UK trade body the Conveyancing Association (CA) has called for estate agents to be licensed. the Conveyancing Association has made the proposals in its response to the Government’s ‘call for evidence’ to improve the house buying and selling process. The CAA said that while it was not against the idea of a licensing system, there were concerns about how much information would have been required and whether this could lead to an increase in costs. CA also called for greater digitisation and for search data to be made available online. But it rejected the idea of banning referral fees, saying the payments often led to greater transparency and enhanced levels of service.
UK trade body the Conveyancing Association (CA) has called for estate agents to be licensed. The CAA said that while it was not against the idea of a licensing system, there were concerns about how much information would have been required and whether this could lead to an increase in costs. CA also called for greater digitisation and for search data to be made available online. But it rejected the idea of banning referral fees, saying the payments often led to greater transparency and enhanced levels of service.