Coronavirus delegate risk | Agent's £30k fine | Spring boom predicted




400 property conference delegates warned over Coronavirus risk

Those attending last week's Guild event in London were exposed to the risk after a delegate to a previous gathering at the venue became a confirmed case of Coronavirus.

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Property management firm fined £30,000 over fire safety failings

Chilling details of a fire in a Palmers Greeen apartment block four years ago reveal how its 20 residents narrowly escaped death after a fire broke out in a stairwell.

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Rightmove predicts ‘boom’ Spring market as sales agreed leap by 12.3%

The portal says all the indicators point to a return of confidence among buyers this month but warns agents not to let vendors get carried away.

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Like that house! Facebook’s growing power in property market revealed

Zoopla claims its research shows the social media platform is fast becoming an essential tool for both house hunters and estate agents.

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The Neg's round-up of the UK's latest auction news


Bamboo Auctions welcome new partner... Clive Emson's 30 years... Pattinson record year... BidX1 £4,980,800 from its December sale...

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Johnson makes U-turn on mansion tax plans after heartlands backlash

The Prime Minister and his new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, say the measure is very unlikely to be included in the delayed budget.

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