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Property sales market ‘not come to a complete standstill yet’
The housing market has not come to a complete standstill yet, Zoopla has claimed, revealing that ‘sales agreed’ have only dipped by 15% week-on-week, and are only 4% down on the same time last year....
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‘Some agents aren’t taking Coronavirus seriously and are still doing viewings’
Estate agency owner Steve Wayne has endured a tough few days, as many thousands of other agents across the UK have since the Coronavirus pandemic struck. But despite having to mothball his business...
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New ‘pro agent’ platform will help agents and developers take back control of...
Former City housing market analyst Anthony Codling has officially launched a new business designed to help estate agents and developers take back control of their data and lessen the power of the...
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Property platform buys rival but abandons crowdfunding effort
A housing market social media platform has abandoned its crowdfunding effort and turned to City investors instead to fund its next stage of development. PropertyHeads.com says the change of direction...
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Official: people told delay house moves plans “as far as possible”
The government has clarified its position on house moves, advising that home buyers and renters should, as far as possible, delay moving home until the Coronavirus crisis has abated. Estate agent will...
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Covid-19 – what can residential landlords expect?
Proposed emergency eviction freeze The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced that the government would pass emergency legislation to protect tenants from eviction if they fall into...
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Are estate agencies being complacent about effect of Coronavirus on their...
Estate agencies have told The Bank of England that they believe there is a 30% probability that the Coronavirus crisis will have a large and negative impact on turnover this year, despite warnings...
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App that helps lettings agencies get around property inspections ban is now FREE
As the Government’s comprehensive ban on most non-critical movement kicks in there’s a growing number of tasks that property management staff cannot carry out. One is mid-term inspections – tricky to...
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Kristjan Byfield: Why my business has decided to quit Rightmove
East London lettings agency boss Kristjan Byfield is famous for his chunky glasses and voluminous blond beard, but his decision to leave Rightmove really ignite a Rightmove rebellion and diminish the...
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Property industry’s self-employed given same deal as employees – but they can...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak last night revealed that self employed workers are to receive the same deal as their directly employed counterparts. The means the property industry’s army of self-employed...
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Rightmove crisis: portal cancels its dividend payment to shareholders
The decision by Rightmove to cut its fees to all agents and developers during the Coronavirus crisis by 75% has cost its shareholders dearly after the portal this morning announced it is to cancel its...
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Countrywide furloughs mortgage brokers and warns other staff to be ready
Countrywide’s 10,000 employees have been told via email today that they face being furloughed as the Coronavirus lock-down continues to kill the property market. The Negotiator has been told that the...
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Leading estate agency CEO puts positive spin on industry’s woes
A London estate agency known for its cheeky adverts has put a positive spin on the sector’s woes with a witty tweet. Patrick Littlemore, chief executive of estate agency Marsh & Parsons, tweeted a...
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Surveyors ‘have been forgotten’ within government’s business aid packages
Surveyors appear to have become victims of Government actions that have left many without financial support and forced to put the lives of themselves, their families and the community at risk. The...
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Wealthy renters ignore government’s advice not to move home
An exclusive London agent is fielding more calls from the super-wealthy renters wanting to sit out the Coronavirus crisis in style. While most of the sector languishes under new rules and regulations,...
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Struggling estate agencies given longer to restructure following insolvency...
The government has revealed significant changes to the UK’s insolvency laws that are designed to help struggling estate agency businesses stay afloat for longer during the crisis. Over the weekend...
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Purplebricks to furlough staff, but undecided on when to do it
Purplebricks has revealed its plans to survive the crisis including a complete halt in TV and radio ads, and has said it will eventually furlough its directly-employed staff, but has not yet decided...
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Purplebricks ‘should not be allowed to prospect for instructions during crisis’
A leading London property agent has claimed that Purplebricks is misguided after the agency revealed that it had moved its valuations operation to a digital-only service during the Coronavirus crisis...
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Thumb twiddling? Not for this resourceful agent who is offering free videos...
An under-utilised estate agent in Yorkshire has launched a service for fellow estate agents that offers agents, for free, branded information videos about Coronavirus. Blackpool estate agent Ben...
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Vendors still dream of selling their home, despite the dead market
The property market may be almost lifeless as the public heed government advice not to move house but interest in selling homes is anything but dead, exclusive research for The Negotiator has...
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