It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the virus crisis to avoid a crash and to allow… Read More »Housing market could be ‘frozen’ to avoid Coronavirus crash
Rightmove has this morning told its shareholders it is “taking appropriate measures” to shore up the company. It gives no indication of what those measures are but it says in a… Read More »Rightmove “taking appropriate measures” to shore up company
The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This came last evening after days of debate on how… Read More »Agents Beware: definitive government guidance on buying and selling
A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make videos appropriate for marketing. The ‘How To Do It’… Read More »Vendors can create video tours for agents to market – here’s how…
Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately – they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus safety guidance. A statement from Propertymark issued this afternoon… Read More »Government tells agents to shut offices immediately
Landlords who have a buy-to-let mortgage with Barclays will not be offered a repayment holiday, despite government guidance to offer borrowers a payment referral of up to three months as… Read More »Barclays refuses to offer buy-to-let borrowers a payment holiday
A high number of buy-to-let landlords are concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus, but The Guild of Letting and Management has provided some practical guidance and advice to help… Read More »Useful guidance and support for dealing with tenants during Covid-19 outbreak
The devastating impact of the Coronavirus could cost buy-to-let landlords nearly £14.9bn should tenants be unable to pay rent during the three month support period announced by the government last… Read More »Coronavirus could cost BTL landlords almost £15bn in lost rental income
Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on the High Street. Fine & Country, Hunters, Northwood and… Read More »Over 600 agents Say No To Rightmove – but will they stick by it?
While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how they can pull teams together at difficult moments like… Read More »It doesn’t have to be like Spicerhaart – another agent’s approach…
