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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 28/01/2021
ZPG LOOKS TO PIVOT ZOOPLA PORTAL MODEL In what has been widely signalled Zoopla is looking to refine its business model, with a bigger focus on nurturing prospective vendors looking to move, building in functionality around sales control and provide agents with a marketing suite. This move very much takes it into CRM territory and…
Andrew Stanton
When is Rent Arrears not Arrears? When it is a Moratorium Debt!
From 4 May 2021 landlords, in common with others owed money by individuals living in England and Wales will need to consider the effect of debt moratoriums. The new Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 come into force as from 4 May 2021 and will apply to…
EAN Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 27/01/2021
MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY WATCH SDLT HOLIDAY DEBATE LIVE After immense pressure, the government is now allowing a debate on the extension of the SDLT holiday until the September, for those who are keen to see how it plays out, tune in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0420gQEA9Hs&feature=youtu.be. THE RELOCATION NETWORK CHANGES HANDS Richard Tucker who headed (RAN) is stepping down and the…
Andrew Stanton
City centre rents suffer as tenants look to suburbs
Asking rents in some of the UK’s biggest city centres saw annual falls of up to 12% in the last quarter of 2020 as some tenants swapped centres for suburbs Inner London has been hardest hit with average asking rents falling annually by 12.4%, followed by Edinburgh city centre down 10% and Manchester city centre…
Rightmove
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 26/01/2021
CAN AGENTS SMOKE ON A ZOOM CALL IN THEIR OWN HOME? It is not clear what if any fallout can come from smoking in your own property, but if you are undertaking company business on a video conference call and you light up, will you fall foul of company procedures and be reprimanded? An owner…
Andrew Stanton
Boris Johnson further punishes Bars & Restaurants via underhand extension
The wood from the trees is suddenly appearing more and more clearer for many people as the government continue their military style lock down. From new deadly strains to sitting on park benches could kill you, the government is running out of excuses and yet still are surfing on their wave of supremacy in thinking…
EAN Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 25/01/2021
COUNTRYWIDE PLC – THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING It is just three weeks before the shareholders of Countrywide Plc vote on whether or not to accept the Skipton building society (they own Connells) cash acquisition to purchase them. If the deal happens, the new owner has said that it will not look to make huge closures…
Andrew Stanton
BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 22/01/2021
RICS AT LAST IS FORCED TO ACCOUNT FOR ITSELF As we have been reporting for some time RICS has been torn apart by allegations that its governance has been opaque and there are big questions over its handling of financial matters, which as yet unproved may be a serious breach. There is now to be…
Andrew Stanton
Demand for warehouses in overdrive as online sales increase
Following today’s ONS retail sales figures, Rightmove, with the largest online commercial real estate (CRE) audience in the UK, reveals the increase in enquiries in the industrial and warehouse property sector: · So far this year, there has been a record number of enquiries for industrial and warehousing, with total enquiries on freehold properties up…
Rightmove
Drones take to the skies in Nottingham to inspect council houses
Nottingham City Homes has found an innovative and cost saving way of inspecting the roofs of council homes in the city. NCH have taken to the skies for the first time to carry out roof inspections on some properties. By using these drones, it will help to diagnose issues quicker and save the company money….
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 21/01/2021
SLIGHT DIP IN NON DOMS PURCHASING IN CAPITAL According to recent data from Search Acumen’ there has been a 5% dip on the amount of property bought in the capital by overseas buyers, this might be the impact of leaving the EU or it could of course be Covid-19 upsetting the supply chain, with investors…
Andrew Stanton
Nottingham landlord sentenced over dangerous property
A Nottingham landlord, who failed to improve his rental property, leaving his tenants in dangerous conditions has been fined. 34-year-old Haroon Karim, from Bramcote in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Housing Act 2004, section 72(3) and (6) failing to comply with Housing of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) licence conditions and section 30(1) and…
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 20/01/2021
SDLT DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT – GOVERNMENT PUTS THE BRAKES ON It would appear that there will NOT be a debate in parliament regarding extension to the Stamp Duty Debate, as no debates triggered by a petition of over 100,000 signatures are being debated in the house. So, time for those who want to see action…
Andrew Stanton
‘Estate Agency’ WhatsApp Group launches
On the back of the fast growing ‘Estate Agency’ group of Facebook, we have now have created a unique group on WhatsApp dedicated to ‘Estate & Letting Agency’. A place to share ideas, business, questions, debates, feedback and also, importantly, support between members. The bigger the group becomes then the stronger your voice will be….
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BREAKING NEWS – 5 top stories 19/01/2021
FIRST TIME BUYERS MAY BE PAYING 40% TOO MUCH INTEREST ON THEIR MORTGAGES Despite the Bank of England having the lowest base rate ever at, it was lowered to 0.1% last March, recent figures published show that a huge chunk of First Time Buyers, over 68% of them took out a mortgage loan for a…
Andrew Stanton