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The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was the final piece of legislation to pass before Parliament closed ahead of the General...

The chairperson of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has hit back at the Government’s approach – or lack of...

Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...

Further estate agency regulation won’t be too expensive for the industry, Lord Best has said. Lord Best, who led the Regulation of...

Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...

People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the...

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...