A recent increase in the house sales fall-through rate is due in part to the rise in cheap online listing agents, says South West independent agent network The Experts in Property (TEiP). Chairman…
Read MoreSenior industry leader questions experience of new housing minister
The Guild of Property Professionals’ CEO Ian McKenzie, fresh from announcing the landmark deal between his organisation and online agent easyProperty, has voiced his doubts about the new housing minister Alok Sharma…
Read MoreGuild and online agent easyProperty merge in £60m deal
The Guild of Property Professionals has struck a £60m deal with online agent easyProperty.com to enable its 5,000 members to use the website’s online sales and lettings packages. The deal, which will…
Read MoreNAEA rebuffs calls to halt election for Vice President
An attempt to halt the voting process for the post of Vice President of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has been turned down by Chief Executive Mark Hayward in an…
Read MoreNewport landlord is first to be fined for non-compliance with Rent Smart Wales
The first fine has been issued to a landlord for not being registered or licenced under the Rent Smart Wales scheme. Landlords who rent out properties in Wales have, since November 2016,…
Read MoreMore landlords using letting agents, research shows
The doom mongers who said escalating costs for landlords created by the recent tax squeeze and the looming letting fees ban would encourage more to self-manage appear to be wrong. Research by the…
Read MoreWho are the industry’s best learners? Propertymark reveals all
NAEA Propertymark has held its first annual industry training awards under the new Propertymark Qualifications brand at a hotel in central London. The Propertymark Qualifications Award winners 2017 at Le Meridian hotel…
Read MoreRejected Propertymark Vice President candidate says process is “undemocratic”
One of the agents nominated for the role of Propertymark Vice President says he is disappointed with the way the election is being conducted. Penzance agent and long-time outspoken critic of the…
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