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.

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.