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Don’t be outsmarted by students
Right about know specialist student letting companies and agents in university locations will be busy finding students accommodation for September’s new academic year. Although that sounds like ages away, students are smart enough to line up 12 month tenancies now so they’re not scrambling around for somewhere to live in the summer. Students are also…
Read MoreTHE POWER OF WORD OF MOUTH
Going through my 2016 figures last weekend, to my amazement I found that 92% of my business came from word of mouth referrals. Not that I’m blowing my own trumpet (ok, perhaps I am!), but that figure even took me by surprise. And then it got me thinking: why was it so high? I was…
Read MoreQube Global Software new Media Partner for #ProptechDen 2017
The team over at Qube Global Software are kindly supporting our first ever #ProptechDen at Google Campus in London, April 19th. To secure your free tickets to watch a selection of startup / early stage proptech companies then simply visit the Eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/proptech-den-2017-tickets-31964167686 We already have a packed line up of those pitching on…
Read MoreCEILA Gets its Claws Out Early
It’s not been in existence for all that long – actually just one week – but already CIELA is making waves with one of the UK biggest online property agents. The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents – which currently has 12 regional officers and doesn’t launch officially until October this year – is…
Read MoreFinding the right tenant, keeping and maintaining a good relationship.
A question on every landlords list, “Is this tenant right for my property?. The simple answer is you can’t always be 100% sure, you can however make sure you have 100% done your research and asked the right questions. Although I have been in the property market for many years I am still a Landlord…
Read MoreTop DIY Projects You Should Encourage Your Clients to Tackle Before Listing Their Property
As an estate agent, your clients look to you for advice, guidance, and help getting top dollar for their home when they list it. With that said, it’s also up to you to help guide them where DIY projects are concerned. If their house is looking a little worse for wear you may want to…
Read MoreAre the So Called “Disrupters” Guilty of Post Truth Politics?
You really would have to have been living in a cave for the past six months to have avoided the phrase “Post truth politics” when turning on your TV or tuning in your radio. As the term has been used in great abundance by political journalists from all sides, in the context of describing the…
Read MoreReduce the risk of property fraud
Lynne Feddon, Land Registry’s Counter Fraud Senior Executive, offers some advice about the best ways for landlords to protect their properties from fraud. As estate and letting agents you’ll be dealing with landlords who are one of the most at risk groups of property fraud, according to our research at Land Registry. This makes you…
Read MoreThe Interior Design Trends that will Help you Sell your Property This Spring
The spring is a great time to put your property on the market – the days are longer, so hosting prospective buyers is easier, there are more buyers looking for homes, so competition is rife, and the interior design trends make for pleasant viewings! Making your property stand out from the crowd can be a…
Read MoreNLA BUDGET RESPONSE: NO NEWS STILL BAD NEWS FOR LANDLORDS
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget announcement today Richard Lambert, Chief Executive Officer, National Landlords Association (NLA), said: “The Chancellor has passed up his last opportunity to reverse the damaging plans to restrict mortgage interest relief for landlords before they hit, or even to act on suggestions as to how he might ease the immediate impact. …
Read MoreNew Survey Gets Inside Landlords’ Heads
As an estate agent you’ll already be aware that landlords come in all shapes and sizes. They certainly aren’t an easy bunch to categorise. Some are devoutly hands-off and will trust you religiously with the well-being of their tenants’ housing affairs. Others believe delegation is a dirty work and, like PM Teresa May, would prefer…
Read MoreSelling Your Estate Agency? Points to Consider Before Making Your Decision.
Are you eligible for Entrepreneurs’ Relief? When you sell a business your proceeds of sale are likely to be subject to Capital Gains Tax. However, if you qualify for Entrepreneurs’ Relief you will only pay 10% on all gains on qualifying assets up to a lifetime limit of £10 million. So, how do you qualify?…
Read MorePaul Shamplina, to star in 3rd series of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
Paul Shamplina, Founder of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of Hamilton Fraser, is set to feature in his third series of “Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords”, a twelve-part series starting this Sunday (5th March) on Channel 5. The programme once again delves into the dark side of the buy-to-let market showing the complexities landlords and tenants…
Read MoreAre 100% Mortgages A Good Idea For First Time Buyers?
When it comes to getting on the property ladder, saving for the deposit is – at risk of mixing metaphors – often the toughest hurdle to overcome. By 2016, the average deposit for a first time buyer was more than £30,000, meaning the upfront cost of a house is higher than the average annual salary…
Read MoreZPG Plc snapping up again with Expert Agent
The ever increasing jaws of ZPG Plc have been snapping up leading industry service providers again this time with Expert Agent being the latest to join the likes of uSwitch, Primelocation, Home track, Property Software Group in the great treasure chest belonging to the second biggest property search engine for the UK. Expert Agent, formed…
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