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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 (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
If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...
26 February 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...
17 February 2024
From: Features
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
Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...
21 September 2023
From: Features
Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...
19 September 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
OnTheMarket has extended its sponsorship deal with radio station talkSPORT It will see the portal continue its Premier League airtime partnership with...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Rightmove is set to launch a new property estimate tool for homeowners who are not actively looking to sell right now. The...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
There are Christmas gifts aplenty waiting for agents who maintain their focus on marketing plans throughout December, according to The ValPal...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
A webinar explaining the best way to navigate the tough new Facebook advertising rules for estate agents is to be hosted...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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
PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market. It...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
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
Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
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
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
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
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
Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features
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
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
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
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
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
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
How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...
28 September 2019
From: Features
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
My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...
08 June 2019
From: Features
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
Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features
Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features
Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features
Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features
This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here. A...
23 March 2019
From: Features
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
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
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
The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
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
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
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
Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly! In the...
26 May 2018
From: Features
In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...
06 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
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
For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features
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
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
They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features
Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
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
The Guild of Property Professionals, which has over 800 agent members across the country, has this week launched a new website. The...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...
01 April 2017
From: Features
Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, has secured a new...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Only one in nine customers of estate agents regard face-to-face contact as the most important element of the process to determine...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...
28 January 2017
From: Features
Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...
17 December 2016
From: Features
Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...
09 December 2016
From: Features
The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a new tool to analyse members’ own performance by analysing data from the...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...
01 April 2016
From: Features
ValPal is an instant online valuation tool that sits on an agents' site and converts their web traffic into vendor and...
16 February 2016
From: Video Articles
Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...
30 January 2016
From: Features
It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...
04 December 2015
From: Features
Someone told me the other day that it’s now only seven Mondays till Christmas. Now there’s a scary thought. Best get...
06 November 2015
From: Features
I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features
Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...