Estate agents under fire for offering viewings during the coronavirus outbreak By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:12 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 00:26 BST, 29 April 2020 Estate agents have been accused of putting lives at risk by continuing to carry out viewings during the coronavirus outbreak. A bitter internal row … Read more
House prices have risen across the country for the first time in 18 months amid a surge in confidence among buyers and sellers following the Tory election triumph. There has been ‘a noticeable pick-up’ in the housing market since Boris Johnson defeated Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn in December, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said. But … Read more
Coffee shops, restaurants and estate agents could be among the first to reopen on Britain’s high streets as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted. A report given to ministers say these businesses are the most likely to boost the economy and pose the smallest risk of spreading the virus. All of these shops will have to … Read more
Harry Dunn should have been celebrating his 20th birthday last month: a significant milestone — the ending of the teenage years and a move into the world of fully fledged adulthood with all its exciting opportunities. Now, nearly eight months after his death under the wheels of a car driven on the wrong side of … Read more
Anyone who thinks this is no time to consider buying or selling a home with the country in lockdown and estate agents’ offices shut, should think again — and head for their laptop. Thousands of estate agents have accelerated plans to use digital technology to show off homes to buyers who they hope will remain … Read more
Rightmove is facing a backlash from estate agents who claim it is not doing enough to help them throughout the coronavirus crisis which is seeing them lose business amid plummeting home viewings and sales. The property listing website has offered estate agents a 75 per cent discount for the next four months as the housing … Read more
A #KeepCalmTravelOn campaign promoted by travel agents amid the coronavirus outbreak has been met with furious backlash. As flight and package holiday sales plummet, the travel industry launched the hashtag to ‘spread advice and travel deals’ to encourage people to keep going on holiday despite the epidemic. But the move has been branded ‘irresponsible’ and … Read more
You may have to travel at the last moment. You may go to a destination you had not previously considered. But you could well bag a bargain. Membership-based websites offering flash sales of package holidays or hotel stays have been around for a while, but competition is hotting up — and there are some great … Read more