Politics
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.
News
Agency
Opinion: Never trust a portal
How long will it be before the main portals take over the role of estate agents?
Compliance
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”.
Agency
Bogus agent attempted to con couple out of £1,500
Preet-kaur Johal was caught trying to cheat a couple out of a deposit.
Acquisitions
Major housebuilders re-enter the land market
Thousands of new homes are being planned to increase property sales.
Agency
KFH launch new recruitment drive
The stamp duty holiday has triggered a spike in sales activity.
Politics
NRLA updates coronavirus guidance for landlords
BTL landlords must take the three-tier system of alert levels into consideration.
Finance
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.
Agency
Auction market sees property sales activity remain firm
Almost £470m was raised at property auctions last month.
Tech
New drone on-demand inspections launched by InventoryBase
The drone on-demand inspections are designed for surveyors carrying out external property inspections.
People
Countrywide shares plummet following latest announcement
The group has ousted key members of its board including the chairman and CEO.
Acquisitions
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.
Agency
Palmer Snell closes two branches in the South West of England
The agency is part of the Countrywide group.
Other News
The Way they were…
An unusual entry into our 'then and now' series - an estate agent who still has his hair!
Finance
Homeowners with deferred mortgage payments ‘face uncertain times’
Some 162,000 mortgage payment deferrals are currently still in place.
Agency
Positive signs on the jobs front in the estate agency sector
AMR are not seeing significant redundancies in the estate agency sector.
Tech
Growing number of agents using Bamboo’s online auction platform
Online auctions help agents “generate revenue faster”.
Law
Rogue landlords in north London ordered to pay £130,000
Islington Council has pledged to hold rogue landlords to account.
Agency
Agents offered chance to win a business consultancy package
Competition time: Five winners will benefit from free consultative advice.
Agency
Greater transparency around referral fees is needed
James Munro, head of National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team, says agents and consumers will benefit.