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Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Government releases guidance on accompanied viewings for estate agents
Ministry of Housing confirms viewings can take place but warns that open houses and driving clients to viewings are still…
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It’s going to be busy today! 450,000 home moves waiting to proceed, says government
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick reveals how many sales and rentals will now be released following the re-start of the property…
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How close did Countrywide come to not being able to let staff work from home?
UK's largest estate agency group reveals just how unprepared it was for the home working revolution that followed Coronavirus and…
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Agencies welcome furlough extension but worry about future
Extension has gone down well but many agents worry if their post-Covid turnover can support normal staffing levels and whether…
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Claims that most landlords are rejecting rent waiver requests are ‘untrue’
Landlords and agents ARE supporting tenants across the UK and Generation Rent research is wide of the mark, says association.
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UPDATED: Property sales and rental markets to reopen today
Changes to travel restrictions within amendment to current legislation gives green light for home moves to restart, and agents to…
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Chancellor extends furlough until the end of October
The Chancellor has announced in the Commons the commitment to continue furlough payments – but with strings attached from August.
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Government advice unravels as estate agents go back to work
Boris Johnson's vague advice on TV and in parliament yesterday has persuaded some estate agencies that some staff are now…
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“We must work together harder to achieve a fully digital conveyancing process”
Claims by many platforms and experts that we're on the cusp of a conveyancing digital revolution will remain wide of…
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Coronavirus is industry’s chance to ‘disrupt the duopoly’ as agents mull their costs, says OTM boss
CEO Clive Beattie believes the crisis has galvanised agents to look at their portal costs and loyalties again, but it…
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