Estate agents could be among the first businesses to reopen when the government starts to relax social distancing restrictions.
The property market has been earmarked as one of the industries that can quickly help offset some of the coronavirus hit to the economy with minimum risks to spreading Covid-19, according to reports.
Coffee shops and restaurants are also set to be among the first businesses prioritised to return as lockdown begins to lift.
However, social distancing will still have to be adhered to, with screens to protect employees from the public.
Conservative peer Lord Gadhia and GlaxoSmithKline chairman Sir Jonathan Symonds have compiled a report urging government to consider steps to allow the country to resume some form of normality.
Lord Gadhia and Sir Jonathan’s report said the first stages of re-opening the economy should look at sectors with the “greatest multiplier effects with minimum risks”.
They earmarked coffee shops and restaurants due to their potential for supporting agriculture, while describing the property market as a sector with a “wide” impact.
It’s expected that the current lockdown restrictions will today be extended by another three weeks.