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TDS eviction mediation service launches for landlords and tenants<br />

Service is to charge £150 to help landlord and tenants mediate over rent arrears during the Covid crisis as the August 23rd eviction ban lifting looms.

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Lettings agents significantly better paid than sales counterparts, survey reveals

Pay for lettings agents is better in both mid and upper pay bands within the industry, says recruitment firm Rayner Personnel.


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£35 million cash boost for Purplebricks as its sells Canadian business<br />

Hybrid agency says disposal is part of its renewed focus on its core UK market but the cash will be useful following the additional costs of surviving the lockdown.


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Camden gains even wider powers to ban 'eyesore' estate agency boards

Council can now ban estate agency boards in all conservation areas and town centres until 2030, and has also applied for borough-wide powers too.


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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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The Negotiator July 2020 issue – click to read online!<br />

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

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Agents in smaller offices should wear masks, recommends leading trade body

As masks become mandatory in shops but not offices the Guild says if negotiators can't be separated by more than two metres, then coverings should be worn.


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