Proptech Trends to Watch in 2024

The Future of Proptech: Trends to Watch in 2024. As we step into a new era marked by technological advancements and innovative solutions, the future of proptech is poised for remarkable transformations. In 2024, the landscape of the property technology sector promises to redefine how we buy, sell, and interact with real estate.

A Comprehensive Guide to Smart Living Technology

A Comprehensive Guide to Smart Living Technology: Welcome to the era of connected living, where the lines between the physical and digital worlds blur, and our homes become hubs of intelligence and efficiency. Smart home technology has evolved from a futuristic concept to an integral part of modern living.

Enhanced Management Takeovers in Apex27

Enhanced Management Takeovers in Apex27: Accurate Tenancy Start Dates Made Easy. In the ever-evolving landscape of property management software, staying ahead of the curve is essential for both landlords and property managers.

The Role of 5G in Smart Cities and Real Estate

Connecting Cities: The Role of 5G in Revolutionizing Smart Cities and Real Estate. In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, one innovation stands out as a transformative force, promising to reshape not only how we connect but also how we live—5G.

Tips for Quickly Staging Your Property for Sale

Staging Your Property for Sale: Tips for a Quick and Profitable Sale. When it comes to selling your home, first impressions are everything. Homebuyers make snap judgments about a property within seconds of walking through the door. That's why staging your property for sale is essential.

How Technology is Transforming Estate Agencies

Embracing the Digital Age: How Technology is Transforming Estate Agencies. In an era of rapid technological advancement, the property industry is not immune to the winds of change.

Building the Future

Building the Future: Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Housing. In an era marked by increasing environmental consciousness and a growing sense of responsibility towards our planet, the housing industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Gone are the days when homes were merely four walls and a roof; today, they are evolving into eco-friendly and sustainable havens that prioritise not only the comfort of their inhabitants but also the health of the Earth.

Green Spaces Matter

The UK property rental market is undergoing a fascinating transformation, with an increasing emphasis on gardens and outdoor spaces. As the way we live and work evolves, tenants are recognizing the value of having a green oasis right outside their door. In this article, we'll explore the rental trends related to gardens and outside spaces in the UK.

Real Estate CRM Software for Small Agencies

Welcome to a guide to real estate CRM software for small agencies: Effective client relationship management is the lifeblood of the real estate industry, and small agencies are no exception. Nurturing leads, maintaining regular communication, tracking property details, and staying on top of crucial dates are all essential for success.

The Remote Work Revolution

The Remote Work Revolution: How It's Reshaping the Property Market. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become more than just a temporary solution; it's a transformative force that is fundamentally reshaping various aspects of our lives.

A Guide to UK Software for Real Estate Management

A Guide to UK Software for Real Estate Management. The UK real estate industry has undergone a digital transformation in recent years, and one of the most significant changes has been the integration of modern software solutions for real estate management.

Can The Housing Crisis Ever Be Solved

It’s often said that we have a housing crisis in the UK. So today let’s look at what the housing crisis is, and at how it could be solved.

Is Downsizing The New Upsizing

Over the last few years upsizing has been a definite trend in the property market.

Current Trends In The Student Property Market

We’ve covered the student property market in this blog before. But let’s look at what’s going on in the student property market this year.

Buy Now Or Wait

If you’re thinking of buying property – or investing in property for that matter – you’ll probably be asking yourself if now is a good time to buy or not. Here we’ll look at whether you should buy property now or wait.

How To Sell Houses In Summer

Officially it’s summer! The weather might not always agree. But the school holidays are upon us and people are packing up to go away. There’s not much going on in the news, and politicians are doing their annual disappearing act. So yes, it is officially summer.

How SEO Can Help Estate Agents Generate Leads

How SEO Can Help Estate Agents Drive Traffic and Generate Leads. In an increasingly digital world, estate agents are faced with the challenge of standing out in a crowded online marketplace. With potential buyers and sellers turning to search engines to find their next property or agent, it's crucial for estate agents to harness the power of SEO to drive traffic and generate leads. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the art of optimizing a website to rank higher in search engine results, making it more visible to potential clients.

