6 June 2026 · Industry
Beyond property: the trusted-visit economy
A hand-picked, dense, safety-equipped network is a reusable asset - from property to utilities, insurance and facilities.
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Straight-talking pieces on viewings, inspections, inventories, compliance and on-demand cover - written for agents who can't be everywhere at once. Running since the start of the year.
4 June 2026 · Industry
What a transparent-priced visit marketplace changes
When property visits get a transparent, up-front price, the way agents plan, quote and run their week changes. What a priced visit marketplace really shifts.
Read article →2 June 2026 · Inspections
BTR inspections that don't eat your week
How build-to-rent teams keep move-in, move-out and routine checks consistent at scale.
Read article →1 June 2026 · Agent staffing
Flexible cover vs hiring: the unit economics
When does it make sense to hire a viewings person versus buying flexible cover per visit? A plain-English look at the unit economics for a UK branch.
Read article →27 May 2026 · Industry
Social-housing welfare visits, done respectfully
Welfare and tenancy visits are about people, not properties. How to run them at scale while keeping them respectful, consistent and well-recorded.
Read article →21 May 2026 · Inventories
Meter reads on void day: the small job that prevents big disputes
An unread meter at a void becomes someone else's bill - and your problem. Why the smallest visit pays for itself.
Read article →19 May 2026 · Industry
The logistics of block inspections
Communal inspections, fire-door checks and meter reads across a block portfolio are a logistics problem, not a property one. How to make the rounds reliable.
Read article →14 May 2026 · Lone-worker safety
Keeping lone viewers safe
Lone-working risk is real. What good check-in, live location and SOS cover actually looks like.
Read article →9 May 2026 · Build-to-rent
Resident experience at scale: getting BTR visits right
Build-to-rent lives or dies on resident experience. How to keep viewings, move-ins and inspections fast and consistent as a scheme fills and stabilises.
Read article →7 May 2026 · Trust & safety
What 'hand-picked' should really mean
ID, DBS, right-to-work and identity bound to every job: vetting you can actually check.
Read article →7 May 2026 · Agent staffing
Market appraisals: free your negotiators to negotiate
Every hour a negotiator spends measuring up is an hour not winning instructions. Where on-demand cover fits the appraisal pipeline.
Read article →30 April 2026 · Compliance
The Renters Rights Act: the operational impact on your branch
Beyond the headline law, the Renters Rights Act reshapes day-to-day operations: more visits, more evidence, a higher standard. What it means in practice.
Read article →30 April 2026 · Instant video
Instant viewings and the portal era
Portals are moving to instant-book viewings - and the button only works if someone can fulfil it.
Read article →30 April 2026 · Inspections
HMO and student lets: inspections that keep you licensed
Licensed HMOs carry inspection duties most portfolios under-resource. A cadence and an evidence trail that satisfy the licence.
Read article →23 April 2026 · Viewings
Auction viewings at scale
High lot volumes, scattered stock and a hard sale-day deadline: how on-demand cover scales to the catalogue.
Read article →22 April 2026 · Compliance
GDPR for occupant and viewer data, in plain English
Viewings and inspections generate personal data - names, photos, video, occupant details. How UK GDPR applies to property visits, simply put.
Read article →16 April 2026 · Inspections
New-build handovers and snagging, evidenced
A completion walk-through is a legal and reputational moment. How to capture a defensible snag-light record on the day.
Read article →13 April 2026 · Trust & safety
Key handling and audited access, without the drawer of doom
Lost keys, untracked key-safes and unlabelled fobs are a quiet liability. How to handle keys with a real chain of custody and audit trail.
Read article →9 April 2026 · Compliance
What the Renters' Rights Act means for lettings
The practical changes landlords and agents should be planning around now.
Read article →9 April 2026 · For Seekers
Getting hand-picked as a Seeker: what to expect and how to prepare
ID, right to work and a DBS check keep homes safe and you trusted. A plain walk-through of vetting and how to breeze it.
Read article →2 April 2026 · Trust & safety
Vetting that actually protects the occupant
A DBS check is the floor, not the finish line. Real vetting protects the person whose home a stranger is entering - and proves you checked.
Read article →27 March 2026 · Inventories
How to choose an inventory provider
Timestamped, geo-tagged media, matched check-in and check-out, and genuine impartiality: what good looks like.
Read article →26 March 2026 · Lone-worker safety
The lone-worker duty every agency already holds
Sending staff to solo viewings is a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act, not just good practice. What your branch actually has to do.
