Associations & Bodies
News and updates from associations and member organisations in the UK residential property industry.
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RICS: you’re under a legal obligation to ‘Flag it up’
RICS has published a global professional statement: “Countering bribery and corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing” to tackle problems within the 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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