New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...
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22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features
OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...
08 October 2020
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features
Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor has revealed how he will wean businesses off the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - meaning that agencies and suppliers...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Today is the final day that agencies can register with the government scheme offering furlough pay on April 30. The furlough programme...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...