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TAKE OFF THE RESHARE SCHEDULESeptember 22, 2017Here’s a handy checklist to make sure your photos appear in my Wall of Shame. Have you seen my Wall of Shame? Here’s the link – grab a cup of coffee and marvel at the wonderful property photography there, courtesy of your industry colleagues, […]- Industry Interview: Adam Joseph, CEO of The Happy Tenant CompanySeptember 21, 2017What is the goal behind setting up The Happy Tenants Company? The Happy Tenant Company (HTC) was created by landlords for landlords and launched to the market as an alternative to managing property in 2012. I joined in February 2017 as the new CEO […]
- Do awesome Valuer/Listers make awesome Branch Managers?September 21, 2017...and do good Neg's make good Valuer's?
- Adapting To Compete With The Online Agent – Interactive Property Search DevicesSeptember 20, 2017On 19th May 2016, Miles Shipside of Rightmove announced to Future Property Tech conference attendees that online agents accounted for 5% of the market – a share doubled in the space of two years. A year on, it is hard to find a comparable […]
Breaking news
- Values continue to grow strongly in Scotland says Your MoveSeptember 22, 2017Latest Your Move/Acadata Scotland House Price Index revels annual house price growth in Scotland rose to 4.7% in July – up from just 2.9% in May. Scotland continues to have the most affordable housing in Great Britain, lack of stock leads potential [MORE]
- Transaction data from Land Registry August 2017September 22, 2017Transaction Data August 2017 announced 21st September from HM Land Registry. The Transaction Data shows HM Land Registry completed 1,671,917 applications from its customers in August. This included 1,645,152 applications by account holders. The [MORE]
- Savills awarded Residential Adviser of the YearSeptember 21, 2017This week at a gala ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s West End, Savills the global real estate services provider was awarded Residential Adviser of the Year for a second consecutive year at the 2017 Estates Gazette Awards. [MORE]
- A balanced market this year says Your MoveSeptember 20, 2017The latest Your Move House Price Index report August 2017 released today headlines ‘House price growth continues as regions redress the balance’. House price growth fell marginally in August (0.2%), which left the average England and Wales [MORE]
Estate Agent Talk
- TAKE OFF THE RESHARE SCHEDULEHere’s a handy checklist to make sure your photos appear in my Wall of Shame. Have you seen my Wall of Shame? Here’s the link – grab a cup of coffee and marvel at the wonderful property photography there, courtesy of your industry colleagues, […]
- Do awesome Valuer/Listers make awesome Branch Managers?Bosses are so often so concerned about their status of their position and organisation they actually forget their actual job. As Simon Sinek says … “Their actual job of a boss is not about being in charge ..it’s about taking care of those in […]
- TAKE OFF THE RESHARE SCHEDULEHere’s a handy checklist to make sure your photos appear in my Wall of Shame. Have you seen my Wall of Shame? Here’s the link – grab a cup of coffee and marvel at the wonderful property photography there, courtesy of your industry […]
Letting Agent Talk
- The Leasehold Scandal and PPIIn a recent column, I predicted that what was becoming known as the ‘new-build leasehold scandal’ was not going to go away anytime soon. Sure enough, the story has been hitting headlines again, with its very own Twitter hashtags – […]
- LANDLORDS URGED TO RE-MORTGAGE AS TOUGHER BTL LENDING CRITERA BEGIN TO BITELandlords are being urged to re-mortgage before tougher buy-to-let lending criteria, due to be introduced in September, make it more difficult to obtain finance. The call comes as the proportion of buy-to-let re-mortgage transactions, as a share of […]
- Make yourself appear to be the most knowledgeable estate agent in your townIt’s the best way to turn your estate and lettings agency service, no matter how many agents there are in your town, into something that is not like everyone else’s. By becoming a reliable, credible, sincere and respected resource on the one thing […]
Marketing
Adapting To Compete With The Online Agent - Interactive Property Search Devices
On 19th May 2016, Miles Shipside of Rightmove announced to Future Property Tech conference attendees that online agents accounted for 5% of the market – a share doubled in the space of two years. A year on, it is hard to find a comparable statistic, but few would doubt the online sector’s sustained growth. It [...]
How to improve workflow and increase production levels
If you run a business or you are a manager then it is important that your business is running smoothly and efficiently. There are lots of ways to improve a business’s workflow and production levels, here are just a few: Don’t multitask Working on multiple complex tasks at the same time obstructs daily workflow severely. Your [...]
Is there a changing face of marketing in 2017 for Estate Agencies?
I have been speaking to a few of my contacts who work in the same industry as myself ie content marketing and building websites of influence and a popular topic is how marketing online has rapidly changed in 2017. It is not always easy to keep up with the change in marketing trends though by [...]
The Growth of the Cab Industry in the Digital Marketing Age
The arrival of digital marketing transformed practically every industry. In an internet-driven marketplace, a business must use digital marketing to stand out from the crowd and engage their target audience. The arrival of smartphones has also meant that businesses can capitalise on this and reach their audience on the move. The Taxi Industry The cab [...]
Canvassing that converts
How not to chuck your money away on campaigns that don’t work.
10 Great Websites where you can download Free Stock Images
If you are a content marketeer or even just a part time blogger on a hobby interest of yours, you will always require decent images to both compliment your blogs and to attract in the readers – For many, it is the photos and videos which really make their blogs work. So, if you haven’t [...]
Top Social Media Marketing Mistakes made by Estate Agents
None of us like to be told about things we are doing wrong, but sometimes it does not hurt to read up on mistakes that are generally made – So read the selection of mistakes which are usually made and pick out a couple that you have been doing and remove them from your social media [...]
Cash Flow Solutions to Help Grow Your Business
Cash flow is one of the most important things to manage in a business, as it ensures that it is running smoothly and has the necessary funding for day to day operations. When cash flow is significantly hampered, it can seriously affect a business’s ability to run, and in some cases bring it to a [...]
Remember that just like Rome, your blogging success can not be built up in one day:
I would not even attempt to share with you the amount of content that sits online today for us to find let alone guess what new content is hitting the internet daily from blogs to videos, news updates to photos… it is just filling up like endless stars in the galaxy. Just to give you [...]
Selling Homes Through Social Media
How important is Social Media to selling your home? Although not currently considered a primary method for selling your home, social media is becoming ever more useful in the sales process. A good local estate agent can share a property and have over 1,000 people see it within a day or two. They will also [...]
Finance
- Why securing a mortgage for buy to let properties is about to get harderIt’s been a challenging year for buy to let landlords. With changes in buy to let mortgage tax relief and affordability stress testing, it’s little wonder buy to let purchases have fallen by almost 50%. Many of those deterred from securing a […]
- How to protect your small business from getting suedA survey reported by Independent in 2013 found owners of small businesses to be most concerned about the possibility of getting sued. This is understandable given the abundant employment law that has to be taken account of in serious attempts to […]
- 4 Essential Ways to Repair Your Credit to Buy a HomeWhat is a good credit score? Why does it matter to you? When we are younger, the stakes are lower. You didn’t have to worry about a credit score because you weren’t planning on buying a home anytime soon. But, as you get older and want to land a […]
- Why You Should Seriously Consider Building Your Dream Home – A Guide to Self-Building and Self Build MortgagesWhy Build It Yourself? Building your own home is becoming an increasingly popular and viable option for people as the housing market remains saturated and house prices continue to soar. TV shows like Grand Designs and The Restoration Man are proving […]
