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If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...