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Lenders have now pulled half of all home-buyer mortgage products
Banks have shelved around half of their mortgage products in the least few weeks in response to the Coronavirus crisis and 0.25% interest rate.
Zoopla extends Coronavirus freebie offer to five months
Property portal confirms a two-month extension to its free usage period for agents affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.
NYC apartment sells for over $50m mid-lockdown
Buyer with nerves of steel signs on the dotted line for a full-floor unit at 220 Central Park South
Foster + Partners designs reusable visor for mass production
World famous architecture practice hopes its design nous can help the fight against Covid-19
Property sales have slumped by 70% since the lockdown
Transaction numbers have plummeted since the start of the Coronavirus lockdown, but homes continue to be listed for sale, says Zoopla.
Prime London’s property market was surging before the lockdown
Prime Central London saw its fastest quarterly rate of property price inflation in five years in Q1, before the Coronavirus hit.
Deal sealed on £7m townhouse in Little Venice
'There is an appetite from purchasers looking for value in these extremely difficult times', reports agency
Commission can now be included in furlough pay calculations
"Compulsory commission payments" can now be included in furlough pay calculations for the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Grant Scheme
UK construction activity plummets
IHS Markit's closely-watched purchasing managers’ index saw its biggest fall on record last month, resulting in the lowest reading since April 2009
Labour’s new leadership announces housing team
Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire named as Keir Starmer's Shadow Secretary of State for Housing.
Conran and Partners to redesign historic Sussex town
Architecture practice appointed to completely rework the the centre of Hailsham, with all-new resi, retail and green space
Country markets & property management bolster Winkworth’s business
Estate agency network Winkworth managed "another good set of results against testing market conditions" last year, but warns that "it is too early to predict what the full effect" of the Covid-19 crisis…