CONTENTS JULY 2011
High octane, fast moving, exciting. Was it really a
property conference? 12
Cheers! You just sold a house! Now, how do you say ‘thank you’?
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Social housing, worth another look. Definitely.
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Software for lettings more innovation and more integration.
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6 NEWSbeat Banging on about the things that matter in the property world.
Newsbeat gets to the heart of it all.
10 PROPERTYdrum National Conference After the great success of our Social Media Marketing Conference, we are really fired up for the PROPERTYdrum National Conference for residential property professionals. Keynote speaker is Michael Portillo, who joins us for lunch – and you could meet him. This is the networking opportunity of the year – join us!
12 PROPERTYdrum Social Media
Marketing Conference – report One delegate said he had to have a lie down when he got home after this event, his head was bursting with information and motivation! It went well then.
CONVEYANCING
17 Mortgage & conveyancing news Great steps forward in searches and conveyancing procedures
and news of some improvement in mortgage availability.
20 Conveyancing Why does it take so long? Well how long do you have? A wide array of issues, but things may be looking up. Read on.
RESIDENTIALsales
24 A conversation with Al Chetwode A software expert with some controversial views, who says that
integrated data is king.
26 The Property Ombudsman When the Ombudsman speaks about codes, he’s not being cryptic, he’s telling you how to behave, so it pays to listen.
28 Comment – Are apps history? What? They’ve only just arrived! And they are brilliant! Peter Orr,
however, begs to differ, saying that mobile websites are the future.
31 Brickbats and bouquets? Is your idea of after sales service banking the cheque and celebrating with a pint? Some agents go rather further to build good relations and reputations.
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