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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 a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank says that the support is primarily available to residential mortgage borrowers, with… 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 you cope with the existing situation. One of the most common questions many landlords are currently asking about is the… 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 week, new research shows. The government has announced that they will suspend new evictions and halt new possessions proceedings to the… 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 Belvoir are amongst the company names cited on the Say No To Rightmove website as being signatories: however, the website… 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 these. Estate Agent Today has seen a message to the staff of Choices Estate Agents from its chairman, Simon Shinerock,… Read More »It doesn’t have to be like Spicerhaart – another agent’s approach…
A mortgage broker that’s just become a partner of OnTheMarket is warning that house prices are likely to fall 10 per cent over the rest of this year because of the virus crisis. John Charcol is saying that the peak UK house price for 2020 is likely to be the… Read More »House prices to drop 10% thanks to virus, warns OnTheMarket partner
When people make the ultimate sacrifice…. In the Peak District, just a few miles from Peak Forest and Sheffield, there is a village called Eyam, which was overwhelmed by the plague in the summer of 1665, when the Plague arrived, this what happened. Over the course of eight days in… Read More »Eyam – The village that defied the Plague
Coronavirus may linger in the body for weeks after people recover. A small study out of China suggests that the new coronavirus can persist in the body for at least two weeks after symptoms of the disease clear up. After coronavirus The new study, published in the journal JAMA on Thursday (Feb. 27),… Read More »Can people spread coronavirus after they recover?
In the midst of the coronavirus panic, the 2011 movie “Contagion” became one of the most-watched movies online. Here’s a look at the main themes of the movie and how they are becoming a reality in 2020 As coronavirus spreads fear and panic across the world, streaming services have been… Read More »How the Movie “Contagion” Laid the Blueprint for the Coronavirus Outbreak
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus on the economy. Estate agencies of all sizes are expected to be able to benefit from at least some of the measures announced this evening. The chief measures are:… Read More »Agencies set to benefit from massive emergency business schemes
