Charity
EYE on: Community Matters
A focus on agents running events that raise money - and coats - for charity.
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People
David Cox, former CEO of ARLA Propertymark, joins Rightmove
Rightmove today announces the appointment of David Cox as legal & compliance director.
Agency
New platform will ‘be an agent’s dream marketing tool’ – claim
The marketing platform will launch in December.
Compliance
Revealed – local councils with the slowest searches
A recent Freedom of Information request was completed by 228 councils.
Finance
Beating the stamp duty holiday deadline ‘could be challenging’
Many buyers may find themselves struggling to complete by the 31 March deadline amid processing delays.
Other News
SSTC hits new 2020 record as withdrawals rise
Properties changing status to SSTC saw a comparative increase on the previous week.
Tech
Watch: New platform aims to allow agents ‘to reach a larger targeted audience’
The video allows agents to see how members of The Guild of Property Professionals will be able to potentially target Facebook users.
Agency
Rise in short-term contracts are ‘a sign of the times’
A higher proportion of employment contracts offered by agents are now limited to a period of between three and six months.
Other News
New study will measure the performance of short-term rentals
Serviced apartments and hotels will also be analysed as part of the research.
Agency
Almost a quarter of Countrywide branches have closed since 2016 – claim
Countrywide has issued a statement.
Agency
Boomin continues to sign-up agents across the UK
The latest agents backing Boomin include Venmores, Humberts, and West Wales Properties.
Compliance
Letting agents urged to prepare for changes to referral fees system
The head of NTSELAT, James Munro, writing exclusively for Property Industry Eye, made it clear that greater transparency around referral fees is needed.
Agency
Coronavirus firebreak: Agency branches likely to close again next year
“This is not the last lockdown we're likely to see,” says minister.
Agency
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.
Finance
EYE on: Mortgages and Finance
Mortgage news summary - from new products to the latest rates.
Politics
Vendor enquiries grow as regional market restrictions mount
Enquiry levels overall steady themselves after weeks of falls.
Agency
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.
Agency
Blackpool FC announce partnership with Stephen Tew Estate Agents
The Blackpool-based firm has become the football club’s official ‘estate agent partner’.
Other News
Stath Lets Flats renewed for third series by Channel 4
The multi BAFTA-winning comedy is making a return to our screens.