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Practical articles from Akash Kariya on UK property, PropTech, outsourcing, AI automation and building sharper estate-agency operations.
The best CRM is not the one with the most features. It is the one your team will actually use every single day.
Viewing feedback is gold for vendor conversations, but only if it is collected consistently and fast enough to be useful.
Video is no longer a premium extra. It is how buyers pre-qualify homes and how agents build trust before the first call.
Most future instructions are not ready today. A nurture sequence keeps an agency top of mind until the moment they are.
Buyers and vendors increasingly expect fast, informal messaging, and agencies that ignore WhatsApp are quietly losing enquiries.
Referrals are the cheapest, highest-trust leads an agency can get, yet most branches leave them entirely to chance.
Most instructions are lost in silence. Structured vendor reporting protects the relationship long before a price reduction is needed.
A sale agreed is not a sale completed. Proactive progression is where fragile deals are protected and pipeline value is defended.
The portal fee debate is a reminder that agencies need data, options and confidence in their own operating model.
Efforts to reduce delays in planning and infrastructure underline how urgent delivery speed has become.
Climate resilience is becoming part of the property conversation, from new builds to conversions.
Real estate AI is powerful, but high-value decisions still need accountability and human judgment.
New AI workforce launches show where real estate software is heading: coordinated execution.
Agents want CRM tools that are simple, mobile-friendly and built around real workflows.
Landlords may still be active, but they need better operational and compliance support than before.