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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Letting agents warned to be vigilant as rental fraud attempts rise
Two high profile proptech firms in the PRS say one landlords faced attempted frauds totalling £130,000 over a four month period.
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Revealed: the new ‘agent voices’ on the Boomin exec board
Portal has revealed the six agents who it has persuaded to help give Boomin better industry connections via their support and advice.
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88% of agent poll give thumbs down to charging for viewings
Although an interesting idea on paper, in reality most agents are against monetising property viewings using new platform.
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New agent platform to charge £30 for early property viewings access
ViewRabbit says it also wants to help agents earn income, weed out tyre kickers and prevent property viewing 'no shows'.
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Leading AML expert says traditional identity checking ‘soon obsolete’
John Dobson says increasing sophistication among fraudsters and launderers means traditional electronic and paper methods are easy to swerve.
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BREAKING: Boomin launches online valuation tool underpinned by live agent input
Portal says platform will give agents 15 minutes to respond to consumer valuation request before the lead is passed to a competitor.
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BestAgent boss launches industry-wide bid to help end homelessness
Charlie Lamdin says his initiative is an honest attempt to get the industry behind an effort to get people off the streets and into homes.
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New OTM monthly ‘sentiment’ index will rival Rightmove and Zoopla’s
Portal says it has spent three months gathering responses from over 300,000 people to test its new 'home moving sentiment' survey.
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Tenant referencing and lettings software come together
Vouch and Goodlord customers will now benefit from a wider range of services after the tenant referencing and lettings platforms integrate their technology.
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TV star and evictions expert urges private landlords to use letting agents
Paul Shamplina says the 47 changes made to regulations during Covid alone make it essential for even small landlords to have a good agent.
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