Countrywide crash | Furlough shock | Portal launch




30% of Countrywide branches remain closed as revenues tumble<br />

Estate agency giant says it is taking time to process the openings, including risk assessing and Covid certifying branches.

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Quarter of estate agents won’t come back off furlough until September

Research by the PRS reveals that most agents will still be on furlough during July and that the return to work will take many more months than expected.

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Challenger portal signs up 10,000 branches as it prepares to go live<br />

Homesearch is preparing to go live for the public in Mid-July and has been overwhelmed by the positive response from agents.

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Will agents need virtual viewings after Covid is over?<br />

We spoke to three property firms to find out whether they think the huge demand for virtual viewings during the lockdown will continue once normality returns.

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Interview: Gareth Samples on home working, Purplebricks, Ewemove and a second wave of Covid<br />

The new Martin & Co parent company CEO tells The Negotiator what's on his mind as the company emerges from lockdown relatively unscathed.

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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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Hindsight is a wonderful thing<br />

The Government has tried to help most groups of people, says Frances Burkinshaw, perhaps some things would have been dealt with differently had we previously known about this virus. 

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