Agent & Homes raise the new cash in just four days despite investors' jitters over the economic effect of the Covid pandemic on the UK housing market.

London-based CEO Ben Taylor says the estate agency now has over 250 agents in the UK and is one of the top performing countries with the Keller Williams global network.

The Local Data Company looked at 20,351 high street units of all business types eligible to re-open and found on average that just over 52% had re-opened.

Reed, one of the largest employment agencies in the UK, says it saw a 43% increase in estate agency jobs advertised on its website.

The body of Buckinghamshire agent Harpreet Gill was found in the River Jubilee near Taplow on March 18th March.

Hybrid agency says disposal is part of its renewed focus on its core UK market but the cash will be useful after the additional costs of surviving the lockdown.

Pay for lettings agents is better in both mid and upper pay bands within the industry, says recruitment firm Rayner Personnel.

Fledgling political party is refused name after Electoral Commission intervenes and says it's too close to title of local leading estate agency.