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

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

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

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

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...

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...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

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...

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

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...

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

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

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

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

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

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

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

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

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

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

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

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...

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

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...

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

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

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

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

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...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

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 Guild of Property Professionals, which has over 800 agent members across the country, has this week launched a new website.  The...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, has secured a new...

Only one in nine customers of estate agents regard face-to-face contact as the most important element of the process to determine...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a new tool to analyse members’ own performance by analysing data from the...

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...

ValPal is an instant online valuation tool that sits on an agents' site and converts their web traffic into vendor and...

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

It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...

Someone told me the other day that it’s now only seven Mondays till Christmas. Now there’s a scary thought. Best get...

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...

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

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...