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
An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course.
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
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.
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.
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?
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
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… Read More »Automated Valuation leads to agents staying strong, says supplier
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… Read More »Poorly-treated agents will change firms after the virus – forecast
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… Read More »Corona Latest: New tenant checks, Virtual staging, Global agency impact