Rightmove, OTM extensions | Furlough shock | Developers criticised

BREAKING: Rightmove extends discounted fees until end of September as agent numbers dip<br />

After June, Rightmove agents will pay a reduced fee rather than get a 100% discount, levels of which will depend on whether they trade in Scotland, Wales or England.

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OTM extends discounted fees to end of September ahead of Rightmove... and Zoopla?

'Third portal' says it has enough cash to fund the extended offers, which sees its fees discount held at 30% during August, but reduce to 20% in September.

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A third of furloughed staff including some online agents asked to work<br />

Survey of employees across several industrial sectors including online estate agents finds widespread abuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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Lettings proptech platform finally launches after <em>three</em> years in development<br />

Backed by Foxtons and Countrywide with £2m, the white-label service was initially used by Humberts but says it is now launching into the lettings industry today.

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Leading agent rails against developers who use low cost property management contractors<br />

Kristjan Byfield says he knows of a luxury block where lift maintenance has a 28-day response rate SLA in place even though apartments 'cost millions'.

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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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Regional report

We visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. Here we meet members of the Guild of Professionals in Peckham, South London, Bexley, Kent and Wakefield, Yorkshire. 

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