Free lettings advice seminar for small and independent agents

ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support is running a free seminar on Monday 20th February tailored especially for business owners, directors and decision makers at small estate/letting agents and independent property companies. The seminar will take place between 14.00 to 16.30 at the Holiday Inn London Gatwick Airport, Povey Cross Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0BA. Attendees will…

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Why the property market must learn from retail

Property marketing companies and other PropTechs often promote very low headline fees to grab attention and encourage sign-up. But, as with low-cost airlines, the devil is in the detail, and a plethora of hidden extras mean that more often than not, you end up paying far more than you bargained for. At Houseviz, we believe…

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Customer Service and Solicitors

Customer service excellence has always been and will always be one of the critical competitive advantages for any business, and it still surprises me to this day that solicitors have got away with typically bad service in a world that is so demanding of companies. We live in an age where we want it now,…

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60% of homes sell through a second agent

Recently I heard this stat, I will not name the source but apparently, they heard it from Rightmove. IT CANNOT BE TRUE…can it? Whether it is true or not ( 68% of stats are made up ) it made me think, I wonder how many agents lose 60% of their vendors to a competing agent,…

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Precision Property Marketing Celebrates Its First Year

Bury St Edmunds based Precision Property Marketing (PPM), a leading integrated marketing service company working exclusively with the property industry, is celebrating its first anniversary of business in February. The team are proud to celebrate a year of learning and progress in their commitment to the future of the property industry. “Since our launch in…

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Fed up being held to ransom by online property portals?

zoopla and rightmove

Usage of online property portals is at a record high, with research showing that 62% of people factor the portals a firm advertises on into their selection of an agent. So, it’s no wonder that estate agents are spending more and more of their marketing budget on property listing sites. Of course, there are two…

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OnTheMarket state they received 11.2M website visits in January

OnTheMarket reports today that it achieved a record level of traffic of more than 11.2million visits throughout the month of January.* This is an increase of 85% year on year. In January 2016, OnTheMarket recorded just over 6million visits. Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket, said: “This latest milestone is a fantastic achievement given that…

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The Secret to Instructing a Great Agent

When it comes to instructing an estate agent for our most important asset – our home, I regularly have conversations with homeowners who are getting themselves in a spin. “Is it any wonder?” they all say. From their perspective, estate agents all look the same, say the same and claim to do the same for…

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Business growth leads to head office move for Badger Holdings

Following a period of sustained growth, Badger Holdings Limited, parent company to Townends and Regents Estate Agents, Tyser Greenwood Surveyors, dot financial services and INEX Property Solutions, will be relocating its headquarters to offices in Byfleet, Surrey. As of the 1st February, Badger Holdings head office will reside in new and larger premises. They will…

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Technology within Property

Over the last couple of years, we have seen a rise in property technology. The property market has traditionally been slower on the uptake of technology and is one of the few industries to fully embrace the benefits of technology. This trend has seen a dramatic shift not only with the rise of online agents…

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Different Factors to Consider When Investing in Real Estate

Investing your money into the real estate industry may seem a lot safer compared to investing it on stock market. This may be true; but that does not necessarily mean that there is no risk involved in real estate investment. There are things that you need to consider when you are planning to buy a…

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