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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.
Meyer Bergman names new CIO
Private equity real estate firm recruits former Blackstoner Josip Kardun as Chief Investment Officer, as it ramps up its mixed-use portfolio across core European cities.
Savills Wuhan has not reopened
Rumours around the office at the epicentre of the virus being back in business - seen by many to be a light at the end of the tunnel - have turned out to be false.
MIPIM cans Cannes 2020; Paris gathering slated for September
This year's Riviera real estate get-together has been cancelled; it will be replaced with a "two-day Paris-based gathering" in September.
Prime London’s property market recovery has been ‘paused’
The annual rate of property price inflation in prime London turned positive for the first time since 2015 in Q1, says Savills. But the Coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to the burgeoning market recovery.
London estate agency chided for staffing branches amidst lockdown
Dexters' offices are not open to the public, but some staff did go to work yesterday - prompting a backlash on social media and in the national press.
Average UK and London property prices dipped by 1.1% in January – UK HPI
Official pre-virus data indicates that the annual rate of UK property price inflation fell from +1.7% in December to +1.3% in January.
Agents embrace the new virtual reality
How Knight Frank's teams are using tech to work through this unprecedented period of tight restrictions on movement
Rightmove’s five most viewed homes of 2020 so far
From contemporary seaside residences to Georgian-style country mansions, these are the most looked-at properties in Britain over the last three months...