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OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

A new survey of 4,000 landlords has identified the three qualities they look for in a letting agent. Whereas trust and liveability...

An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details.  That’s according to...

Husband-and-wife team John and Shirley Ounsworth have completed on the acquisition of Osprey Lettings. The couple - who run a Northwood franchise...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has made another lettings acquisition - its fifth in 2023. Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger &...

The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

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

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

A new PropTech tool says it will help agents maximise their chances of handling the sales of properties being disposed of...

Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up an independent firm. It’s Coventry sales and lettings agency Robin Jones which brings just...

The online agency Yopa is linking with an existing PropTech platform to offer a lettings option to landlord customers. The link is...

Capital appreciation over the next five years amongst properties in prime areas of cities and countryside will be strongest in the...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Prospecting tool Spectre has announced an integration with AgencyCloud from Reapit to personalise direct mail letters. Instead of beginning prospecting letters with...

A PropTech company says virtual tours should now be made to abide by GDPR regulations to increase privacy for landlords and...

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

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

Virtual tour suppliers have been keen to reassure agents that there need be no repeat of problems which befell a Devon agent. Fowlers,...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

A new agency is opening in the Home Counties and claims to offer vendors and landlords “a fresh, modern and energetic...

An agency says it has recently let 26 properties in one month without conducting any physical viewings. Oakwood Homes, operating in Kent,...

High end agency Savills says it’s raised over £270m in nine auctions this year, with an average sold price of over...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

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

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

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...

New research from Countrywide brand Hamptons International suggest tenants are joining vendors in a trend towards leaving cities and heading for more...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

The Coronavirus pandemic knows no boundaries - and that goes for those helping to fight it too. Medical staff from the UK...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

The manager of an agency in West Lothian has bought the franchise for the office she’s run for the past six...

A leading housing market analyst says the sales market is increasingly determined by the acts of buy to let and other...

A new quarterly overview of the UK lettings sector reveals three key trends: viewings are rising and more tenancies are being...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

One of the most respected buying agencies says it believes that with well under a year before the UK quits the...

Average rents in prime central London fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year in November, which was the most modest decline recorded in...

In the past 20 years the UK private rental sector has exploded! The sector has grown from under 10% of housing...

A lettings agency that already operates an Airbnb management service has now launched an additional ‘interior styling service’ for landlords who...

Rents in prime central London have dropped 4.4 per cent in the past year - although that annual drop is not...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

Prime Purchase, the buying arm of estate agency Savills, says renting may be “a more financially sound route” for some wealthy...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

The dramatic slump in the prime central London sales market is now leading to a reduction in rents being achieved in...

Rents have fallen in prime central London for every month for the past year and tenants now have the whip hand,...

A company called My Property Host is seeking to attract failed sellers to become ‘accidental landlords’ and let out their homes...

An industry group is advising agents and landlords to be vigilant against a problem that has been stopping vendors selling their...

A hospitality start-up company claims the Brexit vote adds to uncertainty in the sales market - and it wants vendors to...

Prime central London’s letting sector appears to be thriving despite the uncertainty leading up to, and since, the shock referendum result.   “Relocation...

Today sees the launch of what claims to be the UK's first online commercial estate and letting agency.  Virtual Commercial will offer...

So you’ve decided to advertise on Rightmove, Zoopla or another online property listing agent. You’ve agreed the budget, made the bold...

Letting agents have been ticked off by an official watchdog for the way many of them handle clients' personal data. The Information Commissioner’s Office...

Average rental values across prime London are now 7.4 per cent higher than they were this time last year.  LonRes says that...

Competition is hot among home buyers in my part of southern England to take ownership of properties that come onto the...

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

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...

What do we actually do as estate agents to serve our wonderful public? Some might think we go out, value houses, advise...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...