Shocking statistics revealed about non-compliance by agents
                                
Friday, October 16, 2015
                                
                                
SHOCKING NON-COMPLIANCE STATISTICS REVEALED AT TPO CONFERENCE
Most agents are well aware that in the course of their work they are subject to numerous...                                
                                
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                                Top Tips For Selling Your Home In The Winter
                                
Friday, October 16, 2015
                                
                                
As winter looms ever closer, many face a difficult decision about selling their home.  In years gone by, before property videos and online marketing d...                                
                                
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                                Not Online, not High Street - future agencies to be Hybrid says Countrywide
                                
Friday, October 16, 2015
                                
                                
The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead it is “all about hy...                                
                                
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                                Connells snaps up major northern agent as it ratchets up expansion
                                
Thursday, October 15, 2015
                                
                                
Connells is to purchase the highly successful firm of Gascoigne Halman.
The purchase price has not been disclosed and completion of the deal is subjec...                                
                                
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                                OnTheMarket agent quits saying membership has ‘been catastrophic’ for money and business
                                
Thursday, October 15, 2015
                                
                                
An agent who signed up to a five-year deal with OnTheMarket has expressed profound dissatisfaction and has quit.
OnTheMarket expressed its own disappo...                                
                                
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                                'It's About Telling Rather Than Selling’ Estate Agency Blogs
                                
Thursday, October 15, 2015
                                
                                
Blogging is just one part of the PR and digital marketing mix your estate agency needs to be remarkable and to win the instructions battle. But it’s a...                                
                                
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                                Estate agency says vendors can choose what to pay, even if it's nothing
                                
Thursday, October 15, 2015
                                
                                
North London estate agency Anthony Pepe has introduced what it calls a Zero to Hero fees policy, allowing vendors to choose what to pay - including pa...                                
                                
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                                Big three outline their stances on ‘portal juggling’
                                
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
                                
                                
All three main property portals have said that they crack down hard on ‘portal juggling’ and will continue to do so.
All three also insisted they have...                                
                                
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                                The Value of Personal Connections.
                                
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
                                
                                
A couple of weeks ago I was reminded of the value of personal connections.  I love the social world, the ability to connect and build relationships on...                                
                                
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                                Agents' fees: CMA and TPO collaborate on new guidance to agents
                                
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
                                
                                
The Property Ombudsman and the Competition and Markets Authority have prepared a supplementary guidance note to help agents ensure compliance with the...                                
                                
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