Renters are being urged to have an “honest and frank conversation” with their landlord as new measures are announced amid the COVID-19 pandemic. TDS, a government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme, called for tenants and landlords to work together to ensure both sides can find a mutually beneficial agreement when it comes to paying rent. Steve […]
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COVID-19 has halted strong activity in Spain from expat buyers and sellers who were looking to get their lives in order before the UK’s impending departure from the European Union. Simon Pelling (pictured), managing director of online agent Sell4LessSpain.com, highlights that both buyers and sellers in Spain now face uncertainty over whether they can get their […]
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A bill is set to be passed which increases the minimum notice period for private and social tenants to up to six months in Scotland. Most of the measures in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill will expire in six months but can be extended by the Scottish Parliament for two periods of six months. The bill […]
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Cyber security threats are a far bigger problem due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to James Stickland, chief executive of authentication platform Veridium. Having employees work from home means businesses face challenges when it comes to maintaining security, while keeping business critical-functions going. Phishing emails related to coronavirus have risen by 667% since the end […]
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A Midlands property lawyer has cautioned landlords that taking a mortgage holiday will affect them long-term, because their loan will take longer to pay off. Currently landlords are able to apply for a three-month mortgage payment holiday due to the coronavirus crisis. Javed Ahmed, an associate at law firm mfg Solicitors, said: “Effectively, the payment […]
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Asset manager Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has called for the government’s 80% salary guarantee to be extended to rental income for small private landlords. The call follows measures put in place to protect tenants from eviction, as possessions activity has been frozen for at least three months. Mark Pilling, managing director of Spicerhaart Corporate Sales, said: […]
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Richard Payne, director of development at Oblix Capital, considers the short and long-term impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the construction industry At the beginning of March, the government was promising a new dawn for housebuilding, with some ambitious plans. A million homes were targeted to be built within five years, with aspirations to increase […]
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iamproperty, a group offering end-to-end services to estate agents, said it intends to continue paying its Partner Agents for as long as the COVID-19 crisis continues. The group said it is prioritising the protection of fee payments to agents for those transactions that can continue, aligned to government guidelines. Jamie Cooke, group managing director at […]
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Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Catharine French as non-executive director, who will join the society on 1 April 2020. French spent 16 years with Barclays and since 2016, has been the chief administrative officer and a member of the executive committee for Barclays UK. Prior to that she gained experience working for the Treasury Select […]
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Landwood Property Auctions has seen an increase in business as buyers turn to online auctions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. James Ashworth, director of Landwood, has seen a growing confidence in proceeding with online auctions while the rest of the housing market looks uncertain. He said: “It is obviously a very difficult market out there at […]
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