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The government has issued its more detailed plan for the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown which, many estate agents will be disappointed to hear, does not give the green light for non-essential retail businesses to reopen.
Revealed in a document published at lunchtime, the 60-page file reiterates Boris Johnson’s position that non-essential retail, a sector which estate agents are included within at the moment, will only be able to open in a phased manner from June 1st.
This is the time when the property industry might be given preferential treatment and be put near the front of the queue for re-opening but this is far from guaranteed, and will depend on the government’s plan working over the next 20 days.
“When and where it is safe to do so, and subject to those retailers being able to follow the new COVID-19 Secure guidelines… the intention is for this to happen in phases from 1st June,” the document says.
“The Government will issue further guidance shortly on the approach that will be taken to phasing, including which businesses will be covered in each phase and the timeframes involved.”
But in order to open on or after June 1st, estate agents will have to modify their working practices, branches and offices to comply with COVID-19 guidance that will be published later this week.
As we reported recently, this is to include a ban on hot desking, screens between work stations, separate in and out doors, all surfaces disinfected regularly, in-branch and appraisal/viewings staff separated and protective equipment to be supplied to staff.
David Cox, Chief Executive of ARLA Propertymark (left), says he has been lobbying government hard in recent days for clarification about how and when letting agents can restart appraisals and viewings, and complete check-outs and executive inventories, but says the government has so far not been able to say when guidance will be available.
“This latest guidance remains very general and does not deal with the specific needs of the property industry, but we are aware the vacuum that this leaves agents in, and rest assured we are trying to seek clarity,” he says.
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