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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Can equity release loans help agents save the day in a sluggish market?
Nearly half of all estate agent have seen an increase in the number of vendors forced into a sale to pay off interest-only loans over…
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Simple idea that can speed up conveyancing by 14 days
The conveyancing process can be speeded up by two weeks on average if vendors are asked to fill in the standard questionnaire about their property…
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Lost letting fees can be replaced by other income streams, claims referencing firm
Referencing firm Rent4Sure says agents are going to face a “challenging time” when the letting fees ban is introduced, but that there will be ways…
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Start of the revival? ‘More people asking for home valuations’
The number of home valuations being requested by homeowners has risen by 26% this spring despite the uncertainty in the market created by Brexit and…
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Incomplete rental check-in paperwork still a problem says TDS
Do you know what’s fair wear and tear when working out how much of a tenant’s deposit to return? If the answer has not immediately…
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ZPG reveals record growth, 750 returning agents plus lettings and mortgage launches
ZPG has reported record results in its half year results for the six months ended 31st March. This includes revenues up by 22% to £117.9…
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Outsourced viewings firm Viewber wins second round of funding
Outsourced viewings service Viewber has won a second raft or ‘Series B’ round of funding for the fledgling business launched last September by industry veteran…
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Rental market specialist Spark Energy acquires broadband firm
Specialist private rental market utility company Spark Energy has acquired Sussex-based broadband, telephone and entertainment packages firm Home Telecom creating what the merged companies describe…
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City firms bid to replace tenant deposits with insurance passport
A tenant deposits platform backed by two major City firma has launched with the aim of competing with the current cash deposit schemes. Backed by…
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Former landlord launches outsourced tenant checking
A service that offers an outsourced tenant checking and vetting service to landlords and agents has launched, claiming to offer a “revolutionary” new service which goes…
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