Compliance
RICS: Decline instructions if there is too much coronavirus risk
Surveyors can rely on estate agent AML checks if they are confident about the quality of the information
News
Other News
Worldwide survey: Post-pandemic working will not be the same as in the past
Results of global survey show shift toward ‘total workplace ecosystem’
Compliance
Tenant fee ban for pre-June 2019 tenancies goes live today
Agents and landlords urged to inform tenants that they can no longer be charged fees
Politics
Flexibility for furloughed workers to come back part-time will start in July
Employer contributions to furloughing costs will start to rise from August
Agency
Does Rightmove’s record traffic figure dent the Say No to Rightmove Campaign?
Portal hits record traffic figures but campaigners say industry still wants fair treatment
Finance
Is down-valuing for mortgage lending purposes about to hit the housing market recovery?
Uncertainties may lead valuers to err on the side of caution
Agency
Ex-senior figure at Purplebricks takes on M.D role
Company aims to have 250 self-employed Agents across the UK
Tech
Data represents a very positive barometer for market recovery and growth
Analysis by Reapit shows housing market quickly shifting gears out of lockdown
Agency
Fine & Country seeks new CEO as David Lindley’s six week notice period ends
David Lindley steps down from Fine & Country after 10 years
Compliance
Warning issued as thefts take place in agency branches as a result of social distancing rules
Social distancing can also present new opportunities for criminal behaviour.
Agency
Auctions may have changed forever – EYE hears from firms embracing the virtual saleroom
Sudden change has accelerated the auction sector forward five or ten years
Politics
Government to consider short let regulation options in June
Document prepared by House of Commons Library outlines short let options
Agency
Re-opening of agency offices exposes climb in fall-throughs – but new listings rise
Pent-up demand previously seen at the start of 2020 is starting to resurface
Compliance
BSI publishes UK Safe Working Guidelines
UK business community encouraged to unite and shape best practice
Finance
First time buyers could lead economic recovery if government reconsiders regulation – research
There should be 500,000 first time buyers a year in the UK – almost 150,000 more than the actual figure
Lettings
Landlords heavily exposed to young renters most at risk of losing their job
More than one in three 18 to 24-year-olds are earning less than before the Covid outbreak
Compliance
Lettings agents must sign up for AML checks as HMRC fixes registration system
Employers are responsible for registering and complying with new AML regulations
Agency
Customers actively requesting virtual viewings and valuations – sentiment tracker
Visitor volumes to estate agent websites recovered to pre-coronavirus lockdown levels
Compliance
Government could lose millions of pounds to fraudsters
HMRC has set up a fraud hotline to identify potential abuse of schemes
Agency
A positive story about two women who have opened up their own estate agency – in the midst of the Covid crisis
Ex- Hamptons agents launch their own business