Posts Tagged ‘VTUK’
Agents; get chatting…
“Chatting” can be a key aspect of growing and developing yourself as an agent in today’s competitive market. In today’s 21st century the key to all business and non-business relationships is communication, if you can’t communicate then unfortunately you may struggle. Today’s market is so competitive with agents all being categorised into the same group…
Read MoreVTUK’s guide to getting licensed: The Housing (Wales) Act 2014
We aim to assist every agent in Wales as the introduction of the Housing (Wales) Act is introduced. From last Friday (19th September 2014) every agent in Wales must know be licensed. The legislation requires agents to register with an approved body such as ARLA or NALS. The agent and the landlords must commit to…
Read MoreEnsure you pass the test!
With gas safety week beginning this week we’d like to express to every property professional how vital it is to check the compliance needs for every single one of your properties. Whether its gas, fire or electrical compliance, you’re required to conduct yearly checks on each property you let or sell. By conducting these yearly…
Read MorePrevent your properties from being at risk!
At VTUK, we want to eliminate the risk of fraud to your properties. There are several steps you should take, when it comes to protecting your property from fraud and we’ve outlined these in further detail below. As an agent, you’re more at risk of fraud if your identities been stolen, you live overseas, your…
Read MoreThe benefits of being a licensed agent by VTUK
Recently, ARLA and the NAEA have launched a campaign to express how agents should showcase their registration as a licensed agent. Wherever you showcase the logo on your paperwork, windows or leaflets, being a licensed agent has many benefits. At VTUK we fully support agents being registered to ARLA and The NAEA want to express…
Read MoreAgents: Don’t risk a £5,000 fine…
We want to express to every letting and property management agent, how vital it is to sign up to one of three government authorised consumer redress schemes. It’s already a legal requirement for estate agents to be signed up with these redress schemes, but it’s soon to be for many letting agents. From October 1st,…
Read MoreA new campaign for innovation
As we continue into recovery it’s useful to refer to the economic clock which describes four recovery steps. So far we’ve been moving through ‘hesitant and uneven’ recovery where we typically experience one step back for every two forward. As a result, most of us have been noticing the good news/bad news mix in the…
Read MoreVTUK Take on the Color Run: 16th August 2014!
We believe whoever you are in the world, it’s important to fight against cancer. Currently 1 in 3 of us will suffer from cancer in our lives. This means that every one of us will be affected by this disease. We don’t just believe it’s important to fight against canSer, we feel it’s vital to…
Read MoreCalling all agents! Embrace social media and don’t look back: Part 3
Calling all agents! Embrace social media and don’t look back: Part 3 We have listed our top ten tips when it comes to using social media, which we have been sharing with all property professionals over the past week. We have been publishing these tips in three different parts, which are available to on this…
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