PROPERTYMARK: Government Lapdog or Property Industry Watchdog?

Like many other seasoned property professionals I am sure, I have been reading with great interest about the rebranding and re-launch of NFoPP as “Propertymark” at the NAEA conference of last week. If you were not aware of this or did not attend, let me pass on some quotes that I have unashamedly “lifted” from…

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NAEA and ARLA working together with Rightmove

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Both the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) announced on their respective websites last week that  they are working together with Rightmove to offer more help and support to agents by sharing the latest market insight and keeping them up-to-date with new legislation for both sales and…

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Highest number of December sales to FTB’s since 2001 says NAEA

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have released their Monthly UK Housing Market report for December 2016.   In the report they state: Number of prospective buyers registered per branch last month was the highest in 13 years for the month of December and record December sales to first time buyers (FTBs) since 2001.…

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NAEA National Conference 2017

The NAEA National Conference 2017 will be held on the 9th February at 155 Bishopgate, Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 3YD. On their website they state: The NAEA National Conference promises to be a must attend event if you work within estate agent industry in the UK. This essential date for your diary will give you an insight into key industry…

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Number of sales agreed in November dropped says NAEA

Press release and November Housing Market report today from NAEA headlined ‘Record number of properties sold at less than asking price’ They state: Both demand for properties and supply of available stock fell in November, the number of sales agreed also dropped. Mark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) comments on the…

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NAEA announce the speakers at their 2017 annual national conference

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) this week announced the speakers at their 2017 Annual National Conference. The event, on 9th February at 155 Bishopsgate in London is the largest annual conference of its kind and a key calendar event for those working within the estate agent industry in the UK. The line-up features…

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Highest level of sales on record to first-time buyers says NAEA

Press release today from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) headlines ‘Sales to first time buyers at highest level on record’.ÿ Mark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) comments on the findings: _This month_s report paints a positive picture for the UK housing market. Our findings over the last few months…

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Housing supply at highest level since March this year.

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) yesterday issued their August Housing Market report headlined ‘Supply of Housing Hits A Six Month High’ In the report it states supply of available housing rose to the highest level seen since March this year, the number of houses available for buyers increased to 41 per estate agency…

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No Brick shortage is response from The BDA

The Brick Development Association (BDA), representing brick manufacturers in the UK, has responded assertively to what it sees as an “out of date and and unhelpful” report from the Centre for Economics & Business Research   for the National Association of Estate Agents which was released yesterday. In a latest news article posted to their website…

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Housing crisis made worse by brick shortage

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The continual high demand for bricks to keep pace with the UK house building program is not being met with supply, this is exacerbating  the ‘Housing Crisis’ in Britain according  to the National Association of Estate Agents’ (NAEA). The report highlighted that the construction Industry needs at present 1.4 billion bricks to deal with the…

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A fall in the number of House Buyers

According to the most recent National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) monthly UK Housing Market report the ‘Number Of House Buyers Falls By A Third on Year’. In the report they mention that demand is at lowest seen since November 2013 and  a third  lower than July last year. Mark Hayward, Managing Director, National Association…

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How easy is it to become an Estate Agent these days?

I think that the answer to this is still very much easy with no actual qualification required in order for someone to form their own estate agency, either as a high street agency or online. I asked this question on Twitter just the other day at from the 17 votes received, 59% agreed that no…

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