Archive

Propertymark says it will continue lobbying government for the implementation of the Regulation of Property Agents - even though the government...

The government’s failure to act on the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working party - chaired by Lord Richard Best and...

A law professor has dismissed a Labour call for agents to have qualifications as “eye poppingly silly” and “snobby.” Labour’s shadow housing...

The Property Institute has welcomed a Labour Party move to introduce the regulation of property agents across much of the sector. Tabled...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

In the face of stretched incomes, rising interest rates and escalating consumer prices, an increasing number of tenants are at risk...

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Rightmove’s new agent qualification - launching later this month - has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

The former president of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the government for failing to regulate the agency industry. Maxine...

Greater regulation of lettings agents, and all other property professionals, is required to ‘finish the job’ of reforming the industry which...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents' wing of Propertymark says the recent expulsion of three agents from The Property Ombudsman demonstrates the...

After years of deliberation there still appears to many to be little progress on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents working group - which has called for agents to be trained and licensed...

Two industry training firms say the lockdown beginning this week gives agents an opportunity to prepare for 2021. Agency Mentors and The Able Agent...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A prominent member of the House of Lords has given a surprising insight into how the fiscal and regulatory clampdown on...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants the government to implement recent recommendations to regulate the agency industry, starting with the...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it fears the government needs to do more to prevent the possibility of banned...

There’s a warning this morning that the root-and-branch reform of the agency industry recommended by a government-backed working party will be...

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

The latest property completed in the ever-growing Build To Rent sector is a 44 storey tower standing at 141 metres tall. The...

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

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...