Your lockdown roundup of the week's top news

‘First Friday after lockdown will be busiest in letting industry’s history’

ARLA boss David Cox warns agents to get ready as the industry waits to hear if lockdown will be relaxed next week, after the Chancellor's 8th May update.

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'What will the new normal look like for estate agents? Live Q&A with Peter Knight.'<br />

Industry software providers, BriefYourMarket and Yomdel have teamed up to run a daily Protection & Planning Webinar series to support agents. Sign up now for Tuesday's webcast.

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Petition launched to demand Rightmove is denied government bailout funds<br />

Letting agent calls on colleagues across the UK to sign her petition after the portal revealed it is eligible for the Covid Corporate Financing Facility.

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Arguments erupt in Somerset over vacant property viewings by estate agent

Several agents in Weston-super-Mare have claimed that a rival is conducting viewings in contravention of Ministry of Housing and Propertymark guidance

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Estate agencies who took CBILS loans not eligible for extra Bounce Back cash

Smaller property companies hoping that the Chancellor's Bounce Back Loans scheme would offer extra funding will be disappointed if they've already been given the green light for the previous scheme.

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Your Move parent company LSL reveals CEO has stepped down<br />

Ian Crabb is to leave the role with immediate effect and is being replaced by a non-exec director on the company's board, David Stewart.

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TPO warns agents over dangers of property virtual viewings

Ombudsman says sales and lettings should not progress sales or lettings without physical viewings and that if customers insist, a copy of the virtual viewing must be kept.

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‘Why we signed lease for a 10,000 sq ft new branch in middle of pandemic’

Exclusive: Cardiff firm Jeffrey Ross tells The Negotiator it may be a risky move but it's part of a long-term plan to expand the 13-year-old business.

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‘Coronavirus is a unique opportunity to come together and bring Rightmove to heel’, say rebel agents

Key campaigning groups make joint appeal to industry to work collectively and force Rightmove to charge fair fees and re-balance the relation

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Say No To Rightmove leader denies he’s working for other portals and calls for agents to ‘move together’

Exclusive: Rob Sargent of The Acorn Group submits himself to hard questioning over his motivations to set up and fund a campaign to persuade Rightmove to change its business and pricing.

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