Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...
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![PropTech partnership promises lead generation for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![8.7m leads later, The ValPal Network celebrates 10 years in business](/upload/images/EAT-10-Years.png)
Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...
19 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![The ValPal Network marks a decade of lead generation](/upload/images/shutterstock_2059630586(2).jpg)
The ValPal Network (TVPN) is celebrating generating 8.7m leads for agents in a decade of business. It comes as TVPN said it...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Agents losing Facebook leads to competitors - warning](/upload/images/04%20shutterstock_1041718081.jpg)
Almost one if five leads generated by Facebook ads go on to instruct an agent, research suggests, but many are missing...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![The ValPal Network: Record property leads generated despite slower 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
A record 1.6m leads were generated through The ValPal Network (TVPN) last year, the proptech firm has revealed. The housing market may...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents should still prepare for festive leads - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents set for ‘Christmas lead bonus’ if they keep marketing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Going for growth? United we stand...](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...
11 November 2023
From: Features
![ValPal partnership aims to combat ‘proptech fatigue’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The ValPal Network (TVPN) has partnered with Street.co.uk to combat ‘proptech fatigue’ for agents. Under this collaboration, estate agency users can access...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![ValPal launches direct mail service to target 'cold leads'](/upload/images/shutterstock_1126830725.jpg)
The ValPal Network (TVPN) has launched a new automated direct mail service to ensure agents don’t miss out on ‘bonus leads.' It...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Data Reveals Regions Defying The House Price Drop](/upload/images/EAT.png)
Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...
28 June 2023
From: Features
![Research reveals best areas for speedy sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![A fifth of valuation requests turn into sales - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Around one in five people who request an online valuation go on to sell, according to data from The ValPal Network...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New ValPal features gives agents instant access to leads](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
Valuation tools provider The ValPal Network (TVPN) has developed a new feature to give agents instant access to sales leads. The service,...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![New AI tool aims to create better and faster property listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_638342005.jpg)
Proptech firm ValPal has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) sphere with a new tool to help agents write better quality and...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - It’s not what you know…it’s all about connections](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
I don’t want to frighten any professional scribblers and wizard wordsmiths out there, but as a matter of geeky interest, this...
25 February 2023
From: Features
![Record agency leads generated in January – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Agents using The ValPal Network (TVPN) have generated a record number of leads for market appraisals this month despite concerns of...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement - what did our panel of property experts make of it?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![Early start! ValPal reveals the most popular hour for valuation requests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The ValPal Network's (TVPN) services have generated 1.4m leads for agents over the past 12 months – with most coming outside...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![SDLT cut ‘a shot in the arm’ for sales, but government could have done more](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![The whole of the market will win with streamlined processes, says TVPN](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
The entirety of the property market could be enhanced by embracing all-in-one moving and streamlining processes, according to The ValPal Network. This,...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – working smarter with PropTech can improve your bottom line](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to use social media for more than just property listings](/upload/images/Social%20Media/TikTok_400x310.png)
Agents need to use social media for more than just posting property listings, an industry digital marketing expert claims. Craig Vile, director...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![PM survives no-confidence vote - what does it mean for property industry?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tech can help agents expand and improve their bottom line – here’s how](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...
21 May 2022
From: Features
![Agents urged to embrace tech as demand grows for shorter working week](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Revealed - the hour when most valuation requests are made to agents](/upload/images/library/OnlineValuationRequest-400x310.jpg)
The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Appy Days For Agents - PropTech supplier launches new app](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Success for online valuation tool for five years in a row](/upload/images/library/vapal-network-logo.png)
The ValPal Network has won the ESTAS’ Supplier Awards – Best in Sector: Online Valuation Tool prize for the fifth year...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Great Suit Debate – what does the property industry think?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: how can agents ensure they don’t suffer costly missed opportunities?](/img/default/eat.png)
Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features
![EUROS: Let Us Enterkane You - our latest Agent's Report](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you recovered yet? We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lead Generation - most happens out of hours, says PropTech platform](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Texts to potential sellers will win instructions, says PropTech supplier](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![The push me, pull you of estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...
21 November 2020
From: Features
![How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![How to Reach More Landlords Part 1](/img/default/eat.png)
I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Property Natter: why diversification is the spice of life for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Lettings in 2020 needs a gamechanger - could this be it?](/img/default/eat.png)
There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Why generating and nurturing leads is more important than ever](/img/default/eat.png)
Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...
23 September 2020
From: Features
![New tool to make virtual valuations more accurate despite lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agencies still getting leads and completing deals despite lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Automated Valuation leads to agents staying strong, says supplier](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Open letter – why agents need lead generation to help them through the crisis](/img/default/eat.png)
In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...
28 March 2020
From: Features
![The early agent catches the client through an online valuation…](/img/default/eat.png)
Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Bounce doubles number of leads generated for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online valuation chief says website widget needs marketing back-up](/img/default/eat.png)
The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can capture automated valuation leads even if they quit process](/img/default/eat.png)
The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firms link to maximise valuation leads for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: do agents need to adapt to modern communication methods?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features
![Estate agents to benefit from free new type of valuation lead](/img/default/eat.png)
The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - how to prepare for Generation Z and Alpha](/img/default/eat.png)
They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...
24 August 2019
From: Features
![ValPal Network’s new conveyancing deal ‘can help offset fees ban impact’](/img/default/eat.png)
Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Regressor or impresser - what kind of estate agency are you?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...
22 May 2019
From: Features
![Online valuations mean more leads, says The ValPal Network](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents advised: Don't head off ho-ho-home too early this Christmas](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Valuation tool earns £363m commission for agents in two years](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: setting the record straight on SEO and subdomains](/img/default/eat.png)
Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...
08 September 2018
From: Features
![Marketing automation can make your business smarter](/img/default/eat.png)
When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...
11 August 2018
From: Features
![Instant valuations via touch-screens now available for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are being offered a new way to capture details of prospective clients thanks to a partnership between The ValPal Network...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![How to get the best out of an instant online valuation tool](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features
![Industry first as new tool allows agents to amend instant valuations](/img/default/eat.png)
The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![The ValPal Network launches products to make membership 'cost-positive'](/img/default/eat.png)
A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the marketing trends to look out for in 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...
13 January 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter: a half-year review – hybrids, PropTech and resilience](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features
![Valuations analysis reveals cheapest and most expensive regions](/img/default/eat.png)
Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents strike gold at the ESTAS](/img/default/eat.png)
The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features
![Anger over Chancellor ignoring industry's pleas on stamp duty](/img/default/eat.png)
The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...