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Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

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

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

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...

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

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

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

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

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

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

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

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

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

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

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

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

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

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

OnTheMartket (OTM) recently wrote to its membership saying how well its doing, how membership has increased beyond expectations and how it...