Associations & Bodies
News and updates from associations and member organisations in the UK residential property industry.
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Epropservices re-brands and launches big proptech fund
Now called nurtur, the owner of Fine & Country and The Guild is to back several proptech firms every year to offer 'best tech' to its agents.
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BREAKING: Trade body the FIA launches first franchise territory owner
Founder Graham Lock says Emma Watson, who is a former Guild senior, is part of a new strategy to grow the trade body.
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‘Unprecedented’ numbers of Conveyancers left industry last year
The Conveyancing Foundation says increased pressure caused a huge amount of conveyancers to leave the sector or look for new roles.
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EXCLUSIVE: 2022 – what’s in store for letting agents
Mark Hayward, Chief Policy Advisor at Propertymark lays out key housing policy dates to look out for in 2022.
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Government taxes ‘putting private landlords at disadvantage to BTL’
NRLA highlights what many letting agents and landlords have been saying - that high taxes are hitting landlords hard.
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Estate agents with star qualities in 2021 revealed by Propertymark
Nine training and qualification winners gathered in London to celebrate being top of their game whether learners, agents, agencies or trainers.
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RICS scandal: Lord Bichard to lead review into ‘purpose and governance’
Bichard's independent review hopes to make RICS a ‘beacon for best practice in governance, transparency, and accountability’ - something it has not achieved recently.
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Letting agents back new conveyancing initiative to promote UPRNs
ARLA Propertymark and 13 other trade bodies support changes to three key leasehold conveyancing forms that will all soon include UPRNs.
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Exclusive: ‘How do we support landlords in the long term?’
ARLA president Maxine Fothergill does some straight talking for The Negotiator about the challenges facing landlords and the PRS.
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RICS appoints new audit chief to ‘steady ship’ following QC’s scandal report
Mike Driver has impeccable accounting industry and Whitehall credentials and will serve for at least three years as Chair of RICS Audit Committee.
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