COVID-19
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‘Boycott Rightmove’ Facebook group set to pass 1,500 member mark
Set up just three weeks ago following Rightmove's ill-judged initial 'deferred payments' fees offer, the group offers radical ideas and practical advice on dealing with the portal during the crisis.
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London agency still making sales despite lockdown but for how much longer?
Guy Gittins, MD of 33-branch Chestertons says buyer registrations have increased significantly and that buyers are still keen, although sales activity across the market has dropped.
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Vital ‘workaround’ goes live to help stalled sales get to exchange during crisis
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.
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Give estate agents more clarity on what is essential work, pleads leading industry figure
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.
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Lettings agency confusion still reigns about viewings, secret shopper reveals
Research by an anonymous blogger among half a dozen agents finds half are still willing to offer face-to-face property viewings.
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How safe are estate agency branches as Coronavirus empties high streets at night?
Pictures of a heavily vandalised estate agency in Bedford are an example of how vulnerable the industry's 20,000 branches are during the crisis.
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No free ride during Coronavirus, landlords remind tenants
Rent payments must be maintained where possible say landlords as rent campaigners calls for a payment holiday grow louder.
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Estate agency ‘not eligible’ for Coronavirus grant after making common administrative error
Inverness-based Remax franchisee Tony Lister has enlisted the help of his local MSP after he was told the 'desperately needed' cash is not forthcoming.
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Lettings agency in Cornwall ordered to stop offering homes to rent
Holiday lets firm is thought to be the first recorded agency to be forcibly prevented from operating using the lock-down Coronavirus legislation.
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‘Become a hybrid estate agent for just £99’ offer launched
Telford and London based NU:move wants to give agents looking for new opportunities a chance to get back on their feet after the crisis.
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