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You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...
19 April 2024
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The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...
31 January 2024
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Despite the somewhat challenging year, we have seen many agents we work with continuing to flourish. We support hundreds of agents...
16 December 2023
From: Features
As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...
01 September 2023
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With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...
11 March 2023
From: Features
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...
18 January 2023
From: Features
The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...
22 October 2022
From: Features
A significant number of estate agents are planning cutbacks in the coming months to cope with the cost of living crisis,...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...
27 September 2022
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You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...
27 July 2022
From: Features
Agents have shown their support for helping junior staff with the cost of living crisis. The rate of inflation hit 9.4% during...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Agency bosses are being urged to do more to help staff with the cost of living crisis if they want to...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features
Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...
27 April 2022
From: Features
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
If you thought checking in to a Microsoft Teams video-conferencing meeting would allow you to escape telephone calls, think again. Outsourced communications...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform. Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features
The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...
28 July 2021
From: Features
An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...
01 June 2021
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In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...
23 January 2021
From: Features
The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...
03 October 2020
From: Features
Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched a new facility called Client Services for agents resuming business. Moneypenny’s 80-strong team of receptionists can...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features
Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...
14 December 2019
From: Features
[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
We’re fast approaching the last Bank Holiday before Christmas (ugh) so enjoy it - because on Tuesday we’re all going to...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features
There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features
There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features
For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...
31 October 2018
From: Features
It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...
20 October 2018
From: Features
The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features
With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...
04 August 2018
From: Features
Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News
The outsourced viewing service Viewber says it has now conducted over 20,000 viewings on behalf of agents and has secured another...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News
You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...
04 April 2018
From: Features
Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...
22 July 2017
From: Features
If this past year is anything to go by, outsourcing is firmly on the agenda for estate agents. Rather than being...
04 February 2017
From: Features
There were some absolutely brilliant figures released recently by telephone answering specialist, Moneypenny. The highest call volumes diverted from agents to Moneypenny occurred between 10am-11am...
12 November 2016
From: Features
It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...
28 October 2016
From: Features
With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever. However, being able to obtain access to the...
12 August 2016
From: Features
How do you want your agency to be perceived? Do your processes reflect both the quality and speed of service you...
11 August 2016
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If you’re considering using a telephone answering service, what are the types of questions you need to ask, before you commit...
07 March 2016
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Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says: for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...