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When digital agency BIO surveyed 2,034 people last month to capture their thoughts on the online estate agency sector, the results showed some surprising trends. As any such survey is pertinent for the estate agency sector as a whole, we thought we’d review their findings here for you. The first surprise came in the form of how many […]

Today sees the release of our ninth premium add on, Printable Brochures. With this add on for Property Hive you can give your website visitors the ability to create print-friendly details of the properties that they are interested in. Having the ability to print the details of suitable properties is often an overlooked feature when building an […]

‘Portal juggling’ is a term that has been in the news a lot recently. And reading articles around the subject it would seem that some believe it to be tantamount to a heinous crime, but what is it and how does it impact on the estate agency world? Portal juggling is the practice of delisting and relisting […]

Let me start by making something very clear; Starting a property portal is hard work, REALLY hard work. “I want to become a competitor to Rightmove” is something I’ve heard a lot in my long career in the property software industry, and when I hear it said these days I can’t help but give a […]

It’s here! Our most requested feature, Map Search, is now available in Property Hive. Map search is something we get asked about numerous times a week. Previously we’ve always had to integrate it using bespoke code which takes time and means there’s always slight differences in the way we do it between sites. With this new Map […]

To describe video as the ‘next big thing’ would be like explaining that in the future Google could be important, that online estate agency may one day happen, or that we should all watch out for the emergence of tablet computers. Just in case my analogies missed the mark, I’m saying loud and clear that video is not […]

There are a few features that get requested all the time by our users. We do our best to cater for these by listening to the most requested features and coming up with the best solution possible. One of these frequently requested features was radial search and today we’re pleased to announce that this is […]

When Property Hive was launched we wanted to ensure that we release at least one new add on per month. So far we’ve stuck to that rigorously and today is no different as we are proud to announce the addition of our sixth add on to the collection. This new add on, called ‘Front End Property Submissions‘, allows […]

We all want to help our children to be better off than ourselves, and we work hard to support our families while we’re alive and after we’re gone – one of the reasons why word that the government was considering amendments to its Inheritance Tax (IHT) regulations was met with such joy from most corners. But a recent […]

Buy-to-let (BTL) landlords must feel as though someone has pulled the rug from underneath them recently as two quite substantial changes in the marketplace – one already introduced, the other announced for introduction next year (2017) – will certainly have impacted on their profit margins and profit potential, and in some cases, their ability to […]