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KEYWORD "vendors" - 66 RESULTS
Father and Son win big at agency awards ceremony

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...

28 March 2024

From: Breaking News

The three qualities landlords want from letting agents - revealed

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

20 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Letting agents back enhanced Material Information requirements

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

06 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Husband and wife triple their lettings business overnight

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

10 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency makes fifth lettings acquisition of the year

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

05 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Virtual auctions rule the roost as pandemic trend now permanent

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

14 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Call for buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed during crisis

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

12 July 2023

From: Breaking News

How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords

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

Propertymark gives green light to free Rightmove training

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

05 May 2023

From: Breaking News

PropTech tool helps agents nab landlords quitting sector - claim

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

24 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency gets 16th regional office by acquiring independent firm

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

21 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Online agency’s unusual move to establish a lettings division

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

02 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Capital appreciation in prime rentals will be best outside southern England

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

08 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Beware - compulsory new info on lettings listings coming soon

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

21 February 2022

From: Breaking News

PropTech firms announce prospecting letters integration

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

02 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Virtual Tours should become GDPR-compliant says PropTech firm

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

01 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Drone technology – a game changer for property marketing

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

Huge pressure on lettings market from sellers temporarily renting

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

16 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Virtual Tour providers keen to reassure agents after Devon mishap

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

19 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Surge in rental demand as sellers put themselves in pole position

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

26 March 2021

From: Breaking News

New Home Counties agency offers “energetic alternative” to rivals

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

23 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency lets 26 properties in one month with no physical viewings

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

03 February 2021

From: Breaking News

Auction success vindicates agency’s move to live-stream format

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

22 December 2020

From: Breaking News

How to sell your agency business in 11 key steps

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

29 October 2020

From: Recruitment & Business Matters

How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business

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

How to Reach More Landlords Part 1

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

28 October 2020

From: Marketing & Social Media

Top tips for creating engaging blog content

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

28 October 2020

From: Marketing & Social Media

Five top tips for lead generation

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

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

Renters willing to pay more for larger homes in towns and suburbs

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

14 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Kick-start your agency out of lockdown - key webinar this morning

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

16 April 2020

From: Breaking News

BTL latest, tenant info and selling from home - Conquering Corona

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

14 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Agency delivering meals - it’s a Rock for its local community

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

13 April 2020

From: Breaking News

More offers for agents as suppliers help the industry Conquering Corona

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

08 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Corona Latest: New tenant checks, Virtual staging, Global agency impact

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

02 April 2020

From: Breaking News

Manager buys franchise of agency she’s run for six years

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

18 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Buy to let investors cashing out are key to fate of sales market - claim

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

14 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Supply down, viewings up, more deals done - that's the market today

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

11 October 2018

From: Breaking News

CPRs; the opportunity

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

29 August 2018

From: Sponsored Content

CPRs; the practicalities

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

29 August 2018

From: Sponsored Content

Is a passport enough for AML? (Part 1)

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

25 June 2018

From: Sponsored Content

Investors 'set to re-engage with prime London' predicts buying agent

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

08 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Prime London rents drop 2.4% in a year - the smallest fall for 18 months

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

07 December 2017

From: Breaking News

The Reposit Landlord Perspectives Survey

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

31 October 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Agency now offering Airbnb 'design' service as well as management

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

08 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rent falls now less severe than earlier in year

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

04 July 2017

From: Breaking News

Free photography course for estate agents pt 1

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

03 July 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Top buying agency admits more purchasers turning to renting

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

05 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Kevin Ward, Agent Locator

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

16 February 2017

From: 60 Second Interview

Now the prime London sales slump is leading to lower rents, too

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

07 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Tenants in control of prime London lettings market, admits agency

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

14 November 2016

From: Breaking News

Firm charges 19% as 'Airbnb manager' for owners wanting to short let

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

29 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Knotty problem for agents as Japanese Knotwood threatens properties

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

01 September 2016

From: Breaking News

Frustrated vendors urged to short-let homes while awaiting buyers

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

22 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Prime London lettings thriving despite Brexit, says senior agent

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

21 July 2016

From: Breaking News

UK's first online commercial estate agency launches today

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

03 June 2016

From: Breaking News

Are you wasting your money on property portals?

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

07 March 2016

From: Sponsored Content

Watchdog tells agents to improve handling of landlords' and tenants' data

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...

01 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Prime London rents up 7.4 per cent says LonRes

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

04 August 2015

From: Breaking News

A new twist on the right to buy

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

24 July 2015

From: Features

Spicerhaart whistleblower: OTM

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

Property Natter: The rise of agent-rating websites

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

10 July 2015

From: Features

Heard the one about the shy estate agent?

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

26 June 2015

From: Features

Property Natter: Agents, target your websites better!

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

19 June 2015

From: Features

How do they compare? The latest stats on Rightmove, Zoopla...

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

02 June 2015

From: Sponsored Content

It’s time to consign sole agencies to history

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

29 May 2015

From: Features

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