NEWS ARCHIVES

Employers are being urged to take action to protect staff in light of the potential threat that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant poses to the workplace.

TPFG agrees new partnership that it believes is likely to appeal to agents, especially those who have been eyeing up acquisitions in this space.

Rob Houghton, CEO of reallymoving: “Transaction volumes are unsurprisingly down since the end of the stamp duty holiday but the outlook for the housing market in early 2022 is positive.”

Given that employees may need to work flexibly, it is argued that they should feel confident to make such requests before they start work for a new firm.

Belvoir CEO Dorian Gonsalves: “Despite the government’s efforts to encourage more people to buy, many tenants prefer to rent properties to achieve a much more flexible lifestyle.”

Rodney Sloan, head of training for Just Mortgages: “Competition for places on our academy is incredibly tough.”

An estate agent has been ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and attend rehabilitation sessions following a drunken row with his wife.

Vanessa Warwick has launched a crowdfunding campaign as she looks to ‘defend’ herself and counter-sue property trainer Samuel Leeds.

House prices will continue to rise in value in 2022? Gráinne Gilmore, head of research at Zoopla, reflects on the latest data.

Snippets of industry news.