Today is International Women's Day and The Negotiator has invited two leading organisations to showcase their female talent who are driving the businesses of Propertymark and Nurtur.group.

Safeagent's CEO gets to grips with the challenges faced by the private rental sector during the pandemic, and the looming reforms.

As we reported yesterday attaining AssocRICS can be difficult but it remains one of the best ways to prepare for property industry regulation.

Atif Hussain, who has worked in the industry for 20 years, says he is now caught between a 'rock and hard place' and unable to progress his career.

Trade association says using planning rules to manage property sales in holiday and second home hotspots will hurt the industry and overall housing market.

Lauren Scott, who is a former President of Propertymark, is now chair of its charitable arm the Arbon Trust, taking over from Aidan Reid.

Propertymark, which is usually careful not to criticise ministers, says it applauds plans to devolve power but that Gove's plans lack new cash.

UKAA has grown in parallel with the BTR sector as it has expanded fast helped by housing market and political developments.