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It’s going to be busy today! 450,000 home moves waiting to proceed, says...
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has given more details of the property market re-start including that 450,000 homes sales and rentals are waiting to complete, he estimates. From today these will now...
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Breaking: Government releases guidance on accompanied viewings for estate agents
The government has this morning published more detailed guidance on the health and safety aspects of the property market re-opening today, which it says will not be a ‘return to normality’. “The...
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Dexters opens all 70 branches but severely restricts public access
London’s largest independent estate agent is reopening its 70 offices with comprehensive safeguarding rules in place to give staff and customers confidence. Dexters offices will now only be open to...
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Market restart: ‘We weren’t prepared for the sudden announcement’
Although Lee Wheatley has sales and rental deals in the pipeline – with one property waiting to exchange on since March – he’s had more enquiries about lettings than sales recently and isn’t convinced...
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House hunting activity increased by 45% yesterday, says Rightmove
The surge in pent-up demand that many within the industry had predicted would take place once the housing market re-opened has become a reality. Rightmove says its website experienced a 45% jump in...
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Get onboard: The ‘new normal’ of Remote Verification
Digital transformation projects have been fast-tracked for estate agents, due to the effects of social distancing and remote working. These changes look to be on the radar for the remainder of this...
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Ye gods! Strutt & Parker launches live public webinar series for clients
Strutt & Parker has launched a new six-part webinar series called InSPire Live: Home of Original Thinking, covering the latest residential property market trends, insights and practical advice....
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England’s reopened housing market creates ‘weird’ challenges for...
An estate agency in Wales has revealed its frustrations with the patchwork way the UK’s housing markets are being re-opened and called for Wales to follow England’s lead. Adre Properties, which is...
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Is Spicerhaart planning a branch network cull once lockdown is over?
A member of staff at estate agency giant Spicerhaart has contacted The Negotiator to reveal that the company is making moves to downsize its branch network once the furlough scheme finishes in...
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Housing secretary calls for estate agents to help ‘rebuild the economy’
Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick has made the highly unusual move of penning a column for a property portal in which he reveals that the government always intended to make property the...
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘There is huge latent demand in housing market following...
Government mood music last week that the lockdown was to be relaxed led to a 24% jump in the number of properties being added to the sales market, it has been revealed, indicating that there is...
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Portal challenger Homesearch confirms public launch will be delayed by a month
Property portal wannabe Homesearch’s CEO Giles Ellwood has sent an email to its member agents confirming that the company is delaying its official debut to give it more time to prepare its tech,...
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Housing market will take two years to recover from Coronavirus
The Scottish housing market is unlikely to bounce back to 2019 trading levels until at least 2022, according to agents Rettie & Co. “It’s not easy to call it, especially given the surrounding...
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How are you feeling? Estate agents to pre-screen clients prior to meeting and...
Estate agents will increasingly have to pre-screen vendors, potential buyers and tenants, as well as landlords over the phone to find out their health status before organising viewings or client...
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Prepare for a ‘summer stampede’ claims Propertymark during BBC report
Propertymark has told agents to expect a ‘summer stampede’ following comments made by a senior leader at the trade body to a BBC news programme. Simon Wilkinson, who is both a main board director of...
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Countrywide keeps branches closed as management debates safety
While thousands of English estate agent rushed to open their branches last week and resume trading in kind of normality, the Countrywide network of 850 branches has yet to open. The UK’s largest...
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Wishful thinking? Agent hopes pandemic pushes buyers towards an island life
How often have you thought, “I wish I lived on an island”? Go on, you know you have and you’re not alone. With the hideous Covid-19 stealing its way throughout the world, more of us dream of living in...
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HMRC launches online system to help agents recoup sick pay costs during...
Estate agents with fewer than 250 employees can from 26th May apply online to have Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments reimbursed to them via a new online system during the Coronavirus pandemic, it has...
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New branch rules: White tape everywhere, perspex screens and constant cleaning
Propertymark has revealed how estate agency offices are to be run if agents want to follow best practice, as many do while nervous staff return to work. This guidance reveals how, as many agents will...
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‘Not enough agents are leaving Rightmove yet to make a difference’
The number of feeds being cut to Rightmove are at their highest ‘in living memory’ a leading industry consultant has claimed, indicating unhappiness among agents has reached unprecedented levels. But...
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