RICS says activity has been coming off the boil since early December and that lockdown will mute home moving further.
Read More‘Millions on tenterhooks’ as conveyancing logjam hits 650,000 transactions
Activity is strongest in the upper end of the housing market where stamp duty savings are most significant.
Read MoreAgencies 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 staff have 'lost their mojo'.
Read MoreLand for the many, a political plan too far? A poor reception for Jeremy Corbyn’s latest report
Few in the property business would applaud his slogan taken from ‘The Masque of Anarchy’ written 200 years ago.
Read MoreSurprise! Housing market stages unexpected April recovery
Latest research by UK Finance and NAEA Propertymark reveal improving activity as transactions and mortgage approvals increase.
Read MoreLeading estate agents voice serious concerns over anti-money laundering
Leading property firms including Chestertons and Winkworth says implementation of AML in the UK is too patchwork and poorly policed.
Read MoreSummed up: letting industry legal changes
The Government chose April Fools’ Day to announce stricter regulations for letting and managing agents – but, says Jeremy Leaf, it’s being taken very seriously.
Read MoreLetting fees ban
It’s a done deal, says Jeremy Leaf, BSc FRICS FARLA but what will the new letting fees bill really mean for estate agents?
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