OnTheMarket fails to impress with latest bid to win over agents
OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent.
Buckle up – Wave of law cases possible if off-plan buyers pull out
There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds fail to complete because of falling prices.
Agencies still getting leads and completing deals despite lockdown
It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up leads and some deals despite the lockdown. Midlands agency Centrick says it’s seen positive… Agencies still getting leads and completing deals despite lockdown
Reapit’s PropTech deal aims to accelerate completions and cut fall-throughs
PropTech big names Reapit and ViewMyChain are joining up to try to accelerate transactions when the lockdown finally ends and the sales market returns. They say that 55 per cent of all housing transactions in… Reapit’s PropTech deal aims to accelerate completions and cut fall-throughs
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.
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 lockdown. Currently the scheme helps buyers of new build… Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown
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.