The Future For The City Centre Property Market

Go back fifty years or so and the city centre property market wasn’t very big. Apart from London and some smaller, mainly historic cities hardly anybody wanted to live in a city centre. The popularity of moving out to the suburbs that started in the early 20th century had left many city (and town) centres with pretty much no residential market to speak of.

Guide to Streamlining Property Management Online

Welcome to the ultimate guide to streamlining property management online. In today's fast-paced digital world, property managers and estate agency professionals are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations and maximize efficiency. The traditional methods of managing properties can often be time-consuming and tedious, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. However, with the power of technology and the advent of online property management platforms, streamlining your property management processes has never been easier.

Should Buy To Let Be Banned

Rented homes have become a major part of the UK property market in recent decades – there are now around 4.6 million households in the PRS. But there are some people who think buy to let should be banned, and that this would help to solve the housing crisis. In this post we’ll look at the argument and at what a study into cities where buy to let has actually been banned reveals.

Why Now Could Be A Very Good Time For Developers

Property development is hardly a new kind of property opportunity but in recent years it has perhaps been overlooked by other property opportunities like buy to let. Now, however, could be a good time to reconsider property development. In this post we will look at exactly why and what some of the basics of good property development are.

High Interest Rates What Do They Mean

Let’s be honest, even with recent rises interest rates are not really all that high. Historically they are still very low. But they are certainly high compared to recent times. The majority of homebuyers in the market today will never have known mortgage rates to be so high.

Inflation What It Means For The Property Market

Nobody needs reminding that inflation is high at the moment. Recent annual inflation of around 10% hasn’t been so high for over 40 years. But how does inflation affect the property market and how might it affect it in future?

Fall Throughs What Can You Do

Sales falling through have always been a problem in property. But they seem to be becoming more common just recently. With that in mind let’s look at the reasons house sales fall through and what buyers, sellers and particularly agents can do to minimise the risk.

Renters Reform Bill A Heads Up

The government has been promising to overhaul the landlord and tenant laws in England for several years now. Last week they published concrete proposals for doing this in the shape of the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Rents To Keep Going Up And Up

Alongside pretty much everything else going up rents have been rising sharply of late. But are they going to keep on rising even higher? This week we’ll look at some of the facts and figures behind the rental market at the moment and take in some expert forecasts.

100 Percent Mortgages What You Need To Know

The relaunch of 100% mortgages has hit the property headlines this week. So in this post we will look at exactly what’s involved with these 100% mortgages and at what the ins and outs might be.

How Real Estate Software Can Help You

How Real Estate Software Can Help You Stay Ahead of the Competition! Real estate is a highly competitive industry, and staying ahead of the game is crucial for success. With the rise of technology, real estate software has become an essential tool for agents and brokers to streamline their processes, manage their clients, and stay organized. Whether you're a new agent looking to establish yourself in the market or an experienced broker seeking to enhance your business, real estate software can give you a competitive edge.

What Is Property Software And How Can It Help

What is Property Software? Say goodbye to manual processes and hello to efficiency with property software. Discover how it can streamline your estate agency business today!

What Can We Learn From House Price Statistics

After years of fast rising house prices many experts have been predicting a sharp fall in prices for some time. So let’s take a look at the latest house price statistics, and what we can learn from them.

Why Does Conveyancing Take So Long

Why Does Conveyancing Take So Long? Explained! Are you wondering why your conveyancing process is taking so long? This article breaks down the reasons behind the delays and what you can do about it.

What Is The Best Type Of House To Buy

If you’re looking for a home (or a property to invest in) then you’ll probably be faced with something of a dilemma as to what sort of property you should go for. Is a flat better than a terraced house? What are the pros and cons of buying a bungalow? Is it worth stretching the budget to buy a detached?

