More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is still no clarity about whether this applies to visitors to estate agency branches.
The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government has not responded to an email request for clarification from Estate Agent Today.
NAEA Propertymark says it, too, remains uncertain but Mark Hayward, chief executive, has told us: “At the moment, there is no official guidance from MHCLG on whether or not face coverings will be enforced in branches; however agents need to bear in mind that with the recent business rates holiday, they have in fact been treated in the same way as retail premises, where we know face coverings are mandatory.”
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If Estate Agents have to wear face masks, then every office worker should. And if every office worker does, then all who visits pubs, restaurants coffee shops need to. Now how will i get that beer through this mask? Ha ha.
I can't see this happening unless we have a major spike with infections.
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