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Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

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

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

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

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

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

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,...

Agents are being offered a new way to capture details of prospective clients thanks to a partnership between The ValPal Network...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

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...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...