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This guide has been reviewed against our global client base and classed as relevant to the following regions: UK, APAC, UAE

This page outlines the basics for preparing a property for marketing, including adding property details, photos, maps and the EPC plus adding commission/fee details, preparing details and preparing for uploading to property portals

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Your company processes may dictate what needs to be entered when getting a property ready to market, therefore you should continue to follow these


1. Add main description

Your property should already have been added on the system to log details for the market appraisal
If not, click here for more information

From the property record:

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titleLettings property

In the brief description field (bottom middle pane):

  • Add a short description of the property
    This is normally the summary/initial description used on property portals and brochures
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After entering the description, press F7 to spell check


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The following settings are dependent on your system configuration:

  • Property descriptions may have a text limit
  • The strapline field is in use on some systems to add an extra shorter summary description
  • The Marketing screen may offer other areas for descriptions to be entered, such as a long description, location & directions - see step ??


2. Attributes

Complete the property Attributes to accurately match your new property

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What is displayed in your property Attributes screen is dependent on configuration

To add/edit, in the Attributes panel:

  • Click the pencil icon


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  • For sales properties, see next step
  • For lettings properties, skip to step 4


3. Sales properties - updating the vendor record, adding price, commission, financial & agency details

3a. Update vendor record

  • Check details entered are correct

  • Click Identity Check to enter vendor ID for all vendors

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    titleEnter vendor ID

    For more information on entering and reporting on ID, click here


3b: Price

  • Enter the asking price

    Click Asking Price to change the price qualifier, where applicable

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    Shortcut when entering monetary figures

    Enter k for thousands & m for millions
    e.g. 
    500k = £500,000, 1.1m = £1,100,000



3c: Commission

In Commission:

  • Enter the percentage figure

    If using fixed fees, click the arrow beside the % and Change to fixed amount

  • If you use a variable commission (or tiered fee) structure, click the menu beside Commission

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    titleSetting up variable commission
    • Select Variable Commission

      For more information on variable commission (or tiered fees), click here


3d: Fee detail & agency information

In the commission panel:

  • Click Financial

  • Ensure post-market appraisal information has been entered - i.e. Recommended Price, Market Appraisal Price & Vendor Estimate Price and Other Agent Appraisal information (where known)

  • Select the Selling Agency type from the drop-down menu and enter Sub / Joint Agents information at the bottom of the screen

  • Enter an Inter-office Selling Fee, where required


4. Lettings properties - updating the vendor record, adding commission & financial details

4a: Update landlord record

  • Click Landlord

  • Check details entered are correct

  • If there is a joint landlord, in the Joint Landlords section, click the + and search for (or add) their details

  • Click Identity Check (top left) to enter landlord ID

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    titleEnter landlord ID

    For more information on entering and reporting on ID, click here


  • In Financial section, click the pencil icon to add/update the landlord financial details

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    titleLandlord financial details

    Bank, accountant & VAT details are held here, along with Non-Resident Landlord information


4b: Rent

  • Enter the rent

    Click Rent to change rent setting (per week, per month, per annum), where applicable


4c: Letting Fee

  • Enter the percentage figure

    If not using percentage fees, click the arrow beside the % and select from options to: 
    Change to fixed amount or Set to multiple of weekly or monthly rent


4d: Letting service (& fee)

  • Select the relevant letting service from the drop-down menu and associated fees, as applicable

4e: Fee detail & agency information

In the fees panel:

  • Click Rent/Fee Details
  • Use the Commission section to enter more detailed fee information can be entered

  • Vacant Management details can be entered

  • On the right, select the relevant Agency type from the drop-down list
    Sub & Joint Agents can then be added at the bottom of the screen


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