Preparing a property for marketing

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

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: Lettings 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 After entering the description, press F7 to spell check Configuration 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* What is displayed in your property Attributes screen is dependent on configuration To add/edit, in the Attributes panel: Click the pencil icon Lettings property For sales properties, see next step For lettings properties, skip to step 4
3. Sales properties - updating the vendor record, adding price, commission & financial details 3a. Update vendor record Check details entered are correct Click Identity Check (top left) to enter vendor ID Enter vendor ID Enter ID details for all vendors 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 Shortcut when entering monetary figures Enter k for thousands & m for millions e.g. 500k = £500,000, 1.1m = £1,100,000 3c: 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 structure, click the menu beside Commission Setting 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 Enter 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 Landlord 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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Preparing a property for marketing

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