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New volunteering platform encourages real estate firms to provide practical support to the NHS
Teams from Greystar, SAY Consulting, deverellsmith, and Be Original have launched Do Some Good, encouraging the property industry to pledge support for NHS and healthcare workers on the front line of the…
Rightmove cancels dividend payment; Berkeley revises profit forecast
Britain's biggest property portal suspends its final 2019 dividend, telling shareholders that it is "taking appropriate measures" to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its bottom line - but…
In Pictures: PCL agency launches quartet of high-end mews instructions
Chelsea-based Russell Simpson has taken on a batch of new mews properties, ranging from a turnkey specimen designed by Turner Pocock, to a character-filled pad above Roald Dahl's former home in Clapham...
Mortgage market could be frozen as lenders pull products
Banks & Government said to be in talks about pausing or adapting the mortgage market in light of the Coronavirus lockdown.
Official guidance on moving home during the Covid-19 lockdown
UPDATED: "Home buyers and renters should, as far as possible, delay moving to a new house" says the Government. But moves are still possible and happening.
£18m Mayfair doer-upper tucked away
Entire 1826 townhouse on Upper Grosvenor Street was brought back into resi use in the mid-1990s
New virtual viewing & design app launches in the UK
Gaming-inspired software has already been picked up by one of the country's top five agencies
Property transactions are likely to plunge by 60%, warns Zoopla
The property market "has not ground to a complete standstill" yet, says Zoopla, but demand is drying up, fall-throughs are escalating - and deal numbers are likely to sink dramatically in the coming months.
Estate agents get business rates holiday for a year
Left out of the original Coronavirus Business Rates exemption scheme, the Government has now confirmed that estate agents with rateable properties will not have to pay any Business Rates for a year from…
New MD for Savills Ireland
Mark Reynolds takes over from Angus Potterton, who steps up as chairman
Property measurement start-up secures another £13.9m
London-based Pupil rolled out its first product, Spec, in 2018, and has raised £22.3m to date;
Taking a Hit: How property portals are reacting to Covid-19
Property portals around the world are rallying to retain customers as the Coronavirus lockdown quells market activity; British portals are offering the deepest discounts of all.