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June 17, 2025

The End of Portal Reliance: Sell Smarter, Not Harder

byThe Agent Response Team The Agent Response Team

Most estate agents still follow the same pattern: win an instruction, polish the listing, and wait for Rightmove or Zoopla to do the heavy lifting.

But in 2025, smart agents are taking a different approach.

They’re not just relying on the portals. They’re building something far more valuable, their own buyer lists.

 

Why Relying on Portals Isn’t Enough Anymore

Portals are crowded. Competitive. Expensive. And by the time your listing goes live, it’s fighting for attention among hundreds of others. You’re essentially renting an audience.

What if you could own it instead?

That’s where the Agent Response Sales Engine, and its powerful Early Access List, comes in.

 

The Power of an Early Access List

One of the most powerful features of the Sales Engine is the Early Access List: a pre-market mailing list that gives buyers first look at new instructions, before they go live on the portals.

With every enquiry captured through your Sales Engine, your database grows. And that database becomes your new superpower.

As new properties come in, they’re automatically matched and sent to relevant buyers via email, instantly, automatically, and without your team lifting a finger.

This means:
✅ Fewer days on market — listings move faster when they go to a warm audience first
✅ Happier vendors — they love seeing immediate interest without portal delays
✅ More direct engagement — buyers respond to your brand, not the portal

And most importantly: you reduce your reliance on Rightmove.

 

How It Works

  1. Capture every lead
    Your Sales Engine collects buyer data from every channel, (your website, portals, enquiries)
  2. Grow your database
    These leads feed into your Early Access List automatically (if they accept to join)
  3. Launch new listings to your audience first
    Use automated campaigns to alert buyers to new instructions – before they hit the open market.
  4. Get enquiries back through your own site
    Not the portals. Your brand, your traffic, your control.

 

You Already Have the Buyers. Now Reach Them First.

Your next buyer isn’t on Rightmove — they’re already in your inbox.

The Agent Response Sales Engine helps you build your audience, own your pipeline, and reduce spend on third-party platforms.

If you’re ready to stop relying on the portals and start building something that belongs to you, it’s time to activate your Sales Engine.

👉 Book a demo



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