Houses Taking Longer To Sell What Can You Do

After a couple of years where houses have been selling like hot cakes most experts agree that property is taking longer to sell right now …. and in an uncertain market sale times are more likely to increase than decrease. With that in mind we’ll look at what you might be able to do to get that sale in a slower market.

Boosting your estate agency online presence

Boosting your estate agency online presence! Are you an estate agent looking to boost your online presence and attract more clients?

Commercial Property Management Software Benefits

A guide to commercial property management software. If you're a commercial property owner or manager, you know how challenging it can be to keep everything organized. Discover the benefits of using software for commercial property management in this informative post.

Garden Communities And What They Mean

Garden communities have been around as a concept for a few years. Now that some of them are becoming a reality let’s take a look at what garden communities are and what they might mean for property markets.

The How To Rent Guide 2023 Whats New

A new How to Rent guide was issued by the government a few days ago. Here’s a handy summary for landlords, letting agents and also tenants of some key updates and changes.

Is It A Good Time To Invest In Commercial Property

Commercial property has always had something of a Cinderella image when it comes to property investment. However, with it becoming trickier to make the numbers add up in residential buy to let the commercial market has come more into focus of late. Recent moves in values in the market have made it even more interesting. So we will take a look at the commercial property investment market here.

House Price Crash Could It Be A Good Thing

The prospect of a house price crash is something that’s often been reported in the media over the last year or two. It’s still something that could happen. Although on balance most commentators seem to believe that it won’t. It might still be interesting to consider, however, what might happen if there was a house price crash this year. Could cheaper property prices actually be a good thing?

The Spray Foam Insulation Issue Explained

The issue of spray foam insulation is in the news more and more at the moment. As the cost of energy remains high the importance of good insulation in the home is likely to become even more of an issue in future.

Estate Agent Or Auction Which Is Best

When you have a property to sell, selling through an estate agent may be the obvious choice. But there are other selling options available, of which selling at a property auction is one.

Research Reveals UK Is Short Of 4 Million Homes

It’s long been said that the UK has a housing crisis. That there are not enough homes to supply everyone who needs one. And that this housing crisis has led to house prices and rents being pushed up to levels that are unaffordable to many people in many parts of the country.

Downsizing And What It Means For The Market

The idea of everyone moving up the housing ladder is pretty well established in the housing market. The housing ladder normally means that homeowners move up to a bigger (and more expensive) property each time they move. But some recent research suggests that downsizing could be a growing trend in the property market. So let’s look at what it is and what more downsizing could mean for buyers, sellers and agents.

Tips To Help First Time Buyers Get On The Ladder

It’s hard for first time buyers to get on the property ladder right now. High property prices mean there is a real shortage of property within a first time buyer’s budget. And the hot property market of late means that first timers have often lost out to those further up the ladder. The end of the Help to Buy scheme, coming up soon, could present another hurdle to those wanting to buy their first home.

Investing In The Self Storage Business

The self storage business has risen from almost nothing two or three decades ago to become a recognised part of the property industry today. Here we’ll look at what self storage offers as a potential property investment opportunity.

The 6 Areas Where House Prices Are Falling And Why

The latest figures from HM Land Registry show that house prices are still rising on average across the country. The figures show that prices rose by 10.3% on average across the year –although there was a small monthly fall of just 0.3%.

Why Are Property Prices Still Rising

Over the last few years, house buyers and property professionals have become more than used to sharp rises in house prices month on month on month.

Should You Sell Your House Yourself

Normally the first stop when you want to sell your house is an estate agent. Or ideally several estate agents. But you might ask whether you should sell your house yourself instead.

Reason To Buy To Let When Everyone Else Is Selling

Read most of the property news right now and you’ll often read reports claiming that landlords are selling up at the moment. It’s argued that the climate for buy to let investing isn’t attractive anymore.