OnTheMarket.com grows listing offices by more than 10% in 6 months

The number of estate and letting agent offices listing at OnTheMarket.com has grown 10 per cent during the first half of the year. (Jan – June) At the beginning of January, more than 5,700 offices were listing on the website and at the end of June, the number had grown to more than 6,300 offices.…

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Another record breaking month for OnTheMarket.com

OnTheMarket.com’s traffic and leads both reached record levels again in June. OnTheMarket.com received over 8 million visits in the month (source: Google Analytics). Visit numbers have increased 33% since January 2016. The number of agent offices listing with OnTheMarket.com continues to grow. Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket.com, said: “We continue to work to build…

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Things to ask your seller before you move

Things To Ask Your Seller Before You Move

We all know that moving house can be a stressful experience and there are many things which can make the process a little easier. The following little things can really help you with your move to your new home. Forwarding address Changing to a new address can take time and I wouldn’t be surprised if…

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Top Do’s and Don’ts of Property Marketing for Estate Agents

Marketing is everything these days. You can have the best team and properties available but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how you agency can help them, your going to lose out to competitors. Too often we see businesses in the property and construction industry focus on the basics or marketing too…

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Uncertainty a concern for the UK property market

A recent online financial report looked at UK Estate Agents ahead of the EU referendum,  US broker Citi is mentioned as being cautious on UK estate agents ahead of the  referendum next month,  they gave Foxtons a target price of 140p, repeated a buy on LSL Property and neutral on Countrywide. George Osborne has stated…

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How to be a great sales or lettings negotiator

Arguably the most popular role in the property industry is the sales or lettings negotiator. Theirs is the job which is different every day, where they could be showing a property in the morning, speaking with a landlord in Melbourne in the afternoon and closing a deal before home time. Then there’s the pay and…

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Property Transactions likely to slowdown.

The outlook for the UK property market according to certain analysts is looking somewhat unpredictable at present, mainly due to the uncertainty surrounding the EU referendum vote set for 23rd June. Most recent polls give the “Remain” a lead over the “Leave”, however it is close and with a fair number of undecided voters it…

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Strong start to the year for Foxtons

Foxtons plc, London’s leading estate agency, issued today  its trading update for the quarter ended 31 March 2016. Total group revenue for the quarter was £38.4m, up 16.2% compared with the first quarter last year.  Lettings revenue was flat on prior year as tenants continued to renew existing tenancies and enter into longer tenancy periods.…

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Top tips for swifter completions

Every agent knows that managing post-sale effectively can lead to swifter sale completions and happier buyers and sellers. The issues arise when no-one is steering the ship. Having someone pro-actively contacting all parties and ensuring they are progressing their areas is the best way to ensure a swifter, hassle free process. You may not have…

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The ESTAS Awards

Regional and National winners were announced at the 13th annual ESTAS ceremony on Friday 15th April at the Grosvenor House London. The mission at The ESTAS is to highlight the great service provided by different firms involved in the residential property sector. Here are some of the awards from the long list of Regional and…

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Need more hours in the working day? Here are some top tips!

As the property market starts to build and we enter the busier period you should look at whether you and your team effectively you manage your time. It can be difficult to fit everything in during the working day; you start with a list of things to do and on a good day you get…

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If your agent cannot demonstrate market reach to foreign buyers, they will under-sell.

As the economic climate changes and the market cools, sellers’ agents must not rely upon the traditional approach of primarily approaching the prevalent buying institutions to create competition. They must go further or they will under-sell. With the Pound lower, we are witnessing increased foreign investment into the UK property market. The UK commercial property…

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New estate agents open in London every other day.

Statistics published by the online estate agent HouseSimple.com show that a new estate agent opens somewhere in the capital every 1.6 days, Ealing Broadway and Turnham Green are west London’s hot spots, there are 17 property vendors within a quarter of a mile of each station, more than anywhere in London except Walthamstow, Borough and…

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Estate & letting agents flyer distribution formula

Do you work for, or own your own estate or letting agency?  Are you looking to increase local brand awareness?   Are you targeting more prospective buyers, vendors, tenants and landlords?  If you answered yes to the above then please read on to learn a specific formula we have used for many of our estate and…

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January house price growth steady according to Nationwide.

The Nationwide House Price index for January shows that House prices increased by 0.3%, that is down from 0.8% in December. Annual house price growth was broadly stable at 4.4% down only slightly from 4.5% previous annual change.   Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, said: “The pace of UK house price…

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