Estate agents 'should pass tests'

First-time buyers would feel more confident when buying a home if estate agents had to pass compulsory tests to show they are up to scratch, a study has found.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), which carried out the research, wants to see stronger regulation of estate agents to make sure that first-time buyers are not "flying blind" through the "biggest purchase of their lives".%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%