Help - how to get the most from your House Advertiser listing

Our registration / property description form is reasonably self-explanatory, but we have provided the following notes to help you get the best out of your listing.

All boxes marked with an asterisk (*) are required - you should not leave them blank.

Section 1: Your Account

When you type in a username and password, please remember it! You will need these again to allow you to log into the website and edit your property advertisement.

Your email address must be a valid address that you use regularly. We will use it to send you important information.

Section 2: Property Information

'Name' refers to the name of the web page your listing will create. We suggest a short form of your address (like '25 The Cuttings, Neasden') which people will remember.

'Heading' will appear on the search pages as the first line of information next to the thumbnail photo of your property and also as the page heading on your full property ad page.

'Short Description' will appear as the second piece of information on the search page next to your thumbnail photo and as the introductory section (in blue) of your full property ad page. We suggest just a couple of lines of text which are 'to the point' and memorable in order to attract viewers.

'Long Description' is the main piece of descriptive text which appears on your full property ad page, underneath your photos. You should try to include all relevant information and use words which describe the property in an attractive way without being misleading.

'Tenure' describes the type of purchase - freehold, leasehold etc.

HIPs - you must have a Home Information Pack in place before your property can be marketed. Our terms and conditions make it clear that it is your responsibility to have a HIPs before using our website to advertise your property.

HIPs Link - If your HIP info is stored on the HIP provider's website, you can provide the URL (web address) to it here and your listing will link to it. Make sure you include ALL the address including the 'http://'.

'Contact Phone' - this can appear on your listing so that purchasers can contact you directly. Tick the 'Hide Contact Phone' box below to omit the number from your property ad page.

Youtube Link - If you have a video of your property stored on Youtube, you can provide the URL (web address) to it here and your listing will link to it. Make sure you include ALL the address including the 'http://'.

Section 3: Property Location

'Town / Nearest Town' - It's important to enter this as it will be used when people are searching for properties by town.

'Postcode' - Another important entry, as it is used in links to location maps and extra information (petrol prices, childminders, train stations etc) on your listing page.

Price: Use all digits without spaces or commas.

Sections 4, 5, 6: Image Files, floorplans and energy graph files

These all use common web image files such as GIF, JPG or PNG

You can upload a maximum of six digital photos for use in your property advert. Digital photos can be large in file size (lots of megapixels) so if you upload them without resizing them first it may take a long time. If you don't have the software on your computer to do this, you could resize them using the free website Pic Resize (the maximum size you'll need on our site is around 400 pixels wide).

If you have the photos uploaded to the web already (perhaps on another property website or on your blog) you can use the URL (web address) of the photo instead of uploading it from your PC.

Energy graphs and Floorplans should be scanned to your computer from your HIPS information. Some HIPS providers may give you these in JPG format ready to upload.

Section 7: Property Agent

If you are also using the services of an estate agent, you can include their details here, including a link to their website (or even the page on their site which displays your property). Make sure you include ALL the address including the 'http://'. You should, of course, make sure that your contract with the estate agent allows you to advertise on our website as well.

Payment Method

You can pay by credit/debit card using our secure PayPal account (you don't need a PayPal account to pay this way) or via cheque. When paying by card, your listing should become live as soon as the transaction is recorded successfully. Paying by cheque will delay the availability of your listing until after your payment has cleared.