--- title: Guides for Agents & Landlords: EPCs, Drones, Floor Plans | Ellie Spencer url: https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/guides/ description: Plain guides for estate agents, landlords and vendors: EPC rules, drone photography rules, preparing a property for photos and floor plans. last_updated: 2026-10-07 publisher: Ellie Spencer --- Guides # Guides for agents and landlords The rules and the practical detail for agents, landlords and vendors: when a property needs an EPC, what the CAA allows for drone photography, how to get a house ready for photographs and what a floor plan shows. Legal points link to the government guidance. [Guide ### EPCs when you sell or let a property An Energy Performance Certificate is needed before a home is marketed for sale or rent. Here is what the rules say, in plain English, with links to the government guidance. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/guides/epc-selling-or-letting/)[Guide ### Drone photography for property: the rules Aerial photographs show what a ground-level photograph cannot: the plot, the setting and the roofline. Here are the CAA rules that decide when and how a drone can fly for a property. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/guides/drone-photography-rules/)[Guide ### How to prepare a property for photographs A room-by-room checklist for vendors and landlords. Agents, feel free to send this page on. Ten minutes of tidying before I arrive makes more difference to the photographs than anything I do afterwards. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/guides/preparing-a-property-for-photos/)[Guide ### Property floor plans explained A floor plan shows a buyer how a home fits together before they visit. Here is what goes into one, and what it should and should not be used for. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/guides/floor-plans-explained/)[Questions ### Property media FAQ Short answers to the questions I am asked most. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/faq/)[Glossary ### Property media terms The jargon, in plain English. Read](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/glossary/) ## Got an instruction? Send the address and what you need. You get a confirmed slot the same day. [Book a shoot](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/#enquire) [See rates](https://elliespencer.uk.com/property/rates/) --- ## About this business - Business: Ellie Spencer Property Media & Wedding Films, a sole trader run by Ellie Spencer - Address: Morton Spiert Farm, Abbots Morton, Worcestershire WR7 4NA - Email: ellie@elliespencer.uk.com (no phone line; enquiries by email or the website forms) - Covers: Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the Cotswolds - Wedding films: from £1,000 (8 hours), £1,250 (12 hours), £2,100 with photography - Property media: photography from £95, with floor plan from £150, full package with EPC and aerials from £250; EPC or aerials alone from £80, floor plan alone from £50 - Credentials: accredited domestic energy assessor (ECMK); CAA certified drone pilot; £5m public liability, £1m professional indemnity - ICO registration: C2004351