Posts Tagged ‘letting agents’
3 min video – The future of UK Estate Agency and how to be successful
A 3 minute video on how to succeed in the 21st century as an estate and letting agent. More videos on being a successful letting and estate agent can be found on my Youtube channel https://goo.gl/d3A9tq .and for those who want to read my thoughts, here is a link to a blog with over 350 blog…
Read More4 Tips to get your student lets sorted this summer
Student lets can be a trial Lettings agents face a number of labors in the course of their work, and dealing with students brings along a set of pain points that are even more acute. Speaking with friends who have let to students over the years, I’ve learned about quite a few of these problems,…
Read MoreFunding for Goodlord Cloud Based Rental Platform
Goodlord, a rental platform founded two years ago and based in London has just raised £2m in seed funding, it’s purpose is to bring together tenants, landlords and letting agents through the cloud. The rental platform initially founded 2 years ago drew support in the funding from Robin and Saul Klein’s LocalGlobe Capital and Global…
Read MoreLetting agents ran drugs factory
Two men who ran a lettings agency in south London, Aidan Lynch, 51, and Jason Smart 47, were both jailed for a total of eight years last Friday at Woolwich Crown Court, an accomplice Patrick McArdle, 37, was jailed for five years and six months for conspiracy to produce cannabis and another seperate charge. The estate…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe Slow Death of the High Street Agent.
Below is a quote from an otherwise good post that I read on LinkedIn a couple of days ago about how estate & letting agency is changing. ‘Of course, we still do pop in to our local estate agency during the buying/selling/renting process otherwise they would have all packed their cases by now and joined…
Read MoreHow live chat helps Estate Agents generate leads
Having the right tools for an integrated marketing mix is critical for any estate agent and as part of this an increasing number of UK estate and letting agents recognise the benefits of live chat. The ability to be open all hours and to engage with visitors just at the moment when they are showing an interest…
Read MoreHow to become a Property Manager.
One of the more hidden roles within the property industry is that of the property manager. Everyone wants to be a negotiator, showing luxury apartments and driving fancy cars, but without the support of a residential property manager, none of that is possible.A residential property management company looks after property portfolios on behalf of its…
Read MorePutting Letting Agents in the Positive.
Keylet Sales & Lettings are running a free transport service for students. The students – including those who do not rent through Keylet, in Cathays – are being offered free lifts into Cardiff city centre every Wednesday evening throughout February. Wednesdays are when the students have their weekly socials. The lifts are given in the…
Read MoreOur tips for landlords: Make your rental property stand out.
As mortgages are becoming harder to obtain; this especially applies to first time buyers. It is not surprising that people are deciding to rent instead of buying a home. This might seem like an ideal situation for landlords but in fact it starts a fierce competition between landlords and rental prices. So if you are…
Read MoreProperty maintenance: weathering winter storms.
Abigail, Barney, Clodagh and Desmond – what the first four severe storms were called following the Met Office’s decision to give bad weather names. It’s another reminder of how our little island gets battered and bruised by Mother Nature. Inclement weather shouldn’t take us by surprise but as we enter the season of gales, snow, sub…
Read MoreLetting agents in Wales must publicise fees
As from yesterday the 23rd November 2015,letting agents in Wales will have a new legal obligation under the Consumer Rights Act2015 to publicise their fees. Agents must now display a list of the fees (a) At each of the agent’s premises at which the agentdeals face – to – face with persons using or proposing…
Read MoreTenants renting their homes for long term.
The latest findings from the HomeLet Rental Index reveal that over the three months to October the cost of a tenancy outside of London rose by 3.5 per cent when compared to last year. Whilst this level of growth for new tenancies continues to outstrip the rate of inflation, this is much lower than the…
Read MoreSeeking new landlords? Look at both ends of the spectrum.
You’ll all be familiar with the phrase ‘generation rent’ but a new report from economists at accountancy firm PwC suggests that the rental market is set to thrive and actually grow over the next 25 years. The research even goes as far as suggesting that over half of under 40s will be living in properties…
Read MoreIncrease in supply of rental housing
In their monthly private rented sector report for July the Association of Residential Letting Agents noted an increase in the supply of rental housing, however the demand dipped. A third of ARLA agents expect supply to continue to increase over the next five years, rent increases last month were seen by two fifths of letting…
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