Ian McCartney proposes to force English estate agents to join an ombudsman scheme, or have their phones, fleet cars and keyrings confiscated. Currently, only 60% are members of the voluntary scheme (Foxtons are a prominent agency refusing to be regulated), and yet RICS takes exception to McCartney's plans as "unfair" and "anticompetitive". (That's anti-competitive, to require all estate agents to operate from a level playing field.) McCartney plans to introduce the Bill during the next session. More here.