Ombudsman calls for licensing of estate agents

Stephen Carr-Smith is putting forward three proposals that would see the creation of a single regulatory body, to which all estate agents in the country would have to belong, providing a code of practice estate agents would have to adhere to and a complaint service to which consumers would be able to turn if they experience problems with an agent. The Ombudsman says he will be producing a new code of practice for estate agents due out in September and is encouraged by the fact all National Association of Estate Agent members have had to adhere to the current code of practice since last mon...