A prominent lettings expert and former president of ARLA Propertymark has berated agents who advertise ‘free valuations.’ Sally Lawson, now well known...
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![ESTAS Change: new principal partner for this year’s awards event](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Helpline and legal advisors hailed as major success](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Propertymark says its Lettings Helpline for agent members in England and Wales has become “an essential membership benefit for dealing with...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big customer satisfaction win follows agency’s eight year campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ethical Agent Network launches, promising to be ‘different’](/upload/images/shutterstock_580616890(1).jpg)
A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings and Build To Rent experts head ARLA chief’s speaker list](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
The president elect of ARLA Propertymark has created a comprehensive list of female experts in different property disciplines. Angharad Trueman, Group Lettings...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants worrying more over affordability, claims deposit alternative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Louis Musgrove - Group Managing Director at Southernbrook Lettings](/upload/images/Louis%20Musgrove%20%E2%80%93%20Group%20Managing%20Director(2).jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director What is Southernbrook Lettings and...
12 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Rightmove and RICS star at this week's big PropTech event](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7. PropTech Connect will...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/VP_Blog_May1_400x310.png)
As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...
12 May 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Fake Reviews - online platforms plagued by bogus comments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Platforms like Facebook are infiltrated by fake review factories, despite the imminent publication of a new Bill which will look to make...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![High end lettings and sales agency sold to Middle East business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Prime%20London%20(695%20%C3%97%20395px).jpg)
High end agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty - which has properties to let at up to an eye-watering cost of £80,000...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![So much for online agents - High Street firms are booming](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property_Portal1-400x310.png)
New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agent jailed after ordering staff to make false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech breakthrough for OnTheMarket launching agent-owned CRM](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket is launching its own proprietary customer relationship management platform for estate agents - and it’s billed as the first ever...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech boss says more technology equals more leads for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
A PropTech chief technical officer says the more technology is used by agents, the more they will win leads. Damon Bullimore of...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Facebook, Google and lead generation dominate agency roadshow](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26Country-logo400x310.png)
Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir branch amongst raft of agencies kicked out of The Property Ombudsman](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Newspaper-400x310.jpg)
Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency supremo is star of new industry podcast](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtHome-1-400x310.jpg)
A high profile former chief executive of Propertymark is discussing agency industry issues in a new podcast. The new service - from...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How should letting agents generate and handle reviews?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency ‘disappears’ leaving landlords and suppliers in the lurch](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
A lettings firm specialising in holiday properties is reported to have disappeared with all items taken from its office and calls...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Haart’s first home-based agent returns after selling cars](/upload/images/Property%20People/marc%20wesr%20400%20x%20310.png)
A former agent who was most recently a car salesman has been named as Spicerhaart’s first home-based lettings partner. Marc West will...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Expelled! Rogue letting agents kicked out by The Property Ombudsman](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Drone technology – a game changer for property marketing](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/CoreLogic/corelogic360x280px%20blog%20image_13_09_21.jpg)
Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...
15 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Digital marketing packs to be offered to trade body agents](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents joining one of the industry’s major trade bodies is to be offered exclusive digital marketing packs created by Starberry. Members of...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Your website should be your hardest working employee](/img/default/lat.png)
Agent websites has become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...
21 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![ESTAS Awards 2021 - just days left for letting agents to enter](/img/default/lat.png)
Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![All Change: property types and aspirational features for renters in 2020](/img/default/lat.png)
A property company has analysed Google Search Data from the past year to reveal what movers were looking for in 2020...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Quick Read Top Tips - 5 best practices for all businesses](/img/default/lat.png)
Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business](/img/default/lat.png)
Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Top 5 tips for successful estate agent social media management](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Five top tips for lead generation](/img/default/lat.png)
Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
28 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Top things to look for in a valuation tool](/img/default/lat.png)
Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
28 October 2020
From: Proptech & Innovation
![New app signals to agents when to chase potential landlord clients](/img/default/lat.png)
A new PropTech app called Acaboom claims to send an alert when a landlord is viewing the agency’s marketing proposal. This means...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![New book tells agents how to futureproof business in uncertain times](/img/default/lat.png)
A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renters’ rights at centre of surge in internet searches over virus period](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Almost 60 new branches sign up to ESTAS customer review platform](/img/default/lat.png)
Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona - portal offer, rental study, mental health help](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conquering Corona: Daily tips and news for agents to beat the virus](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The next generation of renters has arrived. Are you ready to find them a home?](/img/default/lat.png)
You don’t need to go far for news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to proposed...
27 November 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Huge £9m boost for flatfair as deposit alternative race hots up](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Daniel Bond, Managing Director of Bonds Estate Agents](/img/default/lat.png)
What is your business? Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...
15 August 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Give All Your £ to Google](/img/default/lat.png)
In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...
03 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Russell Quirk,Co-Founder and Advisor/Non-Exec Director of Properganda](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![PropTech platform varying price by demand acquired by short lets firm](/img/default/lat.png)
A short lets management firm has acquired a PropTech platform and claims it will help owners “see their true profit potentials”...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fury over lettings agency owing thousands to landlords and tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency in the West Midlands is reported to have closed its two offices at short notice, leaving clients angry...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Action! Agency business booms thanks to cinema tickets for landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
An independent letting agency in the north of England is offering landlords two free cinema tickets when they book a valuation...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lee Dahill, Director of Sales for the Today publications and The ValPal Network](/img/default/lat.png)
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...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![How can you be Google’s number one this year?](/img/default/lat.png)
Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...
04 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Here are four ways data can improve your business](/img/default/lat.png)
How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...
21 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Don’t lose SEO ranking over Google’s ‘mobile first’ index changes](/img/default/lat.png)
In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...
02 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![The Power Of A Review In The Estate Agency Industry](/img/default/lat.png)
It is safe to say that in the cyber world of today, a reviewing culture has been born. We have review...
25 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Mystery surrounds fate of 'closed' letting agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Mystery surrounds the fate of Kirby Property Management, a letting agency with offices at Cambourne, Cambridge and St Neots in the...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart whistleblower: OTM](/img/default/lat.png)
An interesting point of view from a young sales negotiator working for Spicerhaart, whose chief executive Paul Smith recently wrote an...
24 July 2015
From: Features
![Society’s Golden Ratio](/img/default/lat.png)
As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...
19 June 2015
From: Features
![Property Natter: Networking, teamwork and a fake England captain](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...