Your weekend roundup of top news

Propertymark to restructure as NAEA chief announces retirement<br />

After seven years at the top of the NAEA, Mark Hayward is to retire at the end of the year prompting  Propertymark to rearrange itself into a singe organisation which will see the NAEA and ARLA brands recede.

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Housing ministry confirms Leicester lockdown exempts house moves and estate agents

MHCLG official contacts senior industry figures to say that new Covid restrictions in the city do not apply to housing market.

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Purplebricks starts new ‘annoying’ TeamGB advertising campaign<br />

New ads due to break today feature Purplebricks agent pestering athletes to do a virtual valuation.

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Haart reveals new hub approach including home-working ‘partners’ network

Agency says Partners will work from home or from nearby Property Centres but will be directly employed, as it reveals plans for expansion.

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Estate agency operation rules for Covid flare-up areas revealed<br />

The Guild advises members in Leicester what they can and cannot do under the new lockdown rules, and states the advice likely to apply during future situation.

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

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

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Risk assessment and how to make your branch COVID-safe<br />

The high street may be opening up and you can bring your staff back to the office, but what steps must you take before it is safe for them and for you clients?
Risk Assessment consultant
Peter Stevens outlines the rules.

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The July issue of your monthly trade magazine is online now – just click to read!

The July 2020 edition of The Negotiator is published – focussing on issues affecting you right now: risk assessment, COVID-proofing your office, virtual viewing software and much more.

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Property industry Code of Practice is just six months away, agents are told

A RICS and TPO backed Steering Committee has started work on a single code for the whole industry that, when introduced, will change estate agency forever.

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Bojo’s huge changes to planning laws to free up house builders

Swathes of planning 'red tape' are to be swept aside to help builders construct on brownfield sites more easily as Bojo declares war on 'newt counting'.

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

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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