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![Prospecting tool launches agent instruction guarantee](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Prospecting tool Spectre has revealed an “Instruction Guarantee” - promising agents a positive return on investment from direct mail marketing. It is...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to revisit removed listings](/upload/images/shutterstock_2178165633.jpg)
Agents are being urged to revisit properties that came off the market last year. Speaking to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill on the...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Three Ways To Win In A High Reduction Market](/upload/images/PropTech%20(2).jpg)
Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![January's instructions are won in December, but how do you secure them?](/upload/images/04%20shutterstock_1041718081.jpg)
It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...
02 December 2023
From: Features
![ESTAS Awards include new categories marking industry excellence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Final tickets remain for Agency Excellence Summit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The final tickets are on sale for next month’s Agency Excellence Summit. The event takes place at the Manchester Piccadilly Hotel on...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm aims to ‘redefine prospecting’ with product launch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Lead generation tool provider Spectre claims it is set to redefine prospecting with a new tool to be launched this week. The...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Is it time to embrace a new era of estate agency?](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
2023 was coined as the ‘year of AI adoption’ and, after trickling into almost every industry, AI has taken centre stage...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - heatwave helpers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spectre hails success of fee recovery tool](/upload/images/shutterstock_1408234412.jpg)
Spectre has hailed the success of its recently launched fee recovery tool after helping an agent reclaim £7,000 in owed fees. Launched...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s Do-or-Die for housing market tomorrow - new warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_1888304338.jpg)
The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Price reductions rise but sellers aren’t giving up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to navigate the tough market to your advantage](/upload/images/__thumbs/EAT%20Special%20Feature%20Article%20-%20June%2023%20How%20to%20navigate%20the%20tough%20market%20-%20Heather%20Staff.jpg/EAT%20Special%20Feature%20Article%20-%20June%2023%20How%20to%20navigate%20the%20tough%20market%20-%20Heather%20Staff__400x200.jpg)
This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....
21 June 2023
From: Features
!['Cheerleader’ estate agents take 11 weeks longer to sell listings - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A high-profile agency brand has hit out at “cheerleader’ estate agents” who it claims encourage vendors to push up the asking...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Are 20:20s outdated or effective?](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Almost 18% of sale fall-throughs happen in first two weeks - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The most common time for a property sale to fall through is in the second week after the sale is agreed,...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Heather Staff - Co-Founder of Street Group](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Street%20Group/big%20image.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...
18 May 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Agents urged not to miss bank holiday ‘prospecting goldmine’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Agents could be giving up a “prospecting goldmine” if they effectively shut-up shop on their marketing in the run up to...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Industry leading automation’ unveiled by sales tool Spectre](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Portal_Agents-400x310.png)
Agents will receive automatic updates for ‘on market’ and ‘sold/let’ by area under the latest innovation from prospecting tool, Spectre. It will assist...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks tops leaderboards for sales and listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Purplebricks was the top brand for new listings and sales agreed during March, new data shows. A new quarterly market report launched...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking price cuts not as effective as last year - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Cutting an asking price has become a less effective selling strategy this year, research claims. Data from estate agent prospecting tool Spectre shows...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Almost half of withdrawn properties set to relist in next two years – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Almost half of sellers who took their homes off the market in 2022 will relist them in the next two years,...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Three ways to win instructions from withdrawals](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...
15 March 2023
From: Features
![Spectre unveils new software to chase lost agency fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Agents are being offered a new tool to help them reclaim fees they are owed following a vendor’s withdrawal from the...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents using AI are 25% more successful than those that don’t.](/upload/images/adv-2021/AI_Asset.png)
2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and with this technology trickling down to almost every sector, its...
07 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Rising numbers of vendors are switching agents - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Vendors are almost twice as likely to switch agent now than in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by agency prospecting tool Spectre...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Does artificial intelligence have a home in estate agency?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
In recent weeks, the big buzzword across all industries has been AI, as it has the real potential to transform the...
25 January 2023
From: PropTech
![Could AI technology replace property portals?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spectre unveils AI tool for agency prospecting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are making their way into the estate agency sector. Many people will be aware of the ChatGPT AI...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Stuck’ sellers urged to switch agent rather than cut price](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
Sellers who switch estate agent are 34% more likely to sell than those who reduce their price, research suggests. The estate agent...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Slower sales market is encouraging hesitant vendors - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Properties are taking longer to sell but this is encouraging other previously hesitant vendors to put their home on the market,...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The ESTAS – who were the main winners on the night?](/upload/images/ESTAS/ESTASLogo%2Bstars2020-400x310.jpg)
The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![The 11-year itch: Homeowners waiting more than a decade before moving](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/101%20key.jpg)
Homeowners are now living in their homes for longer before taking the next step on the property ladder, research claims. Data from...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: why most agents aren’t getting the most out of their PropTech](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropTechTodayLogo-New-400x310.png)
It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sales are slow and discounts are up but fall-throughs aren't rising (yet)](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AdobeStock_345890261.jpeg)
Properties are staying on the market for longer and discounts are rising but fall-throughs are not increasing yet, data suggests. Heather Staff...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown or house price cliff edge? It's too early to tell](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Software integration aims to boost agent instructions](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency mailshot service builds AI tool to boost instructions](/upload/images/library/Data-400x310.jpg)
Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: what does prospecting look like in the current market?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Covid All-Clear - Agency reopens office after two years of closure](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stock famine means agents must work harder at prospecting - PropTech chief](/upload/images/library/UK-Housing-1-400x310.jpg)
A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: are you meeting the expectations of modern consumers?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: stock shortage - how can agents prospect effectively?](/img/default/eat.png)
The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Richard Rawlings’ Leadhub marketing tool acquired by Spectre](/img/default/eat.png)
Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tips for growing your management portfolio in uncertain times](/img/default/eat.png)
Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...
19 September 2020
From: Features
![Congratulations! ESTAS 2020 winners celebrate ‘virtual’ victories](/img/default/eat.png)
The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![More guidance and advice to the agency industry - Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide and LSL planning £500m 'super-agency' merger - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency. In an exclusive it...
23 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![New ‘tech solutions group’ for agents unveils high-profile suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top industry suppliers form new group offering agents ‘tech solutions’](/img/default/eat.png)
Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Marketing automation can make your business smarter](/img/default/eat.png)
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,...