A web app has launched called Agent.Direct which allows estate agents to conduct valuations, viewings and identification checks via video call. The app is currently being tested with a small group of customers. Joe Little from Agent.Direct, said: “Our business is building technology products for the property industry. “The estate agents we spoke to were […]
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A remote valuation service has launched from epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country. The service, developed in response to the current lockdown, is available to Fine & Country and Guild members from today. Jon Cooke, group chief executive of epropservices, said: “I commend and thank the tech team, […]
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Knight Frank has advised businesses on behavioural and environmental changes they need to make when returning to work. Firstly, the agent said strict protocols such as clear desk policies need to be applied, adding that social distancing is possible within the workplace. Companies should also increase air flow by changing HVAC filters or enhancing cleaning […]
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Alpa Bhakta, chief executive of Butterfield Mortgages Limited Those who have been keeping a keen eye on the prime central London (PCL) property market over the last five years would have noticed significant spikes and troughs in demand. However, nothing could have prepared investors for the unprecedented economic impact of COVID-19. Just as market uncertainty […]
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Commercial rent collection fell by 28.7% in March compared to the proceeding two years, Re-Leased has revealed in it COVID-19 Rent Collection Impact Report. Only 49.7% of rent due in the UK had been collected 10 days after the March quarter date. This contrasts to a collection average of 69.7% from the last two years […]
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People may look to live in properties more suited to working from home after the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ian Harris, associate at Watsons Property in Norwich. He said: “Judging from the conversations we have been having with people, priorities are definitely changing. “Many office workers are beginning to enjoy working at home and I can’t […]
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The mobile industry, banking and finance sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have joined forces to prevent criminals from sending scam text messages exploiting the current situation. The ongoing industry initiative by the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), Mobile UK and UK Finance, supported by the NCSC, is helping to identify and block fraudulent […]
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The JR Group has submitted a detailed planning application to Renfrewshire Council to transform the former Territorial Army building on Paisley’s High Street. The construction firm plans to turn it into student accommodation for the nearby University of the West of Scotland. Despite being subject to vandals and firebugs in recent years, the group aims […]
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Older homeowners are looking to downsize to townhouse and apartments to cut costs after the pandemic, according to Philip Jackson, director of Maguire Jackson. Jackson said: “We have seen continuing evidence of downsizing from those typical older owners in larger houses. “The upkeep of both the gardens, especially with some garden help services being unavailable, […]
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Three quarters (74%) of landlords have been contacted by tenants saying they will struggle to pay their rent since the government’s COVID-19 measures were introduced on 23 March. Renters’ unions are calling on the government to suspend rents for the duration of the coronavirus crisis. However Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, says there is […]
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