Speakers at the London conference, which takes place in a month, include well-known names from Trading Standards, Law Society and Knight Frank.

Organisations wanting to bid for up to £10,000 funding have until 20th January to get their bids in, which must advance education about housing rights.

The four suppliers of conveyancing information and services have set up a breakaway industry association.

Professor Paddy Gray works for a wide range of property and housing organisations including safeagent and industry association Propertymark.

Chief of housing charity Shelter, which lobbied the government tirelessly to bring a tenant fees ban, says she is delighted by the honour.

£753,375 has already been given in grants to UK organisations including £293,000 this year which, if repeated, would take it over £1m next year.

The Negotiator will be joining the brave property souls wrapping up warm to sleep in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to raise funds the homeless charity.

Richard Selwyn was due to be the organisation's President next year and his sudden departure leaves a big gap in its succession process.