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A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

Agents are being urged not to fear exams when it comes to new industry qualifications for the sector. The industry is still awaiting...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

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

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

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

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

The chair of the working group introducing mandatory examinations and qualifications for estate and letting agents says senior politicians will meet...

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...

Some older estate agents may end up retiring when mandatory examinations and qualifications are introduced as there will be no ‘free...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

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

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

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...