COVID-19
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‘First Friday after lockdown will be busiest in letting industry’s history’
ARLA boss David Cox warns agents to get ready as the industry waits to hear if lockdown will be relaxed next week, after the Chancellor's 8th May update.
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10% of agents have already left Rightmove, says poll of campaigning firms
The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which is leading a group including three other organisations, says a further 7% are waiting for their contracts to end.
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Petition launched to demand Rightmove is denied government bailout funds
Letting agent calls on colleagues across the UK to sign her petition after the portal revealed it is eligible for the Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
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UPDATE: Estate agencies who took CBILS loans not eligible for extra Bounce Back cash
Smaller property companies hoping that the Chancellor's Bounce Back Loans scheme would offer extra funding will be disappointed if they've already been given the green light for the previous scheme.
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Say No To Rightmove leader denies he’s working for other portals and calls for agents to ‘move together’
Rob Sargent of estate agency The Acorn Group submits himself to hard questioning over his motivations to set up and fund a campaign to persuade Rightmove to change its business and pricing.
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New free service claims it will be first to tell agents market is reviving
Coadjute says it has worked with many of the UK's leading software firms including Reapit, DezRez and MRI to be able to spot activity picking up first, and help agents get ready to re-open.
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OnTheMarket offers joining estate agencies free listings and shares sweeteners
While existing estate agencies were recently given a 33% discount, firms joining the firm are to be given a full discount until the crisis is over.
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LATEST: Agents giving up their time for charity over the weekend
Here The Negotiator documents some of the extraordinary efforts agents are going to around the UK to help support NHS and other front line staff.
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Lenders enforce lending caps on prime properties over £500,000
Seven key lenders say they can no longer offer home loans on properties which their valuers are unable to physically visit during the Coronavirus crisis.
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Tenants ARE planning for life after lockdown says Knight Frank
New demand brings higher numbers of renewals since lockdown when tenant demand froze, the estate agency says.
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