Estate Agents

Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed – claim

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson – well known as former managing director of the… Read More »Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed – claim

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice until we are out of lockdown. The next few… Read More »Planning for post-lockdown – how to hit the ground running

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month. Although the Homesearch website lists the branches as having “joined” the new portal,… Read More »Rightmove on the ropes? 2,500 branches interested in new portal

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move elsewhere when the virus subsides. Recruitment guru Anthony Hesse,… Read More »Poorly-treated agents will change firms after the virus – forecast

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during the lockdown. The ValPal Network – which has some 800… Read More »Automated Valuation leads to agents staying strong, says supplier

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing – a safety net being offered by the government to avoid job losses during what is seen as… Read More »Furloughing – should it include agents’ commission as well?

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this daily service helps provide some guidance. First off today,… Read More »Corona Latest: New tenant checks, Virtual staging, Global agency impact

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing scandal. The CMA has this afternoon announced that it… Read More »Agency cartel scandal – watchdog wants agent directors disqualified

Two auctions held behind closed doors have been deemed a success, and evidence that the property market can still function despite the lockdown. Savills has held its first ever remote-bidding-only… Read More »Auction success shows property sector can still thrive – claim