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A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...

High end agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty - which has properties to let at up to an eye-watering cost of £80,000...

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...

OnTheMarket is launching its own proprietary customer relationship management platform for estate agents - and it’s billed as the first ever...

A PropTech chief technical officer says the more technology is used by agents, the more they will win leads. Damon Bullimore of...

Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

A high profile former chief executive of Propertymark is discussing agency industry issues in a new podcast. The new service - from...

Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...

A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...

A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...

Agent websites has become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

A property company has analysed Google Search Data from the past year to reveal what movers were looking for in 2020...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat.  This is where you’ll find news, advice...

You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...

A lettings agency in the West Midlands is reported to have closed its two offices at short notice, leaving clients angry...

An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

It is safe to say that in the cyber world of today, a reviewing culture has been born. We have review...

Mystery surrounds the fate of Kirby Property Management, a letting agency with offices at Cambourne, Cambridge and St Neots in the...

An interesting point of view from a young sales negotiator working for Spicerhaart, whose chief executive Paul Smith recently wrote an...

As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I like the flexibility of roles so I do not have a title...