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Regulation & Law
RoPA has no hope of becoming law as another minister rules it out
Lee Rowley MP tells a Lords Committee there was no scope in current legislation to introduce measures from RoPA committee.
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Regulation & Law
MINISTER: Regulation of estate agents ‘will not happen’
Baroness Swinburne tells fellow members of the Lords that there is no time for regulation of any kind, despite Lord Best's RoPA report having been published five years ago.
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‘Frustrated’ Lord Best says RoPA ‘not a priority’ for Gove
Lord Best told The Neg he is worried that ministers are still not treating RoPA as an urgent issue, five years after his report.
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RoPA’s back! Lords launches probe into estate agent regulation
Members will examine whether there should be a new regulator of property agents and hear about the key challenges dealing with letting agents.
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Minister dodges MP’s question on RoPA report implementation
Eddie Hughes ignores request for information from his shadow opposite number Matthew Pennycroft during parliamentary debate.
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Minister stalls once more on bringing in RoPA recommendations as Lords fume
Frustration was clear in Lords as minister was grilled on both his failure to implement RoPA, or ability to reveal next steps.
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Landlord confidence plummets as rent arrears worries mount
NRLA says twice the number of landlords are planning to sell up compared to those hoping to expand their portfolios.
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Property industry Code of Practice is just six months away, agents are told
A RICS and TPO backed Steering Committee has started work on a single code for the whole industry that, when introduced, will change estate agency forever.
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The Negotiator Conference & Expo 2019
The grand halls and corridors of London’s Grosvenor Hotel on Park Lane were buzzing with hundreds of delegates, speakers and exhibitors on the 29th November 2019, as they arrived to join The Negotiator Conference 2019. In this stunning venue, with a reputation for first class guest speakers and panel sessions offering hard hitting debate between property leaders such as Michael Stoop, Nick Leeming, Lucy Morton, Lord Best, Peter Bolton King and David Cox (plus many more), The Negotiator Conference stage was ready. Lord Best drew gasps from the audience when he suggested that the end of the small or ‘accidental’ landlord is nigh, that the PRS will increasingly be supplied by larger-portfolio operators. The focus was the property industry in 2020 – exploring what the future holds for sales and letting agents in today’s volatile business environment, including Brexit, regulation, customer hesitation, technology, online agents, diminishing high street footfall, taxation, money laundering, tenant fees and (the then) looming General Election. Brilliantly chaired by The Times columnist Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE, speakers included leading estate agency senior management, industry consultants, analysts, regulators, industry association chiefs and tech innovators. Going to conferences is more than just listening to debates and, as ever…
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Exclusive: what to expect when RoPA becomes law, from its chief architect
Lord Best talks about RoPA and the significant changes it will soon bring about for estate agents and later house builders, landlords and freeholders.
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