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It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

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

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

PayProp clients power through their monthly invoicing, collections, settlements and payouts in just a few clicks – whether they're managing 1...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...

Neil Cobbold, COO of PayProp, advises letting agents to act now to beat the upcoming letting agent fee ban and discusses...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

PayProp had an exceedingly good 2017, enjoying excellent growth in client numbers, new regions – and, best of all, our customers’...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Director of Business Development Q: Who are PayProp? PayProp is an automated payment and reconciliation...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...