Your weekend roundup of top news from The Neg

Details emerge of Bruce brothers’ venture including Purplebricks links<br />

Many of the senior staff at the Birmingham-based LaunchB are former employees of the hybrid agency who have jumped ship in recent months.

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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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Nearly 90% of estate agency branches have now re-opened, says high street survey

The Local Data Company looked at 20,351 high street units of all business types eligible to re-open and found on average that just over 52% had re-opened.

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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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Zoopla and online auction giant sign ‘industry-first’ deal

The portal is to offer Iamsold's 'modern method of auction' service to its member agents and hopefully kick-start greater adoption of auctions among vendors

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Letting agents now face prosecution over ‘No DSS’ policies and adverts

Warning is made by housing charity Shelter following landmark case it helped mount at York County Court.

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Sunak’s Stamp Duty holiday is a ‘cowardly’ move says leading agent

London agent Simon Gerrard says move is mostly symbolic and that he fears what will happen when tax is reimposed in March.

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