NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would include so-called 'contactless viewings', a £1,500 loan to buyers who complete a purchase, and a stamp duty holiday to kick-start the market. In a briefing to agents published this afternoon,... Source: Estate Agent...
1st May 2020
The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing a legal probe. The FCA is proposing a package of measures including seeking a court ruling on whether insurers' BI products still offer value to customers and whether they can...
The Property Ombudsman is advising agents to use virtual viewings only as a filtering process with offers being agreed only ‘subject to viewing’ in person. A guidance note issued yesterday by TPO’s office says that it is vital to ensure consumers who choose to buy or rent based on virtual viewings... Source: Estate Agent...
LSL Property Services, parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rain, has named a new chief executive officer taking the helm today. It’s David Stewart, who joined the Board of LSL as a non-executive director five years ago. He’s the former chief executive of Coventry Building Society. Ian Crabb, the outgoing CEO,... Source: Estate Agent...
The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing. These include pavement signs, floor graphics, bollard covers, banners to ensure a safe working environment for staff and customers once the lockdown is over and viewings, branch visits and office... Source: Estate Agent...
The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down, Ards and Comber areas of Northern Ireland - has signed up both of its branches to the network. love2move’s platform means agents can continue their traditional commission-based physical service but... Source: Estate Agent...
The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA - which is now a year old and aims to give members the scale of financial leverage with suppliers enjoyed previously just by large-scale corporates - announced a string... Source: Estate Agent...
If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown - while still trying to keep their own businesses running - we would have been amazed. Now, at the start of May, we remain in awe of the industry’s ongoing... Source: Estate Agent...