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Two properties of identical age and construction can receive EPC ratings two bands apart — not because they are different, but because one owner prepared properly for the assessment and the other did not. Half an hour spent before your EPC assessor arrives can be the difference between a D and a C. EPCs in […]
Tenants in England now pay an average of GBP 85 per month more to rent an energy-efficient property than a similar D-rated home. New data from The Mortgage Works confirms what landlords have been telling us for months: EPC ratings are no longer just a compliance tick-box — they are a direct driver of rental […]
With the EPC C deadline set for October 2030, the cost of upgrading your rental property is the biggest concern most landlords have. The good news is that there are more grants, schemes, and tax breaks available right now than at any point in the past decade. Here is every funding option you should know […]
Fifty-one per cent of UK buyers prefer agents with an active social media presence, and one in five Facebook vendor leads results in an instruction. If your agency is not showing up in feeds consistently, you are handing business to the agents who are. Social media has overtaken referrals, open houses, and cold calling as […]
The way your property’s energy performance is measured is about to change completely. The government is replacing the current single EPC rating with four new metrics, and understanding how they work is the key to making smart upgrade decisions before the October 2030 deadline. The new system, called the Home Energy Model (HEM), replaces the […]
Listings with virtual tours receive up to 87% more views and 95% more phone enquiries than those without. If your agency is not yet offering 3D virtual tours as standard, you are leaving instructions and buyer engagement on the table. The way buyers and tenants search for property has changed permanently. Research shows 62% of […]
The government has launched a new consultation on the Warm Homes Fund, asking landlords and industry bodies how public finance should support energy-efficiency upgrades ahead of the 2030 EPC C deadline. If you are a landlord in Oxfordshire, this is your chance to shape the funding that could help cover the cost of bringing your […]
Ask buyers what they want to see on a property listing and floor plans come back near the top almost every time — yet they remain one of the most inconsistently provided and poorly executed elements of property marketing. Photography gets most of the attention when agents think about marketing, and video is increasingly discussed. […]
There are angles that ground-level photography simply cannot capture — and for the right property, a single aerial shot can transform a listing from forgettable to unmissable. Drone photography has moved from novelty to necessity in property marketing. For estate agents and letting agents in Oxfordshire — from Oxford city centre apartments to Cotswolds farmhouses […]
Property listings with video generate 403% more enquiries than those without — yet fewer than 4 in 10 agents currently use video as part of their marketing. If you’re not using video, you’re handing your competitors a significant advantage. Video has become one of the most powerful tools available to estate agents and letting agents, […]