Read article →26 March 2026 · For Seekers
Flexible, fairly-paid property work: how Seeker earnings work
Transparent pay per job, a clear share, and no chasing invoices. How earning as a Seeker actually adds up.
Read article →24 March 2026 · Inspections
Setting an Inspection Cadence for Portfolios
Inspecting one property is easy; inspecting forty on schedule is not. How to set a cadence and actually keep to it.
Read article →19 March 2026 · Viewings
Probate and executor sales: viewings when the owner can't be there
Empty, often unmodernised, sometimes far from the executor. Probate sales need a trusted person on site - handled with care.
Read article →18 March 2026 · Industry
Why pricing transparency wins in property services
Hidden pricing quietly erodes trust. Why upfront, visible pricing is becoming the modern standard.
Read article →17 March 2026 · Inventories
Building a Defensible Inventory
There is a difference between an inventory and one built to survive a challenge. Here is the anatomy of a report that holds up.
Read article →12 March 2026 · Compliance
AML for agents, without the headache
A plain-English look at anti-money-laundering duties - and how to keep checks proportionate.
Read article →10 March 2026 · Compliance
EPCs and the Compliance Visit
EPC, gas, electrical, alarms - almost every certificate needs someone on site. Here is how to batch the attendance.
Read article →5 March 2026 · Commercial
Commercial viewings without the diary chaos
Scattered units, surveyor access and slow-burn enquiries make commercial viewings their own discipline. Cover that fits the rhythm.
Read article →3 March 2026 · Inventories
Check-In and Check-Out: A Best-Practice Playbook
Every tenancy is judged at its two ends. Get the bookends right and you settle most deposit disputes before they start.
Read article →26 February 2026 · Compliance
Right to Rent checks without the awkwardness
The check is a legal duty with real penalties - and a clumsy one sours a tenancy before it starts. How to do it properly and warmly.
Read article →24 February 2026 · Inspections
Mid-Term Inspections That Protect Landlords
The serious problems build over months. A regular mid-tenancy inspection catches them while they are still cheap to fix.
Read article →21 February 2026 · Agent staffing
The real cost of an unstaffed Saturday
What a quiet branch on the busiest viewing day of the week quietly does to your pipeline.
Read article →19 February 2026 · Viewings
The hidden cost of slow viewing turnaround
The days between a viewing request and the viewing are where deals quietly die. What slow turnaround really costs - and how to cut it to hours.
Read article →13 February 2026 · Instant video
Instant video viewings for out-of-area buyers
Relocating, overseas or working away? A live, on-demand video viewing qualifies distant buyers properly and saves wasted in-person trips.
Read article →12 February 2026 · Inventories
Deposit disputes: how a proper inventory protects you
Most adjudications turn on evidence. Here is what a robust, independent inventory actually contains.
Read article →12 February 2026 · Photography & media
Listing photography and floorplans, shoot-ready in one visit
The listing photo earns the click and the floorplan earns the viewing. How to get both, to brief, without a second trip.
Read article →7 February 2026 · Agent staffing
Scaling Saturdays: handling your busiest viewing day
Saturday is the busiest, most valuable, most under-staffed day in agency. How to scale your weekend viewing capacity without burning out the team.
Read article →5 February 2026 · Agent staffing
The staffing maths of a modern branch
Why lean, hybrid branches cannot cover every peak - and the economics of flexible cover versus another hire.
Read article →5 February 2026 · For Seekers
What it's actually like to work as a Seeker
Local property visits, on your schedule, fairly paid. An honest look at the work - the good days, the kit, and who it suits.
Read article →29 January 2026 · Viewings
Accompanied vs unaccompanied viewings: the honest trade-off
Accompany every viewing, or hand over a key? The real costs of each - and the third option most branches miss.
Read article →22 January 2026 · Viewings
Maximising viewing conversion: turning viewings into offers
A viewing is only worth what it converts. A practical playbook for turning more viewings into offers - without working harder.
Read article →22 January 2026 · Viewings
Why out-of-hours viewings cost agents more than they think
Evening and weekend demand rarely matches who is on the rota - and the gap is more expensive than it looks.
Read article →15 January 2026 · News
Seeky launches: on-demand property support, reimagined
Our launch announcement: a hand-picked, on-demand workforce for UK property - covering viewings, inspections, inventories, media and key access.
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