Finance
Supreme Court rules on Business Interruption Insurance Policies
Small firms set to benefit from Court ruling
News
Compliance
More than half of surveyed agents feel workplace is NOT Covid-secure
EYE poll result – majority of agents feel unsafe in their workplace.
Agency
Tips for agents working remotely and home schooling
Trying to ensure that you can keep your business going and keep clients happy while home schooling is no easy feat.
People
Comings and Goings
Promotion at Sterling Estate Agents; New managing partner at DM Hall; Matthew Corker is now operations director at Knowledge Bank
Finance
Prices and transactions set to slow as end of stamp duty holiday nears
There will be a lull in activity during the middle of the year, according to Savills.
Agency
Agents should ‘stand proud’ of the service they provide during the pandemic
Agents should take pride in the essential role they offer, said The Letting Partnership.
Politics
Number of housing completions almost tripled in Q3 2020
Housing minister Christopher Pincher: “Our steps to keep the housing market open have resulted in new starts on housing only being down 1% between September 2019–2020 compared to the previous year.”
Agency
Majority of agents want housing market shut down to manage virus spread
EYE poll result – more than 60% of readers want estate agency branches closed and a ban on physical viewings, valuations and meetings.
Politics
The government is “absolutely determined” to keep the housing market open
The “housing market is staying open” despite growing pressure to tighten restrictions.
Agency
Winkworth warns of “huge potential loss” if housing market is closed
Trading update: The number of properties under offer is currently at a 13-year high, according to Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth.
Compliance
EYE poll: Should agents be offered weekly rapid Covid tests? Vote now!
As an agent, are you confident that your workplace is safely operating in a Covid-secure manner?
Agency
Belvoir Group launches new marketing portal for franchisees
Belvoir says it has developed ‘a solution’ if property viewings and house moves are banned under tighter lockdown restrictions.
Law
Conveyancers call for stamp duty extension as petition hits 92,000 signatures
Conveyancing organisations call on the chancellor to do the right thing and extend the SDLT holiday.
Other News
Agency offers to print school work for children during lockdown
Parson Estate Agents is playing its part for the community in Diss and Harleston.
Politics
EYE poll: Should the property market close under tighter national lockdown?
Should the property market be put into full lockdown with branches closed and a ban on physical viewings, valuations and meetings?
Politics
Industry bodies and agencies unite to back UPRNs in open letter
Read the open letter to the housing secretary Robert Jenrick.
Law
It is time for seller’s packs to return, otherwise nothing will improve
Home information packs were scrapped in 2010.
Politics
Buyers demand stamp duty holiday extension as petition hits 80,000 signatures
Many property purchasers are concerned that they will miss the existing deadline.
Law
Evictions ban: Updated guidance relating to possession actions
The latest advice explains the possession action process in the county courts in England and Wales.