Furlough furore | Haart stars quit | Covid costs

Anger grows over Countrywide lack of action over furlough cheat employee<br />

New photographic evidence handed to The Negotiator, shows the employee working during the lockdown despite being furloughed, it is claimed.

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Respected Haart ‘star’ estate agents quit to join competitor’s virtual network

David and Cathy Cummings are now working for East Anglia firm Hockeys, saying corporate agents are 'not adapting the demands of the market'.

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Instructions just 3% off pre-Covid levels says industry research<br />

Data from Coadjute also shows viewings are now very near normal activity and that the numbers of offers is also mounting as viewers convert to buyers.

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Investor who helped make Purplebricks’ founders millionaires moves on<br />

German media giant Director, Andreas Wiele, has stepped down from the agency's board, two years after investing £171 million in the company.

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£4,000 – the cost of upgrading an agent’s office to meet Covid rules<br />

Belvoir franchisee in Warwickshire reveals surprisingly high expense of ensuring its branch was safe for staff to work in and for customers to visit.

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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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AO – Always Open for business<br />

Anthony Sant, MD of AO Business, explains how the UK’s leading trade supplier of appliances and electrical goods has supported agents and landlords through the crisis.. 

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