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Lettings agency faces expulsion from RICS after client money investigation
Acorn Lettings Midlands Ltd in Leicester and its own Richard Hopwood were found to have transferred client funds when not entitled to do so.
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RICS delays introduction of new compulsory survey rules ‘due to Covid’
Organisation says surveyors are too tied by 'upheavals' of Covid pandemic to implement huge changes to way surveys are marketed and conducted.
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RICS: September was booming marvellous for agents, but what about next year?
Buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new listings all increased last month and will continue to do so until Christmas, say RICS estate agents
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Sales boom will turn into a house price inflation bubble soon, says RICS
House prices are already rising in virtually every area of the UK as the unprecedented sales surge continues to see demand outstrip supply.
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The boom could turn to bust after furlough scheme ends, agents tell RICS
RICS's July survey of estate agents reveals a booming sales and lettings market, but nevertheless agents are worried that it won't last.
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Market awash with ‘love lawn’ home buyers says RICS
The organisation canvassed its estate agency members and found that properties with gardens or access to parks are in greatest after the lockdown.
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Watch out for money laundering surge during Coronavirus, RICS warns estate agents
Institution says the financial chaos and business uncertainty created by the pandemic will lead to more attempts to circumvent AML and other rules.
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Property industry’s self-employed given same deal as employees – but they can still work
The sector's small army of self-employed agents, inventory clerks, maintenance freelancers and surveyors are to be given grants of up to £2,500 a month if they are struggling financially.
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Movers & Shakers
RICS appoints Dame Janet Paraskeva to Standards & Regulation Board
The woman credited with opening up the legal profession to commercial ownership is appointed to lead RICS’ new Standards and Regulation Board.
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Housing Market
House prices growing across all regions of the UK – RICS
House prices continue to rise as supply is squeezed, but fears grow over the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak.
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