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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Professional indemnity insurance – risks and premiums on the up
As agents struggle to conduct their businesses in the crisis, more PI claims – and hikes in premiums – seem inevitable.
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Goodlord offers help to ease agents’ cash-flow problems
Called 'Pay As You Get Paid' the scheme includes, unofficially, a free T shirt sent out to all its contacts and customers to raise morale…
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Rightmove gets behind virtual viewings with more tech developments
After listening to concerns about how agents can generate more property enquiries for their existing listings, the troubled portal has revealed more ways for agents'…
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Rightmove upgrades app to include walk-through virtual viewings
Portal is tight-lipped about the upgrade but agents and suppliers say the upgrade went live on the app several days ago.
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Guest blog: ‘Proptech doesn’t make estate agents lazy’
Virtual viewings firm Matterport's European boss makes a stand on the benefits of tech within the property industry.
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Agent fury as Rightmove takes payments without 75% discount
Following last week’s U-turn on its Coronavirus support package, Rightmove admits some agents were billed incorrectly.
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Challenger property portals offer free features to help crisis-hit agencies
Residential People and OneDome are both offering existing and new estate agency customers services as part of their platforms.
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Founders of Cream Club struck off as company directors for eight years
Craig and Claire Cook were found to have failed to pay staff who worked for one of the club's incarnations following an Insolvency Service investigation.
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Rightmove crisis: portal cancels its dividend payment to shareholders
The dramatic move by Rightmove is to cut costs and reinforce its financial position ahead of the portals' 75% cut to estate agency listings fees.
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App that helps lettings agencies get around property inspections ban is now FREE
KPR says its smartphone app enables agents and block managers to complete required property inspections without having to risk their, or their tenants', lives.
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