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England is a densely populated country. And, with around 413 people per sq. km, according to the Office for National Statistics, it’s not at all surprising to discover that many people struggle to find a home that they love and which offers them enough space. But if the home you love just happens to be […]

Following our major release last week that introduced support for commercial properties, today we bring you our next update to Property Hive. The new version 1.1.2 is a fairly small release but still contains some cool features. These are outlined below: Assign Properties To Multiple Locations The location options within Property Hive are fully customisable […]

We don’t want Property Hive to be software that’s developed behind closed doors, where only a couple of people are allowed to touch the code or have a say in what goes on. We like to think of Property Hive as a plugin developed by communities across the globe, and we’ve already demonstrated this by […]

Our biggest release since Property Hive was made available 6 months ago is here. This version, 1.1.0, contains support for recording and marketing commercial properties, such as warehouses and offices, to your users. Supporting commercial properties was a feature we got asked about a lot. Be it from estate agents that deal with both residential properties as well, […]

We’re super-excited to announce that our next key feature being added to Property Hive will be the ability to store and display properties in the commercial sector. We previously only supported residential properties so we’re hoping this next update will cater for estate agents that specialise in commercial property, and those residential agents that list […]

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 […]