Associations & Bodies
News and updates from associations and member organisations in the UK residential property industry.
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Propertymark hunts for new policy chief as Hayward takes final bow
Mark Hayward, who has worked for the trade association since 2013, will retire at the end of the year once a replacement is found.
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Housing ministry changes name as Gove leads charge to ‘level up’ UK
Government has made one of its more curious decisions, demoting Gove's Ministry to a Department, and side-lining housing.
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Levitt report into RICS scandal reveals ‘disaster waiting to happen’
Criticisms within report into dismissal of NEDs - and way RICS handled accusations of financial mismanagement - have been accepted.
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RICS boss to exit following damning financial scandal report
Sean Tomkins is reported to be in advanced discussions about his departure as Alison Levitt QC prepares to delivery her report.
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Exclusive blog: Does Propertymark influence government policy?
After years of being a largely reticent organisation, Propertymark is now keen to explain what it does on the quiet in Whitehall and beyond.
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Government warned by agents to think again over tenant benefit cuts
Propertymark and seven other organisation say cuts to Local Housing Allowance rates and Universal Credit 'lacks foresight'.
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‘RoPA remains only way to eliminate unprofessional, unqualified, and unethical agents’
Propertymark's policy manager marks the two year anniversary of the landmark - but so far un-implemented - Regulation of Property Agents report for Ministers.
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Property management bodies ARMA and IRPM propose merger
Both bodies say the two property management organisations together will create a more united and stronger voice as leasehold reform looms.
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Scrap €10k AML monthly rent limit for letting agencies, say Propertymark
Trade body leader, Mark Hayward, suggests that letting agencies should be treated like their sales counterparts to aid AML and stamp out money laundering via property in the UK.
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Leading conveyancing figure calls for earlier disclosure of property search info
Nick Dyoss says it's no silver bullet but revealing key local authority and environmental search info at start of sales would help speed up sales.
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