Property transaction delays
Delays in property transactions are all too common, and they’re usually caused by one thing: not hav...
Auctions ‘upfront information’ initiative rolled out for estate agents
Datarooms, which have 'transformed' the auctions process over the past 17 years or so, are...
Winter Property Surveys: What Your Estate Agent Won't Tell You
Stop booking property surveys for spring. If you want to know what you're really buying, winter is y...
Is the Property Sector Ready for the Legal Turmoil of Commonhold Conversion?
As the UK government proposes a significant shift from leasehold to commonhold ownership, the move i...
Digital Improvements or Digital Highway Robbery?
Something interesting happened during our latest IPSA livestream - we exposed how councils are using...
CLADDING MATTERS: "Builders Don't See Ethics Are Part Of The Solution"
Ultra special day with our resident from Royal Artillery Quays, Stephen Day, a campaigner who has be...
Sliding Scale Fee - The Holistic Remedy
Sliding Scale Fee - The Holistic Remedy.Deliberate inflation of the Asking Price - A pox (...
Editor’s Podcast: Mortgage service levels have affected brokers in 2024 With Silas J. Lees
Mortgage lender service levels have been one of the biggest sources of frustration for adv...
CLADDING MATTERS: "Sign For Safety! It’s the Earl’s Way Or We All Pay."
And some will pay more than others. Sorry to get political, however it's a mater of Nation...
IPSA Kind of Magic: "It's Not Only Whisky That Needs To Be Refined"
IPSA is The Association of Independent Personal Search Agents For discussion this week: re...
"Cladding's Black Hole: Who Should Fill the Gap?" – A podcast!
Alongside serious fire risk, the cladding crisis has leaves a significant funding gap. Joi...
The Power of Collaboration in Property Transactions: Why Estate Agents, Conveyancers, Solicitors, Mortgage Brokers, Buyers, and Sellers Must Work as a Team
The process of buying or selling a home is one of life's most significant events, yet it i...
Reducing Burdens in Conveyancing
Conveyancing can be a lengthy process, often bogged down by a chain of delays and miscommu...
Setting the foundations for effective data use in local government
In this blog post, we share the insights behind our approach to scaling data standards and an update...
Adaptive funding: 8 ways to make funding effective in solving complex problems
Complex problems Most of the problems that today’s governments are trying to address are complex. I...
Taking a bold, innovative approach to tackle the digital and data recruitment challenge
Digital and data roles are known to be difficult to fill, not only in government but in the wider se...
Funding Service: why combining self-service with a human touch works best for grant teams
What we mean by guided self-service In the world of designing and launching new funds, guided self-...
Design, delivery, and determinism: reflections on the SDinGov conference 2024
Not quite the entire MHCLG contingent at the Service Design in Government conference, hosted in Edin...
FTB Basics: mastering property micro-markets
So, you're taking your first steps into the world of home buying, exploring online listing...
Breaking Free from the Paywalls: Why Mortgage Brokers, Financial Advisors, and Insurance Brokers Need a New Way to Generate Leads
In the financial services industry, generating high-quality leads is the lifeblood of busi...
Seismic change in the UK property industry is possible
The UK property industry has undergone significant changes with Rightmove becoming a domin...
Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Property Industry: An Objective View
Since 2009, I've been a consultant to service suppliers in the property industry, includin...
Ground-breaking - accurate - instant data to assist Estate Agents and IFAs
It's the middle of summer, and even though sunrise is still an hour away, I'm already half...
Rocking the Status Quo in Estate Agency
Since the mid-90s, property portals haven't changed much. They're still using old tick-box...
In estate agency, the most significant advancements come from the most unexpected places!
Some days change in an instant, they're truly inspiring. It started with a casual mention ...
Estate Agents: don't fear your competition - control them!
In the competitive world of agency, agents often find themselves gripped by fear of their ...
Understanding the dynamics and KPI stats is crucial for anyone looking to make a mark in estate agency
Recently, Simon Bradbury asked a great question on Twitter about potential home buyers mov...
Property Portal Search: Accessibility & Inclusion
Guy, a contact on LinkedIn, asked a thought-provoking question on a previous LinkedIn...
Why the Property Industry Needs a New Word: Help me Define it
The property industry is complex, with over 700 CRM systems feeding data to portals like R...
A Discussion with AI on Zillow's Liquidation Decision
This morning, I engaged in a discussion with a machine learning system that attempted to j...