RoPA delay | NAEA launch | Property raffles




Industry reaction: ‘Have ministers kicked RoPA into the long grass?’

Read one senior industry figure's reaction to our story that MHCLG was yesterday unable to confirm or deny that proposals could take more than five years to become law.

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As industry awaits reservation agreements, Propertymark launches initiative to ‘prevent fall-throughs’

NAEA's three-document 'sales protocol' toolkit, which some might call 'HIPs lite', is designed to speed up a sale's progression.

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Trading Standards given new role in regulating ‘Win a House’ property raffles

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is to deal with complaints about this unusual and increasingly popular way of selling a home.

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Estate agents warned over WhatsApp rules change ‘ticking timebomb’<br />

Sales and letting agents who use their personal WhatsApp to communicate with customers risk being sued by the platform and are in breach of GDPR and privacy laws, it is claimed.

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Fund-raising auctioneer couple ‘make a bid’ for marathon sponsorship

Andrew and Rachel Parker have already helped raise £100,000 for good causes in the past but now ask the industry to dig deep for their latest charitable effort.

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Need a hand? Try outsourcing.


Red tape, increasing compliance and an expectancy to be available 24/7. Property management is when a ‘problem shared is a problem halved’, says Lisa Isaacs.

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