Rush hour! Agents agree huge sales volumes since market reopened
Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market reopened little more than four weeks ago.
Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market reopened little more than four weeks ago.
The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.
The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis.
Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market – and since that time the largest increase in business has been for mortgages.
Rupert and Annabel Wakley – both long-time stalwarts of Knight Frank’s country department – have moved over to the rival Jackson-Stops agency.
Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April.
A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis ends.
PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform – and it’s recruited Countrywide to issue a testimonial for the service.
Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market – with a stamp duty cut being one of the most obvious.
The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove – a key indicator of market health – is already stronger than a year ago.