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New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

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...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

The Chancellor has revealed how he will wean businesses off the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - meaning that agencies and suppliers...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

Today is the final day that agencies can register with the government scheme offering furlough pay on April 30. The furlough programme...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...