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How to Add Value to Your Home On Any Budget
Adding value to your home before you put it on the market doesn’t have to be an expensive or arduous task. Naturally, there are a number of upgrades that you can make to your home that will require a fairly large budget, but there are also a great number of simple things you can do…
Read MoreHow one estate agent uses leaderboards to inspire staff performance
Kevin Welch from Optime Reality loves leaderboards. In his business he says leaderboards “create healthy competition because the agents don’t want to be at the bottom and they are all striving for the top of the list.” He doesn’t stop at sales, he has created leaderboards for all the different teams in his company! “I…
Read MoreLandlords, Will Your Property be un-rentable next year?
It has been on the cards for a while, yet awareness of the changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and the private rented sector seems scarily minimal. According to data released by Quick Move Now, 1 in 10 properties could be classed as un-rentable as a result of the change, and you could even be…
Read MoreThe Secret to Increasing Your Online Lead Response Rate
This is the single most important reasons why your expensive online leads don’t convert as well as you expect them to
Read MoreUnderstanding the Uses of D1 and D2 Property
When it comes to buying or selling property, it is essential that what you are after meets the correct classification. There are many different types of property classification, from A1 to D2. Many people can easily become confused between D1 and D2 commercial property. Here we detail the difference between the two and the importance…
Read MoreYou don’t have to beg landlords to stay
It’s the statistic that no one in property expected but research from the National Landlords Association revealed that 61% of landlords are currently use a letting agent – a 7% increase from the final quarter of 2016. The same report also found the proportion of landlords self-managing their property slipped by nearly 10% during the…
Read MoreBTL Mortgage Guidelines – New Criteria
The buy to let market has seen many changes over the last couple of years, with new tax rules, and increased stamp duty tax to name just a few. Currently mortgage lenders are coming up with new underwriting guidelines that will come into effect in September 2017 and this will affect how a landlords mortgage…
Read More95% of estate agents are failing to do this one easy thing
…that will protect them from cheap fees and lack of stock
Read MoreCompetition Appeal Tribunal issues judgment in favour of Agents’ Mutual
The Competition Appeal Tribunal today issued its judgment in the case between Agents’ Mutual v Gascoigne Halman. Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket.com, said: “We are pleased that the Tribunal has confirmed the position maintained consistently by our Board that Agents’ Mutual’s strategy for entry to the portals market has been pro-competitive both in object…
Read MoreCIELA to halt letting fees ban, expose rogue agents and combat misleading corporate adverts
CIELA, the Charter for Independent Estate and Lettings Agents, has set out its first tasks, should the organisation launch successfully on 1 October. Subject to sufficient support and member sign-ups, its first 3 intentions are clear. If launched on 1 October, CIELA pledges to 1. Spotlight any and all agents operating illegally 2. Prevent the…
Read MoreWhy PurpleBricks Is Beating You
Most estate agents don’t prioritise email leads from Rightmove and Zoopla. It stands to reason, if an enquiry was serious they would call. But reason is WRONG. This outdated belief about enquiries is costing High Street estate agents dearly. PurpleBricks is winning, at your expense. LeadPro is a free tool from Property Technology ltd, that will help…
Read MoreUnfair Estate Agent Stereotypes… Still.
Estate Agents are still coming up against unfair stereotypes. Still today, ‘everything is their fault’ and the blame for houses not selling, is laid entirely at the feet of smooth talking, wrist jewelry wearing ‘charlatans’ who are only interested in that commission payment. Everyone is entitled to their (wrong) opinion of course, but it still stuns me when people don’t recognise high street property sales professionals for the everyday, dream making heroes they are!
Read MoreCIELA push on with their fight against Purplebricks in Bristol:
CIELA is looking forward to meeting agents in Bristol, this coming Wednesday, and London the following Wednesday 12 July, who would like to debate the need for an organisation to represent the collective interests of law-abiding independent agents. It is free for independent agents to attend, but attendees must register in advance via the CIELA…
Read MoreWhy are you an estate agent?
Do you bounce out of bed before the alarm every morning, with a spring in your step and a smile on your face? Or do you hit the snooze button seven times in a row before eventually dragging your body out from under the duvet to face the world? How you get up in the…
Read MoreNetwork of Agents Celebrates Whirlwind First Year
A network which helps estate agents win more instructions in the land and new homes sector is celebrating its first birthday on Wednesday 28 June. The Land & New Homes Network is a membership organisation based in Marlborough providing training, support, tools and connections for non-competing independent agents across the UK. The network’s founder, Kevin…
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