Estate Agency News
Online enquiries surge in a ‘lockdown lift-off’
“This shows what happens when you temporarily suppress pent-up demand that had been building for years," says Knight Frank.
Countrywide & other agencies take a cautious approach to branch re-opening
Some firms re-opened offices as soon as the Government allowed it last week, but others - including Countrywide - are only slowly re-opening branches after the Covid-19 lockdown.
Buyer demand bounced back immediately as the property market reopened
Rightmove points to some big potential changes in the post-pandemic property market, as many people "re-appraise their housing needs".
Housing Secretary turns to Zoopla to address estate agents about lifting the lockdown
Robert Jenrick has penned a blog post for Zoopla to "share his vision for restarting the housing market" with the industry.
Foxtons shareholder revolt fails to materialise
All but one of the resolutions presented at Foxtons' AGM passed with little or no opposition.
Re-starting the housing market: Industry reactions to the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown for the property sector
It will not come as any great surprise that most in the property industry are pleased to be able to get back to work after seven weeks in lockdown.
Required Reading: New official guidance for home-movers & property agents during the Coronavirus outbreak
The housing market has been re-opened after the Covid-19 lockdown, but it is "not a return to normality" for home movers or for the property industry.
Jenrick reveals the Government’s ‘plan to re-start the housing market’ as estate agents & developers get back to work
The Government has eased the Coronavirus lockdown in a bid to re-start the housing market after seven weeks in cold storage. Estate agents' office can now re-open, viewings are permitted;
Property industry gets back to work as physical viewings allowed to resume from Wednesday
Buyers, sellers and renters can start moving once again as the Government begins to ease the Covid-19 lockdown.
PM suggests lockdown exit roadmap
UPDATE, 12th May: Revised regulations mean that the housing market can re-open on Wednesday 13th May
Complaints to The Property Ombudsman jump by a fifth
Poor communication caused most complaints about property agents in 2019.
A third of estate agencies are open to permanent remote working after the lockdown
Most independent estate agencies are planning to go back to "normal" office-based work as soon as it's safe, according to a survey by The Guild of Property Professionals - but a significant proportion…