2020 house sales to hit peak in September predicts leading agency
The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer – but that depends on many of the lockdown measures being relaxed in time.
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Demand for stamp duty holiday to reignite housing market
Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus lockdown ends – and a stamp duty holiday is the number one suggestion from both companies.
Agency using ‘Covid Clauses’ to keep transactions on course
Agency using ‘Covid Clauses’ to keep transactions on course
An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course.
Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown
The controversial Help To Buy scheme looks likely to be expanded in breadth and extended in duration to help kick-start the housebuilding industry after the… Read More »Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown
PropTech Today: Ignore 2024, discover 11 home truths happening now
On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this was a completely irrelevant article and there was simply no point in reading it – although well over 3,500 of you have done so.
How will the economy survive the current crisis?
There is no doubt that the current crisis, is one of the greatest tests our economy has faced in decades. There are without doubt, many small to medium sized businesses that will suffer greatly, despite the drastic steps taken by the chancellor to lessen the blow. Personally, I feel that rents, rates & interest should have been suspended during this period, to minimise the damage of this terrible situation.
First ‘virus’ survey shows sellers expecting a five-month delay
What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate a five-month delay to their plans.
How to keep your buy-to-let afloat AND help tenants in the lockdown: From rent cuts to mortgage holidays?
Landlords are eligible for three-month mortgage payment holidays But should you offer tenants who are working from home a payment holiday? Does offering a rent… Read More »How to keep your buy-to-let afloat AND help tenants in the lockdown: From rent cuts to mortgage holidays?
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… Read More »Virus crisis will drive more agents to become self-employed – claim
Planning for post-lockdown – how to hit the ground running
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… Read More »Planning for post-lockdown – how to hit the ground running