Fintech firm Canopy is offering letting agents and landlords its tenant screening service for free over the next three months. To be eligible people need to sign up the referencing service until 30 June 2020 for 18 months, though they can cancel at any time by giving three months’ notice if they are unhappy with […]
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Tech firm Credas implemented its remote identity verification software in 70 offices on behalf of UK estate agent Connells this week. Connells, which has 600 branches around the UK, closed its offices temporarily on March 31. The agency requested more remote solutions as a result of the crisis. Rhys David, chief executive of Credas, said: […]
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The Council for Licensed Conveyancers will give the firms it regulates the option of deferring the regulatory fees they pay to help them cope with the coronavirus crisis. Conveyancers have the option of deferring payment of Practice Fee and Compensation Fund contributions for April, May and June. Firms deferring their payments will be given the […]
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Zoopla has increased its three months free plan to five months of free portal usage for agents. The two month extension will be applied automatically to customers who have already subscribed or are in the process of subscribing to the three-months free plan, as well as new customers interested in signing up to the new […]
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Agents using lettings platform Goodlord can now suspend their monthly subscription fee and instead pay a set fee per transaction for access to the platform. With tenancy renewals likely to be a focus of most lettings operations in the next few months, and with agents needing to handle the work remotely, the company is also […]
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Construction output fell at the sharpest rate since April 2009 in March due to COVID-19. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index dropped to 39.3 in March from 52.6 in February. Below 50 shows a decline in the index. Residential activity was at 46.6, with commercial building work standing at 35.7. Tim […]
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In the past decade Harlow in Essex has recorded the highest house price growth, CashLady analysis of Land Registry data has found. Over the period prices have risen by 74.92% in Harlow, followed by Southend-on-Sea (74.85%), Watford (74.75%), Thurrock (73.20%) and Cambridge (73.03%). In December 2019 prices in Harlow averaged at £290,068, up from £165,829 […]
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More agents are likely to go to self-employed after the lockdown despite them being less protected by government measures, according to Nicky Stevenson, head of the Fine & Country Associate platform. While the government launched a package to help self-employed people affected by COVID-19 not everyone can claim on the scheme, including those who started […]
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Equity release customers can temporarily receive advice remotely following a change of rules from industry body the Equity Release Council. Following the rule change there are multiple mandatory contact points between the solicitor and customer before committing to take out an equity release plan. It involves a combination of written advice and documented video or […]
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Smart Search has unveiled money laundering cover designed for businesses operating remotely over the coming months. Businesses in property, legal and financial services commonly need to run ID and verification checks on customers – and they are no longer able to do that in person. John Dobson, chief executive at SmartSearch, said: “It is really […]
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