Andrea Kirkby reports on the fast-moving market for deposit protection schemes.
Read MoreAgent review sites – reviewed!
Agent review sites have become part and parcel of the agency business. You can live by them and die by them, says Andrea Kirkby. But what can you do about them?
Read MoreThe auction option
More and more homes are going up for auction and under the hammer. Andrea Kirkby explains how agents can get in on the auction action.
Read More“Gimme shelter!” Is franchising the friend of tough housing markets?
It’s a tough life for agents right now. Both independents and the big corporates are under pressure, so, says Andrea Kirkby is franchising the way to weather the storm?
Read MoreOnline auctions press all the right buttons
Auctions are gaining traction in the residential market says Andrea Kirkby, but it’s online auctions that are really changing the marketplace.
Read MoreHave the property portals reached saturation point?
20 years ago, the first property portals arrived. Many more followed – and disappeared. Now, says Andrea Kirkby, three giants battle for business and stock market position.
Read MoreDawn of a new kind of tenant deposit
Finding a deposit to buy a home is beyond the reach of many young people, but, says Andrea Kirkby, finding a deposit on top of the first month’s rent is also tough…
Read MoreBang on!
Auctions, a small but distinct part of the resi market, with their own trade association – NAVA Propertymark – currently account for two per cent of residential property transactions, but, says Andrea…
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