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Industry Interview: Spencer Fortag MARLA MNAEA of Dockside Property Services Kent
How important is it for estate agents to embrace innovation and technology in the industry to both find new clients and marketing their clients property? I don’t think this is important. I believe it is essential. Clients today, of whatever age, tend to be tech savvy so agents that embrace bothÿinnovation and technology will flourish.…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Jerry Lyons of Property Expert
Is having a strong online presence important for estate and letting agents? Yes, absolutely. Your agency will be judged by the way your website looks as a starting point and how user friendly it is. Other ways you can build your digital profile to win instructions are: Use social media regularly. Have a weekly /…
Read MoreEstate agents who outsource their viewing services…
Estate agents who outsource their viewing services… will have best chance of success in 2017. One of the most significant business trends in 2017 is likely to be outsourcing. And, with estate agents increasingly expected to do more with less, this makes sense. Just think about it, with time the one thing none of us…
Read MoreZoopla property group announce aquisition and exclusive partnership
Zoopla Property Group announced on the same day as their results last week that they had acquired leading estate agent website design and hosting business Technicweb and had invested and signed an exclusive partnership with connected home insurance provider, Neos. Alex Chesterman, Founder & CEO of ZPG said, “We are delighted to announce that we…
Read MorePurplebricks announces interim results.
Purplebricks PLC today announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2016 headlined ‘UK achieves maiden EBITDA profit, plans to accelerate market share growth‘. Commenting on the results, Michael Bruce, CEO stated: “Our strong results are testament to the seismic shift that is underway in the estate agency market. We continue to…
Read MoreONTHEMARKET.COM LAUNCHES COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CHANNEL
Property portalÿOnTheMarket.comÿis now listing UKÿcommercialÿproperties to rent and for sale on a dedicated new channel. Closely aligned with its UK residential search and its overseas search, the focus of theÿcommercialÿproperty channel is on the all-important property details. It does not carry distracting advertising or any unnecessary information.ÿCommercialÿsearch results are presented in grid, list and map…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Melanie Peters of Waterside Properties in Dorset
Is the way that Estate Agents engage with consumers changing? Is social media, apps and website having a greater importance than leafleting, local newspaper adverts and high street presence? Social media is certainly a very important way of showcasing individual businesses. We as an agency have devoted a great deal of time to our Twitter…
Read More5 value-boosters for your property investments
When it comes to increasing the value of your property, we all know the usual suspects _ tidy gardens, extra bathrooms and modern kitchens to name but a few, but it_s the less obvious things that can have a surprising effect. If you_re looking to make your property more attractive to either buyers or renters…
Read MoreNAEA announce the speakers at their 2017 annual national conference
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) this week announced the speakers at their 2017 Annual National Conference. The event, on 9th February at 155 Bishopsgate in London is the largest annual conference of its kind and a key calendar event for those working within the estate agent industry in the UK. The line-up features…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Catherine Lamond, MD of Nethouseprices
How can Estate Agents benefit from using Nethouseprices? We started in 2004 as one of the first websites that had the Land Registry sold price data. Our site is visited by home movers and landlords wanting to see what is happening to the housing market, their home value and property investments before they make a…
Read MoreTelford Homes announced interim results this week
Telford Homes Plc, the residential property developer focused on non-prime London, announced this weekÿ its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. Jon Di-Stefano, Chief Executive of Telford Homes, commented:ÿ “Telford Homes is in a very strong position with over 700 million of forward sales secured and a substantial development pipeline.ÿ The…
Read MoreHouse price growth eases slightly in November
Nationwide today released their House Price Index (HPI) for November headlined ‘Annual price growth slowed further in November.’ Annual house price growth slowed slightly to 4.4%, from 4.6% in October. House prices increased by 0.1% month on month in November. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, said: _UK house prices increased by…
Read MoreRents projected to rise significantly says ARLA
ARLA in their press release yesterday warned that rents are projected to rise significantly with the introduction of Letting Agent fees and Tax changes that will come into effect soon, they state in their October Private Rental Sector (PRS) report that supply of rental properties and demand from tenants dropped in October. David Cox, Managing…
Read MoreFree podcast to understand landlord obligations as _Right to Rent_ becomes criminal offence
From today, 1st December 2016, under The Immigration Act 2016, there is a new maximum criminal sentence of 5 years_ imprisonment for landlords or agents who fail to carry out _Right to Rent_ checks or remove illegal migrants from their property. With concerns that more than half of landlords don_t understand their obligations, Hamilton Fraser…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Jack Barnett Director, Rent North East
Do you feel that more should be done to regulate the lettings industry and help improve the reputation of it? Many suffer from a few rogue traders it would seem. Absolutely. Landlords and tenants don’t feel that they have a clear idea of what they should be entitled to. Regulating the industryÿcould serve to bring…
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