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Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information.  The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...

Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...

The Bank of England has cut base rate from 5.25% to 5.0% - its first cut in four years. It was a...

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...

More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...

The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new series of educational videos for agents. The Guild’s Learning Platform serves as a...

A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launch a new Ezine system for members to market properties to let and for sale. According...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given its backing to the concept of mystery shopping as a way of improving agents’...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

Property Academy guru Peter Knight has made an unusual revelation in a new podcast - he’s told of his link to...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

Lettings agents within The Guild of Property Professionals think that the Renters Reform Bill could cause many landlords to quit.  Graham Wood,...

The Guild of Property Professionals says PropTech may be the answer to the ongoing problem with client accounts. Since 2019 many banks...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...

Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

Letting agents in one part of the UK need to be ready for the most significant changes to the private rental...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

LettsPay, an automated service aiming to simplify the reconciling of tenant rental payments, has won investment from the nurtur.group - the...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...

Agents who are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and who have been hit by the uncertainties surrounding outsourced property...

More details have emerged of the Guild of Property Professionals’ Ofqual-accredited, Level-Three and Level-Four qualifications for lettings and sales agents. Guild compliance...

There’s a warning from an industry trade body that some agents may have failed to take compliance obligations seriously enough.  Paul Offley,...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

The Guild of Property Professionals and The Lettings Hub is to continue its partnership. Iain McKenzie, The Guild’s chief executive, says: “Having...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued tips for agents and other industry professionals having to cope with working from home...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The government has issued a new How To Rent Guide - the critical document that both letting agents and landlords have...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set out what it thinks letting agents should be considering in the short, medium and...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

The business model underpinning most lettings agencies is set to change fundamentally if there is the much-anticipated second wave of Coronavirus. That’s...

There’s no escaping team activity at epropservices - and in a good way. The company, which is the parent firm of The...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column on Friday. Before we get on with it, a reminder...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The Guild of Letting and Management has thrown helpful light on the responsibilities and recommended approach of letting agents faced with...

The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and The Guild of Property Professionals have both given their backing to the government’s latest...

The Guild of Property Professionals has received confirmation that the government’s proposed changes to Section 21 will not be retrospective. “What this...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced a link with insurance product and moving services operation The Lettings Hub. Lettings Hub offers...

Hamilton Fraser’s Academy programme has announced its next workshop, on May 14, to target how lettings agents can future-proof their business...

The chief executive of a still-to-be-launched property portal says Christmas may have come early for letting agents because of the “huge...

Members of the Guild of Property Professionals will be given access to a series of training videos put together by former...

High end agency Knight Frank is reorganising a regional lettings division in a bid to create a ‘hub’ system which should...

A report on progress into the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s new code - introduced precisely a year ago - suggests more still...

One of Britain’s best known and well respected experts on buy to let and the private rental sector, Kate Faulkner, has...

The operators of the Gas Safe registration scheme and a pivate rental sector lettings organisation are joining forces to promote gas...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has secured sponsorship from the Daily Telegraph for its annual awards to be held in...