Products & Services
News covering new and developing products and services from companies supporting estate and letting agents and the wider residential property industry.
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LAUNCH: Flatfair enables lettings agents to ‘unlock deposits’ for existing tenants
Industry-first service allows renters within ongoing tenancies to be paid back their deposits minus a week's rent as a fee to join the scheme.
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Legal claims over Japanese Knotweed up by a quarter on previous year
Experts warn against trying to hide the presence of Japanese knotweed – and warn that thorough checks should be carried out.
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Rent protection policy claims time period cap removed
Letting agents and landlords using Goodlord's Rent Protection & Legal Expenses Insurance policy will now have their rent protected until vacant possession is obtained.
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Collapse of property management firm ARPM highlights CMP ‘grey area’
Loophole in the CMP legislation has played its part in the situation some agents find themselves in, says Jenny Markham of The Letting Partnership.
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Simply Conveyancing snaps up older rival Pirie Palmann
Acquisition makes the legal firm one of the largest conveyancers in the UK with over 300 employees and now five offices.
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Boomin says SmartVal has already delivered 10,000 leads to agents
Portal releases upbeat assessment of its key tool for agents, claiming its tech helps 'level up' the portal market particularly for independent firms.
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Hometrack launches ‘game changer’ mortgage application tech
Part of the Zoopla empire, Hometrack says mortgage brokers will be able to make decisions on home loans much faster.
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Proptech: Innovative referencing service for pets launches
Natasha Home-Earley, who has a background in property and tech, says her platform enables landlords and letting agents to accept pets.
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Estate agency rolls out real-time property info display screens
Scots agency says windows across its branch network will feature property for sale updated automatically via its CRM using Halo.
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Letting agents look to existing landlord clients for growth as stock dwindles
Goodlord's annual lettings sector report shows 5% of landlords have left sector, forcing to agents to sweat their existing customer base harder.
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