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

Propertymark says current situation on the island leaves consumers vulnerable to bad practice and questionable standards.

Official report by National Audit Office says local and national policing of letting agents, landlords and properties remains inconsistent and patchy.

Mark Hayward is to help the company develop new products that will appeal to estate agents and be its brand ambassador.

Propertymark's policy chief runs a critical eye over the different proposals doing the rounds to reform how property sales are taxed.

Mark Hayward, who has worked for the trade association since 2013, will retire at the end of the year once a replacement is found.

But Propertymark has warned ministers that the legislation needs revisiting because it makes renting to tenants with pets more difficult.

Trade body leader, Mark Hayward, suggests that letting agencies should be treated like their sales counterparts to aid AML and stamp out money laundering via property in the UK.