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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
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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

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...
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

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade body has called on House Secretary Robert Jenrick to intervene over the growing problem of delays in councils providing...
05 January 2021
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

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

One in six home owners with a mortgage across the UK are now on some form of payment holiday with lenders...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features

A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Advice to removal companies from their main trade body has put a stop to most transactions not already at a very...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...
21 March 2020
From: Features

A trade group wants councils and search companies to co-operate more closely during the virus to minimise delays to the remaining...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...
17 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

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

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...
20 July 2019
From: Features

A trade association of agents selling properties overseas has launched a new feature which it claims will give buyers greater security...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
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A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Every estate agency applying to join a new group for independents will be mystery shopped in a bid to ensure it...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...
30 January 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

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive. The...
26 January 2019
From: Features

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

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

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...
21 July 2018
From: Features

A new year means new predictions for what’s to come in the letting industry. Sometimes things come to fruition as expected....
10 February 2018
From: Features

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...
27 January 2018
From: Features

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...
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

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...
26 August 2017
From: Features

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...
22 July 2017
From: Features

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features

The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features

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 bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...
21 January 2017
From: Features

When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A new organisation may be on the verge of being set up for independent agencies. The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has a...
11 January 2017
From: Breaking News
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It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features

The government - which controversially launched consultation on its stamp duty surcharge between Christmas and New Year - has now used...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Here’s a story with more than a little in common with Britain’s own property portal wars. A long-running legal saga between Danish...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...
23 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

The possibility of the Land Registry being amongst £4.6 billion of public assets earmarked for privatisation has provoked protests across the...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s home building industry says at least 100,000 homes of all tenures are needed by the end of the next Scottish...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The property centre in the middle of the latest controversy surrounding the Competition and Markets Authority says it is still waiting...
01 July 2015
From: Breaking News

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...