Posts by Christopher Walkey
I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside?
Over a century ago the famous tune, that many of us will know and would have delighted many a senior person of today when they were children, was written (by John A. Glover-Kind in 1907). The tune that was made famous by the stage singer Mark Sheridan (first recorded 1909) really conjured up the atmosphere…
Read More10 Things you can do to make working from home easier
In the past there was only a handful of people that, most of us would say, were lucky enough to be able to work from home (some 2 million approximately prior to March 2020). Today, with the governments continued lock downs and tier systems many are working from home not by choice though by necessity…
Read MoreWelcome to 2021 – It is going to be a very busy year ahead!
We say goodbye to (well I am sure in a way that involves a lot of blasphemies too) the year of 2020 and we look forward to, with much expectation on, 2021… It is a year of the Ox and will certainly require from us some bold shoulder action in order to turn things around…
Read MoreWould Tier 5 close down Estate Agency business?
As rumours circulate on a new tier 5 from the government, many in estate agency are questioning what effect this will have in the operating of selling property. Tier 4 we are in with tier 5 looking likely and as Buzz Lightyear would say, maybe even tier infinity and beyond is starring at us on…
Read MoreMayor candidate promises Modular Housing for London 2021
Housing across London is a heated debate especially towards providing enough new homes to meet demands as well as those which are affordable. Without doubt and with facts against him, the current mayor of London has simply failed re housing during five years despite false promises and alarmingly, massive capital thrown at him in order…
Read More7 Movie Homes that are real and viewable on Google Maps
As many of us will get even more of a chance to sit around and enjoy some good old movies on the television over Christmas, I thought it would be interesting to find out more about the famous homes that some took place in. Our choice of movies thanks to the likes of Amazon Prime,…
Read MoreDoes the Ring Door Bell help to reduce crime?
Home security is big business and a rapidly evolving one with new systems hitting the market frequently with forever updated and innovative ways in which to secure our ‘property. The global home security systems market size was valued at USD 53.6 billion in 2020 and is expected to continue it’s growth. One of the biggest…
Read MoreHow to use Facebook Groups in Estate Agency
Despite what your feelings are towards social media, here we focus on Facebook, be it you use such platforms yourself or not, we surely must all agree that they are having an increasingly important place within marketing that includes getting the message out for estate agents. For over ten years now I have been involved…
Read MoreWe’ve reached 100,000 followers & members across Social Media!
I just wanted to let all our readers know that we are not merely a news channel website. The most important part of our concept is our fast growing communities across social media – These are the platforms and these hold the tools for you to expand your own network thus expanding your business reach.…
Read MoreDo Christmas Decorations Devalue your Home?
It’s that time of the year (though to be honest many have put them up a lot earlier due to the depressing covid-19 situation) that we look to put up Christmas decorations. From popping up in to the loft to retrieve that reliable old fake Christmas tree to spending the afternoon outside attaching all those…
Read MoreAre we seeing the Hospitality Sector fold before our eyes?
2020 has been a disaster for many businesses sectors with most severely effected that of hospitably and tourism. We have all heard the crazy headlines from alcohol sales banned in pubs along with you can only have a pint of beer if you order a large enough Scotch egg. Especially pubs and restaurants, they have…
Read MoreAffordable Housing Crisis – London Mayor Candidate proposes Modular Housing?
There has for a long time been an affordable housing problem in London. It used to be primarily the central areas that had unaffordability, but this trend spread out to the outer city areas and cheaper regions suddenly became expensive thanks to the likes of buy to let drives and also over crowding. No longer…
Read MoreLabour MP court appearance on £63,000 Social Housing Fraud
Reported by many national press and Youtube news channels, it appears the continued negativity for Labour party continues with a member appearing in court following being ‘accused of failing to tell Tower Hamlets that she was ‘no longer living in overcrowded conditions‘. Reported on varied user generated news channels on Youtube, including one of Alex…
Read MoreRishi Sunak to the rescue or simply painting over the cracks #FurloughScheme
Rishi Sunak’s recent confirmation that he is going to extend the furlough scheme will for many be a life saving announcement in more ways than one. It’s a rescue package that will keep many afloat though is it merely a life line that is attached to simply nothing at all when we, if we ever…
Read MoreAre Estate Agents really ‘Essential’?
This is not clickbait as I of course refer to the current climate of covid-19 and lock downs and questioning if the ladies and gentlemen of the estate agency sector are really seen as essential during what for many of us is probably the biggest ever global event of our life time. Fairly recent, and…
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