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Welsh government urges agents to report competitors ignoring lockdown
Statement follows several reports of agents, particularly those near the English border, opening up branch offices and conducting face-to-face viewings.
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Pentland offers a perfect home office
With the majority of the country’s workforce now working from home, home office/study rooms are now one of the most important rooms in the house...
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Scottish housing market to reopen on or after June 18th, First Minister reveals
Nicola Sturgeon has today revealed that estate agents must wait until June to see house move restrictions lifted, and that some branches will not be able to open until 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 allowed to return to their branches.
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UPDATED: Estate agents to hear at 2pm if PM’s vague comments about ‘return to work’ apply to them
Vague nature of PM's statement last night is questioned by legal expert while commentators wonder how agents can travel to work on public transport.
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Chestertons reports on its lettings activity during four weeks of lockdown
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.
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Lettings agency confusion still reigns about viewings, secret shopper reveals
Research by an anonymous blogger among half a dozen agents finds half are still willing to offer face-to-face property viewings.
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Estate agencies given protection from commercial landlord evictions
As Britain locks down for three weeks, government announces measures to prevent businesses being evicted from their premises should they struggle to pay the rent.
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