New figures reveal a 36% jump in raids by HMRC hunting cash lost in Covid support schemes.
Read MoreHousing market braces for post-Covid ‘triple whammy’ as measures end
Covid measures brought in to stimulate the economy and housing market, and protect tenants from job losses, end today.
Read MoreSales blog: This boom is artificial, so how long can it go on?
Danny Luke of Quick Move Now wonders what happens to the property market when the Stamp Duty holiday and the furlough scheme end.
Read MoreNumber of estate agencies using furlough scheme rises again
Latest HM Treasury research shows a 7% jump in property industry companies furloughing staff since November.
Read MoreThe whether forecast
We’re all wondering ‘whether’ – whether Covid will stay or go next year but either way, says Adam Walker, you need to start forecasting to keep control of your business.
Read MoreWill tenant referencing cope when millions come off furlough in March?
Industry players worry that million of tenants will struggle to pass referencing after prolonged periods on the recently-extended scheme.
Read MoreHMRC targeting property industry over furlough fraud
Leading employment law firm warns estate agencies to come clean, or risk arrest, over staff who were furloughed but asked to carry on working during lockdown.
Read MoreQuarter of estate agents won’t come back off furlough until September
Research by PRS reveals that most agents will still be on furlough during July and that the return to work will take many more months than expected.
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