OUR BUSINESS HAS CONTINUED TO OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE CORONAVIRUS  COVID 19 OUTBREAK. HOWEVER,WE ONLY OPEN OUR OFFICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT ADVICE AND SHOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WISH TO COME TO OUR OFFICES THEN THAT WOULD ONLY BE POSSIBLE BY PRIOR TELEPHONE APPOINTMENT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES  CONTAINED WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES AND PLEASE SEE GOV.UK IN RESPECT OF  CORONAVIRUS ADVICE .RISK ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT IN RESPECT OF "CUSTOMER FACING MATTERS " AND "WORKING IN OTHER PEOPLES HOMES " MATTERS AND OUR BUSINESS IS ENTIRELY COMPLIANT IN THOSE RESPECTS.WE WILL BE BRINGING CERTAIN CURRENTLY FURLOUGHED STAFF MEMBERS BACK TO WORK FROM 1ST JUNE 2020.WE HAVE UPPERMOST IN OUR MINDS THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS.OUR OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED THE NECESSARY ATTENTION TO ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY GUIDANCE,INCLUDING MEASURES TO INCLUDE HYGENE AND CLEANING REQUIREMENTS  AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ETC.AND STAFF HAVE RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING REGARDING COVID 19 REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES .PHYSICAL VIEWINGS AND OTHER ATTENDANCES WILL RECOMMENCE WITH THE NECESSARY COMPLIANCE IN PLACE.WE ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO VIEW VIRTUALLY IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND SOME FORM  OF VIEWING IN THIS WAY CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. VIEWERS  MUST MAKE THEIR OWN WAY TO THE RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES. THERE WILL BE REGULATIONS IN PLACE WITH REGARDS TO THE NUMBERS OF VIEWERS ALLOWED TO ENTER ANY PARTICULAR PROPERTY WITH PREFERABLY ONLY ONE OR TWO VIEWERS ENTERING AT ANY ONE TIME FOR SHORT 10 OR 15 MINUTE PERIODS. CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER ANY PROPERTY.ALL VIEWERS MUST CONFIRM IN ADVANCE THAT THEY ARE NOT INFECTED OR DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF COVID 19.ALL VIEWERS MUST ATTEND WITH APPROPRIATE PPE INCLUDING FACE COVERINGS,GLOVES AND HAVE WITH THEM HAND SANITISERS.NO OPEN HOUSE VIEWINGS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS AND SELLERS MUST UNDERSTAND HOW VIEWINGS AND OTHER ATTENDANCES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED SAFELY AND PLEASE REFER TO THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES IN RESPECT OF VIEWINGS  AND  ADVICE ON HOME MOVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.ALL PARTIES VIEWING A PROPERTY SHOULD WASH THEIR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER(OR HAND SANITISER IF SOAP AND WATER  NOT AVAILABLE ) IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENTERING THE PROPERTY . INTERNAL DOORS WILL BE  OPENED AND SURFACES WIPED DOWN BEFORE VIEWERS ENTER .NO SURFACE IS TO BE TOUCHED BY VIEWERS .SEPARATE TOWELS OR PAPER TOWELS SHOULD BE BROUGHT BY THE VIEWERS AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY AFTER USE .THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND CLIENTS AND CUSTOMERS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE .