30/09/2026
🚨 Government confirms mandatory licensing for agents
The MHCLG has confirmed its intention to introduce independent regulation of property agents.
For me, this is long overdue.
It goes without saying that there are many fantastic estate agents within our profession. But we are constantly undermined by agents who do not operate to the same professional standards or, ultimately, act in the best interests of their clients.
At present, there is no mandatory qualification or barrier to entry to becoming an estate agent. That is difficult to justify when we are dealing with what is, for most people, their biggest financial asset.
You then have newer agents who have only experienced the highs of the Covid years. During 2020, 2021 and into 2022, exceptionally strong demand and low supply meant that properties could attract significant interest with relatively little intervention from the agent, as the market did a lot of the heavy lifting.
That isn't the market we're operating in today.
I now constantly hear those same agents blaming “the market” when properties aren't selling, when in reality the market simply requires a different approach.
In many respects, we are now seeing conditions that are much closer to the more normalised market we experienced in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The fundamentals haven't changed: understand the market, position the property correctly, create demand, negotiate effectively and progress the sale.
Personally, I am proudly a member of Propertymark and have maintained my professional qualification through continuous professional development year after year.
For me, professional development isn't something I want to do because regulation may eventually require it.
It is something I believe I should do because my clients deserve to know that the person they are trusting with their property takes their profession seriously.
If there are agents who are now looking to obtain a professional qualification ahead of the mandatory regulation, not simply to meet a future requirement, but to strengthen their knowledge, credibility and professional standards, I'm always happy to help.
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