The Residential Landlords Association has slammed government over its 'failed' private rental market policies and called for Stamp Duty to be scrapped.

Propertymark Qualifications yesterday made an unusual move and gave its 'rising star' award jointly to two estate agency hard grafters. The Negotiator met them.

Love them or hate them, the hybrid agency's LPE Katie Wilcox-Smith has been recognised by the trade association for her lettings training.

Judges were particularly impressed by Dixon’s ‘strong and innovative leadership’ of the RLA ahead of its merger with the NLA.

Lauren Scott will be joining the Propertymark Big Agent Sleepout in London on November 21 and The Negotiator will be joining her and over 100 other agents.

Ben Beadle has worked at both PRS property management giant Touchstone and deposit protection firm TDS and will start his job in November at the National Residential Landlords Association.

Landlords have backed plans for its two largest representative bodies to merge to provide a stronger voice for the private rented sector.

Shock announcement will see 80,000 landlord and letting agent members merged into one single entity in January.