New virtual valuation platform offered by major industry supplier
Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing periods.
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Buckle up – Wave of law cases possible if off-plan buyers pull out
There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds fail to complete because of falling prices.
Agencies still getting leads and completing deals despite lockdown
It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up leads and some deals despite the lockdown. Midlands agency Centrick says it’s seen positive results in recent weeks thanks to what it calls its ‘digital-first’. Since the lockdown began… Read More »Agencies still getting leads and completing deals despite lockdown
Reapit’s PropTech deal aims to accelerate completions and cut fall-throughs
PropTech big names Reapit and ViewMyChain are joining up to try to accelerate transactions when the lockdown finally ends and the sales market returns. They say that 55 per cent of all housing transactions in normal times are in chains, making it more essential than ever that agents know the… Read More »Reapit’s PropTech deal aims to accelerate completions and cut fall-throughs
2020 house sales to hit peak in September predicts leading agency
The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer – but that depends on many of the lockdown measures being relaxed in time.
Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown
The controversial Help To Buy scheme looks likely to be expanded in breadth and extended in duration to help kick-start the housebuilding industry after the lockdown. Currently the scheme helps buyers of new build homes with an equity loan worth 20 per cent of the value of a property;… Read More »Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown
How will the economy survive the current crisis?
There is no doubt that the current crisis, is one of the greatest tests our economy has faced in decades. There are without doubt, many small to medium sized businesses that will suffer greatly, despite the drastic steps taken by the chancellor to lessen the blow. Personally, I feel that rents, rates & interest should have been suspended during this period, to minimise the damage of this terrible situation.
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.
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