OTM cuts fees | Rightmove revolt | Eviction ban

New agent group takes on Rightmove over its ‘derisory’ Coronavirus offer

Over 60 agents representing in excess of 120 branches so far have jointly written to the portal to ask for more help than its deferred payments scheme.

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Partnership announced to offer tenants pay-as-you-go contents insurance

Tech platforms Canopy and Urban Jungle say the unique partnership is designed to exploit the under-served tenant insurance market.

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Coronavirus latest: tenants to be given three months before evictions can start

Full details of Boris Johnson's announcement in parliament yesterday have now been published, including plans to give landlords mortgage payment holidays as well.

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Government widens business rates reliefs but leaves out estate agency branches

Despite pleas from one MP to include estate agents within the proposed Coronavinus relief programme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has decided to leave the industry in the cold.

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2020: Reshaping the lettings market

With more people predicted to be renting than owning by 2039, Tom Mundy, COO at Goodlord asks, “What will 2020 hold for the rental market?”

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Breaking: OnTheMarket drops its fees by a third with no strings

The portal, which recently ejected its CEO, says it wants to support agents with lower portal costs 'as early as possible' during the crisis.

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