NAEA Campaigns
As a trade body the NFOPP monitors the development of
international, European, and UK policy and legislation, which may impact upon
its members, and upon their clients.
This work involves forming and maintaining relationships and dialogue
with a wide range of key stakeholders, including other professional bodies,
regulators, and politicians. It is also involves responding to a plethora of
formal and informal consultation exercises being undertaken by government
departments or others, so that the position
and views of members of the NFOPP are taken into full consideration when initiatives relating to the property
sector are being shaped.
Over all the NFOPP aims to be a leading, consistent, and
influential voice on all property related issues. The new Campaigns area of the
NAEA web site is designed to provide members and others with examples of the NFOPP’s
policy portfolio.
31 August 2010
DWP Evidence
In its first Budget, the Coalition Government made a number of announcements on changes to Housing Benefit, and in particular to Local Housing Allowance. The new measures are as follows:
23 August 2010
Stay on top of your mortgage
The recently formed Consumer Financial Education Body has launched a campaign to help improve borrowers understanding of mortgages. The CFEB web site has a mortgage toolkit, including mortgage calculator, comparison tables, and budget planners. There is also information about different types of mortgages and arrears & repossessions, as well as a helpline number to help borrowers understand their commitments and options.
07 July 2010
International Anti Money Laundering
In order to comply with their anti money laundering obligations estate agents must undertake Customer Due Diligence, which includes making checks on their clients’ identity. One way to reduce the burden of making these checks is for the parties involved in property sales, including estate agents, Financial Institutions, and lawyers, to rely on each other more which would prevent the current duplication of Customer Due Diligence checks.
18 May 2010
Making it easier for charities to sell and make other disposals of land
Consultation on extending the definition of ‘qualified surveyor’ in section 34(4) of the Charities Act 1993
13 May 2010
Anti Money Laundering
Future supervisory approach consultation
