Agency using ‘Covid Clauses’ to keep transactions on course
Agency using ‘Covid Clauses’ to keep transactions on course
An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course.
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Good News: Estate agents’ offices will be first to reopen says newspaper
Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this morning. Although there is a widespread expectation that the lockdown will be extended for another three weeks, agents’ offices – along with coffee shops and restaurants – are today… Read More »Good News: Estate agents’ offices will be first to reopen says newspaper
Agents Jobs At Risk: furlough scheme must be longer says industry chief
Agents Jobs At Risk: furlough scheme must be longer says industry chief A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing their jobs if the scheme is not extended beyond the end of May. That’s the… Read More »Agents Jobs At Risk: furlough scheme must be longer says industry chief
Agents quit Rightmove in new spurt of publicity for OnTheMarket
Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons.
PropTech Today: Ignore 2024, discover 11 home truths happening now
On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this was a completely irrelevant article and there was simply no point in reading it – although well over 3,500 of you have done so.
First ‘virus’ survey shows sellers expecting a five-month delay
What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate a five-month delay to their plans.
Furlough pay – some agents’ commission can be included
The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents’ commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed Pay.
Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed – claim
One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson – well known as former managing director of the Property Academy and now on the management team at Fine & Country – says the recent trend of agents moving… Read More »Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed – claim
Planning for post-lockdown – how to hit the ground running
Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice until we are out of lockdown. The next few months are going to be incredibly difficult for everyone, but it is vital that agents take this time to start… Read More »Planning for post-lockdown – how to hit the ground running
Rightmove on the ropes? 2,500 branches interested in new portal
Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month. Although the Homesearch website lists the branches as having “joined” the new portal, a statement from the two founders refers to the branches as having “signed up to register their interest and follow… Read More »Rightmove on the ropes? 2,500 branches interested in new portal