Associations & Bodies
News and updates from associations and member organisations in the UK residential property industry.
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RICS/Macdonald & Company Salary Survey 2019
Gender pay gap disappears for those starting their career in property but it’s still an issue at senior level.
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Guild expansion makes it bigger than Purplebricks, research claims
The Guild of Property Professionals' member agents have a combined market share of 5.5%, some way ahead of Purplebricks or the UK's largest traditional agency, according to research they commissioned.
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Guild’s first-time buyer market snapshot reveals Brexit divide
Comments from The Guild of Property Professionals' National Advisory Committee on buyer activity reveals a tale of two markets.
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TPO welcomes surveyors as members
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that it is now approved by the RICS to provide Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) on all surveying services provided to consumers.
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Landlord associations issue angry joint statement over lower security deposits cap
Both the RLA and NLA have issued an unusual joint statement warning of consequences for tenants if tenant deposit cap is reduced.
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Winners! UK’s best estate agents win gongs at Westminster ceremony
Read our report from the 2018 Propertymark Qualifications Awards winners' ceremony at Westminster where the estate agents who won got their awards.
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Google property chief to address gathering of agents and proptech firms
A gathering of estate agents and proptech firms is hoping to reduce the amount of double data entering that so many agents have to complete.
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Landlord tax take is hitting rental market hard, claims RICS
The latest property market report from RICS reveals severely reducing supply as tax take hits landlords hard across the UK rental market.
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Purplebricks doubles shares needed this year for LPE and staff incentive scheme
Purplebricks has doubled the number of shares it needs this year to incentivise staff and LPEs to do the long hours.
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Former MD of troubled estate agency Humberts joins presidential team of NAEA
The NAEA and ARLA have both ushered in their new presidential teams following the Propertymark annual general meeting and dinner at London’s Savoy hotel on Friday, including the appointment of Ian Westerling (pictured, right) as Vice President of NAEA. Ian recently stepped down as Managing Director of Humberts after the ailing firm was sold to a travel company, and now holds a ‘special projects’ role at the company. He is joined by Mark Bentley (pictured, left) of Birmingham agency Paul Carr who replaces outgoing President Katie Griffin, and Lauren Scott of Whitley Bay firm Trading Places (pictured, below) who is now President Elect. As well as looking forward to meeting the fellow member agents, Mark says he also wants to work “with the Propertymark board in encouraging the government to move forward with their indicated intention to look to regulate the sector and to find a way to speed up the house buying and selling process”. ARLA ARLA’s new team at the top is Peter Savage (pictured, left), who is now the organisation’s president, replacing Sally Lawson. Peter has been ARLA president before during 2015/16 and is chairman of Oxfordshire lettings agency Simplify Housing, the website for which was…
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