Lauren Scott, who is a former President of Propertymark, is now chair of its charitable arm the Arbon Trust, taking over from Aidan Reid.

Propertymark, which is usually careful not to criticise ministers, says it applauds plans to devolve power but that Gove's plans lack new cash.

UKAA has grown in parallel with the BTR sector as it has expanded fast helped by housing market and political developments.

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.

Founder Graham Lock says Emma Watson, who is a former Guild senior, is part of a new strategy to grow the trade body.

The Conveyancing Foundation says increased pressure caused a huge amount of conveyancers to leave the sector or look for new roles.

Mark Hayward, Chief Policy Advisor at Propertymark lays out key housing policy dates to look out for in 2022.

NRLA highlights what many letting agents and landlords have been saying - that high taxes are hitting landlords hard.