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It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

The ValPal Network (TVPN) has partnered with Street.co.uk to combat ‘proptech fatigue’ for agents. Under this collaboration, estate agency users can access...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

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

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

Facebook has been a platform which has opened the door to those looking to advertise their services in exceptional ways. Digital...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

The ValPal Network has won the ESTAS’ Supplier Awards – Best in Sector: Online Valuation Tool prize for the fifth year...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

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

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

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...

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

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...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

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

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

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

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...

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