Jenrick scandal | Welsh re-opening | Portal battle

Housing secretary’s grip on power weakens as ‘cash for favours’ scandal intensifies<br />

Robert Jenrick is battling for his political life after more revelations were published over the weekend about his decision to rubber-stamp a contentious housing development.

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Full details of limited re-opening of Welsh housing market released

Welsh agents discover just how limited the housing market re-opening is but at least both sales and lettings branches can finally re-open.

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Brutal battle of the ‘challenger portals’ hots up as Rightmove weakens<br />

The five portals all claiming to offer estate agents an alternative to the Big Three are jostling for position as they sense Rightmove's weakness following the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Industry campaigner dies tragically young at just 54 years old<br />

Louis AKA 'Louie' Burns battled for years to highlight the 'scandal of epic proportions' that is the leasehold system and was one of the campaign's key drivers.

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Hybrid estate agents survived the lockdown better, claims Yopa boss<br />

Grenville Turner says the business models of companies like his were overall more prepared to meet the challenges of surviving the pandemic.

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Coronavirus Protection & Planning webinar series – available to view now<br />

Industry software providers, BriefYourMarket and Yomdel have teamed up to run a series of Protection & Planning Webinars to support agents.

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Scrap stamp duty!

HomeOwners Alliance calls on the Government to scrap Stamp Duty… or give a 12-month Stamp Duty holiday to kick start home sales, says CEO Paula Higgins.

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