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Mandatory qualifications for estate agents would improve standards, reduce failed transactions, and restore trust in the homebuying process, RICS’ Chief Executive has claimed. Justin Young (pictured) said estate agents sit at “one of the greatest points of influence” for buyers and sellers, yet the sector remains largely unregulated with no consistent requirement for competency or…

At a time when estate agents may feel under attack following the Panorama revelations this week, The Neg can reveal there is some good news to bolster down-in-the dumps negotiators. A book published by novelist and former magazine editor Dale Bradford has been an unexpected success on the Amazon ‘sci-fi’ book lists for eight months…

Letting agents are facing huge changes to the rental sector as it evolves from a short-term option for younger tenants into a long-term tenure for families, according to the Resolution Foundation. While this trend has been ongoing for some time, last year the think tank found that 3.2 million children are now living in privately…

The UK is facing a long-term ‘structural failure’ in the affordability of home ownership, as new figures reveal that the average-priced home in England is now only financially achievable for the highest-earning 10% of workers. Jason Harris-Cohen (pictured), Managing Director at house buying firm Open Property Group, says: “Our analysis shows that home ownership has…

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