For most UK estate agents, the portals bring the buyers. Your own website has a different job: winning vendors and landlords. People who are about to sell or let check out your website before they invite you to value. Here’s what an estate agent website needs to win that instruction.
1. A valuation request on every page
The instant or online valuation is the most important lead on an estate agent website. Make it visible in the header, repeat it at the end of every page, and keep the form short. Ask for the address and contact details first; you can learn the rest on the call.
2. Proof that you sell in their area
- Recently sold and let properties, with the area named.
- Reviews from vendors and landlords, placed near your valuation forms.
- Your team, with real photos. Vendors want to know who they’ll be dealing with.
3. Property search that doesn’t send people away
Buyers still browse your own listings, especially after seeing your board or portal ad. Your site should pull listings from your CRM feed (for example Reapit, Alto, Jupix or Street), load quickly, and let people register for alerts. Every registration is a buyer you can match to future instructions.
4. Area guides that rank
You won’t outrank Rightmove or Zoopla for “houses for sale in Leeds”. You can rank for local searches the portals don’t serve well: “estate agents in Headingley”, “selling a house in Chapel Allerton”, “best streets in Roundhay for families”. One well-written guide per area you cover, updated with recent sales, is the backbone of estate agent SEO. Our real estate SEO service covers this for UK agencies.
5. Fast on mobile
Most people browse on their phone. Heavy image sliders and bloated themes slow agent sites down. Compress photos, keep the design clean and test on a real phone.
6. Separate paths for sales and lettings
Landlords care about different things: fees, compliance, tenant finding and management. Give lettings its own section with its own valuation form and landlord guides.
7. A brand that stands out on the high street and online
Your boards, window displays, website and social media should look like one brand. A clear identity helps vendors remember you when they’re choosing which agents to invite. See our branding service.
8. Leads straight into your CRM
Valuation requests should land in your CRM instantly and alert the right negotiator. The first agent to call back often gets the valuation appointment.
Estate agent marketing beyond the website
- Google Business Profile for each branch, with reviews and photos.
- Social media with video tours and local content. See our guide to social media marketing for property.
- Facebook and Instagram ads offering valuations to homeowners in your patch.
- Email to past vendors, landlords and applicants. See email marketing for estate agents.
Work with Dosaic
As a real estate marketing agency, we design and build estate agent websites, brands, video and ad campaigns for agencies in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, and we work in your time zone by call and email. See our website design service or book a free strategy call.
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