Your weekend roundup of top news

January issue is out now!

The UK's only trade magazine for estate and letting agents is available to all to download and read – 48 pages of features, news and comment – plus industry predictions for 2021.

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Evictions ban to be extended for ANOTHER six weeks, says Housing Secretary

Robert Jenrick says ban on bailiff evictions in England to be extended until February 21st and possibly beyond.

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Countrywide issues ‘key worker’ letter to help gain place for branch manager’s child<br />

Letter from agency claims inaccurately that employee's role has been confirmed to be on Government's 'key workers list'.

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Industry welcomes Government’s sweeping reforms to leasehold home ownership

Government has revealed radical changes to many aspects of leaseholds including ground rents, extensions and retirement properties.

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‘Property industry has a moral obligation to lead on Covid safety’

Agents should not squander the opportunity after the government exempted the home moving industry, says the Guild.

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Moving home exempted from new English lockdown

Estate and letting agents and removals firms can continue to work – but how many will feel safe enough as new variant spreads?

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The Negotiator Magazine January issue – 2021 'predictions' special

As a new year dawns with hope and uncertainty, The Neg asks leading agents and key industry figures what they are expecting from 2021.

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Merger creates new national lettings giant

Stuart Pender's Lomond Capital and Linley & Simpson have come together to create a 22,000-property management behemoth.

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Revealed: How far Purplebricks has REALLY eaten up high street market share

Independent research into the hybrid agency breaks down its performance for 2020 including sales agreed, exchanged and listed.

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20-year-old Purplebricks LPE jumps ship to Stelios-backed EasyProperty

Chaim Aaron has just a year under his belt at Purplebricks but is now launching EasyProperty's first foray in Manchester.

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