Mandatory estate agent qualifications are on the way
Lord Best's Regulation of Property Agents working party will present its recommendations - including new mandatory qualifications for all consumer-facing estate agents - to the Government next week
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‘A huge leap forward for the property industry’: Mandatory estate agent qualifications move closer
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