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

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...

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

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

Facebook ads are one of the most cost-effective forms of online advertising. A little budget goes a long way on Facebook,...

Agents could be giving up a “prospecting goldmine” if they effectively shut-up shop on their marketing in the run up to...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

I don’t want to frighten any professional scribblers and wizard wordsmiths out there, but as a matter of geeky interest, this...

Should commercial properties be converted into homes? I think so. I don’t mean the upscale barns becoming large houses, or the fashionable...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Agent websites have become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Vicky Quinn-Campbell – Sales and Marketing Director What is ‘company name’...

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

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

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

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

  Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

Franchise giant Winkworth says three new offices are set to open early in 2018 to build upon its seven new branches...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

The end of 2016 saw the launch of 30,000 new build-to-rent (BTR) projects in London alone. With market growth projected to...

Online reviews play an increasingly vital role in shaping the decisions of customers. Practically everyone using the internet to compare estate...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

More outdated office space should be converted into residential property in order to combat the UK’s shortage of homes, according to...

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...

How do you best sum up the current market status quo? Given the specific regional nature of the housing market in...

About ten years ago, I was working as the branch manager of an estate agency based in an affluent part of...