Recently-appointed housing minister Christopher Pincher has finally clarified an issue that the industry has been debating for several weeks.

Gallagher, which is the industry-approved broker for Hiscox insurance, says it is doing everything possible to aid affected estate agency businesses.

The London agency reports that it has has registered 2,369 new tenants needing to move, conducted 3,432 virtual viewings and agreed 199 new tenancies during Lockdown.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed last night that 140,000 firms have applied to receive funds from the furlough scheme.

As The Negotiator highlighted yesterday, many estate agents have found out that their cover doesn't include the mother of all business interruption events - Coronavirus.

Estate agent Mark Rath says he assumed his policy would help recoup revenues lost during the Coronavirus downturn, but has been bitterly disappointed to discover his insurer Hiscox has rejected his claim.

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…

Industry software providers, BriefYourMarket and Yomdel have teamed up to run a weekly Protection & Planning Webinar series to support agents.