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Features
Covid 19 and MEES: landlords and agents cannot ‘self isolate’
2020 is turning out to be an ‘annus horribilis’ for everyone, says Frances Burkinshaw. It’s not just tricky for the Royal Family – letting agencies and landlords have challenges too.
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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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Sales agreed plummet by 70% since lock-down, market snapshot reveals
Zoopla says that although activity is falling off a cliff, sales continue and a mass withdrawal of properties from the market has failed to materialise.
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Winkworth head office cuts fees to franchisees as Coronavirus bites
Group says it is doing everything it can to help branches and claims it has enough cash to weather the crisis and has paid its final dividend to investors.
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Guest Blogs
Your Coronavirus recovery plan
If you’re going to get through this crisis, you’re going to need not one, but two business plans, says management consultant, Adam Walker.
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Chancellor widens SME emergency loans scheme and relaxes criteria
Following criticism of the initial CBILS scheme, it now includes all SMEs and directors no longer have to give guarantees for loans under £250k.
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Proptech firm joins digital effort to coordinate neighbourhood Coronavirus ‘shielding’
Proptech firm Kamma and several other firms have built CoronaFriend.com to help local volunteers organise themselves better and help vulnerable residents on their street.
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Coronavirus – how the property market can survive
Kate Faulkner reports on the story so far and what estate agents can do to keep their business moving.
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Coronavirus crisis and the portals’ response to the plight of agents
As the Coronavirus spreads across the UK, our estate agencies face a battle to keep afloat – this is how the portals have responded to the developing crisis in the industry.
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Dexters hits back over Coronavirus criticism but 70 staff still working from offices
Dexters says it closed down branch network as fast as possible, but that a small team is still needed to manage its lettings portfolio from secure hubs.
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