Agent Resource

Nicholas Maestri is a residential property lawyer at Bargate Murray, specialising in Ultra High Net Worth and High Net Worth client portfolios within the London property market. He offers some thoughts on…

2020 is turning out to be an ‘annus horribilis’ for everyone, says Frances Burkinshaw. It’s not just tricky for the Royal Family – letting agencies and landlords have challenges too.

As thousands of agents work from home, one branch director and his family got the shock of their lives while clearing out their property's gutters.

Conveyancing services provider Searchflow says its new product will enable thousands of sales to proceed that would otherwise have stalled during the crisis as physical information and property checks become impossible.

Ed Mead says the industry needs better advice and that the furlough scheme will have to be re-evaluated as the UK comes out of the crisis.

Research by an anonymous blogger among half a dozen agents finds half are still willing to offer face-to-face property viewings.

As agents struggle to conduct their businesses in the crisis, more PI claims – and hikes in premiums – seem inevitable.

Zoopla says that although activity is falling off a cliff, sales continue and a mass withdrawal of properties from the market has failed to materialise.