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Sales folk call for commission to be included in furlough pay scheme
            A petition calling for commission to be included in the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has gained significant traction.         
    Treasury could see a £5bn Stamp Duty hit as property sales slump
            "Transactions will bear the brunt" of the Coronvirus property slump, says Savills - but the firm doesn't think the pandemic will have a long-term effect on house prices.         
    Pi Labs backs five more proptech start-ups, as accelerator programme goes virtual
            Structor.io, REST Solution, Hausbots, Bright Spaces and Propster have been backed by Faisal Butt's PropTech VC firm.         
    Developer loses £600k legal battle with law firm over ‘lost’ opportunity
            Breach of care and lost opportunity examined in the case of Taray Investments Ltd & Anor v Gateley Heritage LLP         
    Screen legend’s former Chelsea home seeks £6m
            British bombshell Diana Dors lived at this double-fronted affair on Burnsall Street from 1931 until her death in 1984         
    Councils deciding planning applications via video
            Government brings in rule change allowing council members to meet remotely for the first time         
    Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
            A stunning house on Chelsea Park Gardens topped the official table in January, after going through at £13m         
    Octagon tees up 18th Wentworth mega-mansion
            The luxury housebuilder is not far off completing the latest addition to its super-home portfolio, the 11,000 square foot Hampton Place         
    Savills cancels dividend & postpones AGM
            Savills has cancelled its next dividend payout "in order to retain sufficient cash reserves to mitigate the effect" of the Coronavirus crisis.         
    Green light for more homes at Poly UK’s Mill Hill mega-scheme
            The UK arm of global developer Poly Development and Holding Group is making headway with its forthcoming Plaza Collection project         
    Government to decide on which construction projects must go ahead
            Ministers are stepping up action to save the sector from collapse         
    Lettings firm Rentify hires another Knight Frank agent
            Five ex-Knight Frank staff have now joined the online platform in the last six months