Your weekend roundup of top news

Agents must soon wear masks in their branches or break law<br />

Ministers confirm retail rules, announced by Boris Johnson, will apply to estate agency offices too, once the legislation is passed.

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Can new digital auction legal packs revolutionise the rest of the market?

David Sandeman thinks so. After months of trials with agents, his new service enables legal and other information to be pre-gathered ahead of a potential sale.

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Housing minister reveals dates for Christmas bailiff evictions truce

Chris Pincher reveals how long it will last in response to a written question from Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney.

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Estate agents don’t need targets to be successful, claims Keller Williams

Claim is part of the business's allure for the agents who join it, but will be anathema to many traditional estate agencies.

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Move over Phil & Kirstie! C4 launches property show with a difference

Former Brookside actor Simon O'Brien is to present the programme, which lends money to wannabe first time house developers.

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Propertymark reveals its new chief – Tim Balcon

After several months of revolving doors including the departure of David Cox and Chris Hamer, the trade association has appointed a non-property figure to be its CEO.

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Chancellor: Here’s how I will support business as Covid drags on

Estate agencies and other industry businesses will have longer to repay CBILS loans and more financial help to retain staff.

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Estate agents selling homes fastest in £1m+ prime market says Rightmove

Ongoing sales boom is strongest in key prime home hotspots including cheaper parts of London but also second-home favourites in Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall.

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Gareth Samples, CEO, The Property Franchise Group

The Negotiator’s Nigel Lewis Zooms in on the new CEO of the UK’s largest multi-brand estate and lettings agency franchising group.

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mio – the sales progression platform that helps you win listings

In the Covid era, you need flexibility and versatility. You need to respond quickly to clients’ needs, and your staff need to have all the information and tools at their disposal. You need mio! 

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Case study: an agency office transformation to Excite anyone

Agent shopfitter specialist, Excite Interiors demonstrates an amazing conversion of an industrial unit to contemporary office accommodation.

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