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How to become an estate agent?

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people...

Five of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other...

Security experts reveal top tips to keep your home safe this summer

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic...

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For More Valuations, make that call!

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza...

Top tips for maximising Google ads leads on a modest budget

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there...

Crafting Engaging Property Newsletters: Top Tips for Agents

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients...

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For More Valuations, make that call!

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She says there is no substitute...

Top tips for maximising Google ads leads on a modest budget

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there are ways to keep a tight lid on your budget while still maximising leads. Most Google...

Crafting Engaging Property Newsletters: Top Tips for Agents

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than through a well-crafted newsletter? As...

Three Reasons Why Your Social Media Isn't Working

In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing a strategic approach. Whether you're...

Top tips to generate more leads on Facebook

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went on to instruct an agent....

Top Tips For Social Media Marketing – Part 2

Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one, we delved into the fundamentals...

Top Tips For Social Media Marketing – Part 1

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you make the most of this...

How to write the perfect blog to attract more vendors and landlords

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in today's market. A well-crafted blog...

How to attract landlords to your letting agency

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming even stricter, and choosing to...

Home Sweet Home: Experts Advise on What to Look for When Buying a House

You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes with a white picket fence....

Phil Spencer's tips to reduce stress and costs when moving

Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a month-on-month increase in home rentals....

Expert reveals how to transform your living room into an eco-friendly space with three easy trends

Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can often feel difficult to become...

6 things to consider when moving house before Christmas

Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as the festive period approaches. Given the...

The Do’s & Don’ts When Downsizing

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are opting to save money, lower...

What do rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners?

In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises mean for homeowners and potential...

Five of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's complicated love life or decisions...

Security experts reveal top tips to keep your home safe this summer

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only 36% of holidaymakers took steps...

Keep summer stress-free – preventing neighbour disputes

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to our homes. This sudden surge in...

How to submit an offer and exchange contracts

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers boss the offers and exchange...

Messy gardens & dangerous décor: 10 ways first-time buyers can be fined up to £5,000

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000 - from having a messy...

What is Right to Buy and am I eligible?

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If you’re living in a council...

10 Simple Tips To Keep Your Home Cool During The Heatwave

Temperatures are soaring and it’s only going to get hotter this week. Electric fans will be on full blast and cold showers will become part of...

Experts reveal four ways to stop your house from overheating

A recent study revealed that as many as 4.6 million homes in England overheat. With highs of 40°C this week and warnings from climate change experts to...

Insight - should estate agents be using TikTok?

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if executed correctly. Photos and text...

How to become an estate agent?

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field can be financially rewarding as...

Recruitment and staffing – how automation can help reduce the burden

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid working. This looks likely to...

A guide for Money Laundering Officers: Championing AML compliance in your agency

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a legal obligation to carry out...

6 tips for targeting Generation Z renters

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or renting, people will always need...

Guide: How to become a more productive real estate agent

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed in the field. Knowing how...

The 5 best questions to ask your competitors' vendors (and when to do it)

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third) agent they work with, so,...

Here's everything you need to know about remortgaging

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your initial mortgage supplier and swapping...

How can we improve property matchmaking beyond the online portals?

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the property rental process immeasurably, for...

Lead capture 101 with Moneypenny CMO, Kate Cox

Kate Cox, Moneypenny's chief marketing officer, provides agents with an in-depth guide on lead capture. Alongside uncovering the importance of lead capture in a turbulent post-Covid environment,...

Delivering a speedy end of tenancy deposit negotiation – the top tips

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic will have far reaching effects...

How can Open Banking benefit landlords and letting agents?

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the pandemic, transformation was underway. New lettings...

Agents – here are five simple tips for job searching

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going on in the world. And, unfortunately,...

How to sell your agency business in 11 key steps

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or a higher rent than they...

Living without Section 21 evictions – lessons from the Scottish market

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from many landlords and agents as...

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Checklist

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act is using the 29 hazards...

Deposit protection - what is Prescribed Information?

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30 days, or you could be penalised...

Top tips on how to ensure your AML procedures are up to scratch

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This is, in the main, because...

Quick Read Top Tips - 5 best practices for all businesses

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break. Let’s get started! 1. Do not...

How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’ and buy a ticket to...

How to Reach More Landlords Part 1

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to find them - and you...

Top tips for creating engaging blog content

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and market appraisals will always take...

Top 5 tips for successful estate agent social media management

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their day glued to their phones,...

Five top tips for lead generation

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to maintaining a successful agency business...

How can agents work with property price data and indices?

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be impacted by so many moving...

Unlocking Property Management with PropTech Innovations

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to domestic properties¹ in the first...

Top things to look for in a valuation tool

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so we’ve come up with a...
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