Down valuations: Surveyors are likely to undervalue after coronavirus

Mortgage lenders are slowly reopening their doors to new applications and estate agents report that buyer interest has surged following the relaxation of lockdown rules two weeks ago.  Property listing site Rightmove said it had its ‘busiest ever day’ on Wednesday, surpassing six million visits for the first time and up 18 per cent on the … Read more

Property valuations could restart soon as RICS prepares advice

The housing market could be back up and running in just a few weeks after the industry body for surveyors confirmed it will unveil ‘practical guidance’ to enable home valuations to restart safely.  A spokeswoman for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors told This is Money that it is readying a new set of guidelines … Read more