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

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of sales agreed rose to a 10 year high in February. The NAEA...

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

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

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

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

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