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Is this the ultimate in accountability or a desperate bid to win back public support for a company damaged by the...

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...

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

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

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

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

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

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

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

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

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...

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

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents, which is to be set up formally from next week, has set out...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

There are a number of fairly recent regulations that agents need to comply with. One of them, now just over a year...

It is to the credit of our political parties - and our own industry’s lobbying - that so many housing-related matters...