Covid-19: EweMove is ‘fully prepared and ready’ for a potential second lockdown
The number of new Covid-19 infections is growing by between 3% and 6% per day, according to SAGE.
Marc da Silva
EYE on: Mortgages and Finance
Mortgage news summary - from new products to the latest rates.
Vendor enquiries grow as regional market restrictions mount
Enquiry levels overall steady themselves after weeks of falls.
Rightmove to host live webinar to help agents navigate firebreak lockdown
Property viewings cannot take place in Wales during the fire-break period and high street estate agencies are currently closed.
Blackpool FC announce partnership with Stephen Tew Estate Agents
The Blackpool-based firm has become the football club’s official ‘estate agent partner’.
Stath Lets Flats renewed for third series by Channel 4
The multi BAFTA-winning comedy is making a return to our screens.
Evictions to be halted across much of England and Wales
Bailiffs will not to carry out evictions in areas under tier 2 or 3 restrictions.
Firms that have made furlough claim mistakes urged to contact HMRC
Tax specialist says “what could have been a simple mistake will be looked at as fraud”.
Bogus agent attempted to con couple out of £1,500
Preet-kaur Johal was caught trying to cheat a couple out of a deposit.
Major housebuilders re-enter the land market
Thousands of new homes are being planned to increase property sales.
KFH launch new recruitment drive
The stamp duty holiday has triggered a spike in sales activity.
NRLA updates coronavirus guidance for landlords
BTL landlords must take the three-tier system of alert levels into consideration.
Using pension contributions for a mortgage deposit is ‘an interesting concept’
Pensions minister Guy Opperman wants to explore the idea of using workplace pension auto-enrolment to fund home deposits.
Auction market sees property sales activity remain firm
Almost £470m was raised at property auctions last month.
New drone on-demand inspections launched by InventoryBase
The drone on-demand inspections are designed for surveyors carrying out external property inspections.
Countrywide shares plummet following latest announcement
The group has ousted key members of its board including the chairman and CEO.
Countrywide suing investor over collapsed sale of its commercial arm
Countrywide exchanged contracts to sell Lambert Smith Hampton to John Bengt Moeller for £38m last year.
Palmer Snell closes two branches in the South West of England
The agency is part of the Countrywide group.
Homeowners with deferred mortgage payments ‘face uncertain times’
Some 162,000 mortgage payment deferrals are currently still in place.
Positive signs on the jobs front in the estate agency sector
AMR are not seeing significant redundancies in the estate agency sector.