ETSOS Round-Up
28th November 2014
In the first of our 2014 newsletters we expressed our hopes that this year would be even bigger and better than 2013 – and so it’s proved! In fact, it’s been a record-breaking 12 months in so many ways – revenues, search volumes, ancillary product sales, new client wins. There have been record months, record days and while some of this can fairly be attributed to an improving market, much of the success comes from our continuing commitment to help make our clients’ lives easier, a key ethos that has seen us shortlisted for a top national award. That translates into an ever expanding product range, a high quality, high touch service, competitive pricing and a genuine understanding of today’s pain and pressure points. It also is in no small part due to the continued loyalty of our customers, so thank you for all your support to date – and here’s to an even bigger and better 2015!
Against this background of expansion customer care and service delivery remain our joint number one drivers – and we’re keen to ensure that we have the right resources in place to support them. This year we have added to our technical, account admin, and account management teams, in addition to significant investment in business development resources across the country.
Talking of the technical team, this year they have done sterling work in delivering efficient integrations of ETSOS with the market’s leading case management systems. Users of OchreSoft, DPS, Cognito, SOS, Norwel, Partner 4 Windows/Tikit TFB and Eclipse Proclaim can all now access ETSOS from within their case environment, and in some cases have searches returned to, and archived within, the respective case plan. Quick, simple, efficient – and a great example to round off 2014 of the value ETSOS is always trying to add through innovation and understanding.
Here’s to more of the same in 2015!
Latest news
System Maintenance
Please be aware that we are performing some system maintenance this weekend. We don’t anticipate that this will result in any downtime of our services, but we apologise if it does cause any inconvenience
Government Confirms New Regulations and Qualifications for Estate Agents Will Happen
The government has accepted the proposals of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) with wide-spread consequences for estate and letting agents.
The proposals reach right into the heart of the industry to affect regulation, training and licensing.
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Fears of Tougher Regulations and Unjust Costs Mount Ahead of Government Announcement
Estate Agents are waiting for the big reveal on Monday after Lord Best has admitted some firms could close when the regulation of property agents (ROPA) makes its recommendations to the Government early next week.
Lord Best, the chair of ROPA, has already outlined the working group’s desire for more regulation.
[NEWSFLASH] Agent Charged DOUBLE Over AML Registration Mistake
Property Industry Eye (PIE) has highlighted the case of an estate agent who has fallen foul of HMRC and been charged double.
On 4th April, with plenty of time to spare, Hayman-Joyce renewed their annual HMRC registration. They paid the fee and thought they’d ticked all the boxes.
Compliance in a Box: The Natural Remedy for Your AML Headache
Estate agents around the country are realising that the new 5th AML Directive goes deep. There’s a lot of work involved in becoming compliant. And the penalties for non-compliance, either deliberately or through confusion, are severe. (more…)


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