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Reinventing Renting – The tenant fee ban and innovation
A lot of agent marketing drives leads that can at best be described as “unqualified” – and at worst as “time-wasters”. Particularly in the lettings’ sphere, it’s often therefore tempting for agents to view tenant leads as pretty much interchangeable – with the amount of hassle involved in qualifying them, listening to their requirements, taking…
Read MoreWe interview Kevin, an Ex Purplebricks Agent and Client!
I noticed some of Kevin Ray’s videos on Youtube from property video tours under the PurpleBrick branding to leaving feedback on how their services worked for him during his house sale – I thought I would get some answers from someone who has seen both sides of Purplebricks, ie the selling as an agent to…
Read MoreTips For End Of Tenancy Cleaning
Before you start your end of tenancy cleaning, it is important to understand that it is to your advantage to clean the house thoroughly and meet all of the requirements that are laid out in your tenancy agreement. If you are not thorough in your cleaning and do not meet the requirements of your tenancy…
Read MoreLiFE Ventures acquires TEQDEN and their popular #PropTechDen events
Christopher Walkey, founder of Estate Agent Networking, sells his recent #PropTech networking concept TEQDEN to LiFE Ventures: For the last year #proptech start-ups and investors have been using the popular #PropTechDen events that have been held at Google Campus London and also up in Manchester with already some positive results and actual investments taking place…
Read MoreHow UK estate agents can use banners
Marketing is an important part of the job for a real estate agent. Not only to capture new clients who want to sell a house, also to contact possible buyers. In an increasingly competitive commercial market, it is important to get your business out there and be different from competitors. It is easy to only…
Read MoreGovernment must act now to protect high rise residents, say Salford and Greater Manchester Mayors
GREATER Manchester leaders are urging Government to provide immediate funding to carry out urgent fire safety work and protect hard-pressed local residents. In a letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls for urgent action to help local authorities, housing providers,…
Read MoreWhat hidden costs are draining your lettings profits?
Hands up if you’re starting to take your income and profitability a lot more seriously? With the fee ban looming, it’s sensible to examine your income and expenditure in greater detail. While your accounts department will, no doubt, come to you with some black and white figures laid out in a spreadsheet, creating a cost-effective…
Read MoreWhy You Don’t Need to Worry About Online Estate Agents
Our world is being overcome by the internet; it is spreading across our modern society and encompassing everything in our lives, from talking to friends to selling your house. The internet has revolutionised the property market, changing the way consumers think about property and how to sell, buy, let or rent. Online estate agents have…
Read MoreThe Expanding Global Role of Local Estate Agents
It wasn’t so long ago that a local estate agent’s remit would rarely expand outside of their local area, but with the rise of technology and the ubiquitousness of internet access estate agents now must cast their eye much further afield. A number of websites now exist, such as www.immoabroad.com, which offers potential holiday/second home…
Read MorePeriod home restoration: How to square the past, present and future
Are you looking forward to your next home restoration project? Whether you’ve fallen in love with an elegant Georgian townhouse or a magnificent Victorian country manor, it’s the building’s unique architectural features that make it stand out from the crowd. Of course, falling in love is the easy part, but bringing an old period building…
Read More6 places you might find asbestos in your home
Asbestos is very well known as a dangerous materials that has been banned from use in construction since 1999 in the UK. So if you have bought a home, you might think that there is a very low chance that you will find asbestos on your property. But according to reports, there is around a…
Read MoreWhich is the better bathtub – steel or acrylic?
When you’re designing your bathroom, choosing the right bathtub should be a pleasure, not a chore. But while you’re admiring the myriad of beautiful bath shapes and designs available in showrooms such as this one, how do you know which is the best material to go for? The two main materials that bathtubs are made…
Read MoreNFB says: NPPF review is a step in the right direction
The Government has published the consultation document on the revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The document, made up of 17 chapters, formulates 43 questions tackling the local plan-making process and some of the more prominent barriers to growth. There are revisions to design, services, transport, climate change, local economy, and the green…
Read MoreFrom Policeman to Property Market Entrepreneur
From Policeman to Property Market Entrepreneur: An Interview with Nick Marr, co-founder of TheHouseShop.com From fighting crime to fighting property fees, Nick Marr is the ex-policeman who left the force to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams of starting his own company. Nick has run multiple property websites throughout his career, gaining his estate agent qualification from…
Read MoreWhat effect will PRT’s have on Edinburgh Festival Lets
There are no grounds in the PRT that give landlords or letting agents the ability to evict a tenant to enable a property to be rented out for the Festival. The usual practice of securing Festival tenants in January, February and March will no longer be possible from 2019 with the uncertainty of tenants’ plans.…
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