OPINION: Propertymark and RICS are not trade bodies
Propertymark and RICS are consumer protection organisations. They are not, as many think (and as they like to portray themselves), trade bodies in place to look after the interests of agents.
Author: David Beaumont
Latest on future of referral fees including possible ban – announcement expected shortly
Will Government opt for a ban on referral fees and if so, will this push the practice into hiding?
Tomorrow – and what will the new anti-money laundering regulations mean for agents?
Expert advice for agents on the latest anti-money laundering requirements
Beware the potential for your website to get you into expensive trouble over compliance
Be warned – Trading Standards and HMRC both on the warpath when it comes to agents
Compliance advice – how you can (and should) reduce sellers’ risk of being charged dual fees
Our compliance expert reviews the new Code of Practice on fee disputes which says agents must reduce clients’ risk of having to pay two agents
Expert opinion: Official guidance on disclosing referral fees ‘is just not practical’
Our compliance expert gives his opinion on the disclosure of referral fees guidance – Champagne, anyone?
Warning: HMRC is turning its sights to smaller agents so put compliance top of your agenda
HMRC is on the warpath and the £215,000 fine on Countrywide is only the beginning
Letting agents being brought into anti-money laundering regime via back door
Banks are increasingly forcing letting agents to conduct anti-money laundering checks on all landlords and tenants
GDPR: Don’t let anyone scare the living daylights out of you
Don’t listen to the scaremongers – but don’t be complacent either, says our compliance expert
New money laundering regulations clause is either wrong – or means big impact for agents
Does clause change the whole shooting match for agents?