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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
Six post-coronavirus trends for London’s prime property market
The market will bounce back by September but high street offices will be unviable in the new era of social distancing, speculates Utsav Goenka, founder of new prime property portal Vyomm...
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…
‘Situation tenancies’ on the rise in virus-hit London
Concerned PCL agency estimates that up to 25,000 people could be displaced by the current crisis, and left in urgent need of short-term accommodation...
£11m price cut for ultra-prime Knightsbridge church conversion
Launched at £55m last August, the remarkable St Saviours House is now asking £44m with virtual viewing options aplenty
Four Thoughts: The UK planning system enters a new virtual reality
'It’s unfortunate that it has taken a global pandemic for the system to finally move into the 21st century'
Property transactions to plummet by 38% this year, predicts Knight Frank, but PCL prices are set to surge in 2021
Over half-a-million property sales will be "lost" due to the Coronavirus lockdown, predicts Knight Frank, but prices are likely to "recover sharply" once restrictions are lifted.
Rightmove upgrades virtual viewing features
Property portal fast-tracks video and virtual tour upgrades in response to demand from agents during the Coronavirus lockdown.
£1bn in commission ‘at stake’ as estate agencies fight to keep deals together
'It is difficult at this stage to understand when this blocked commission will end up being paid', warns TwentyCi