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

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

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

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

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

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

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...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes.  This guidance contains a...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

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

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

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...