Posts by Christopher Walkey
APPG for SME builders report highlights best builders
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME House Builders has released its report, ‘Ways to improve the planning system in the UK’, which identifies many of the barriers small and medium sized housebuilders (SMEs) face when entering, engaging with and navigating the planning system. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders…
Read MoreYour ‘selling’ is getting very boring…
Having set up, failed at, sold on, succeeded and much more with the businesses I have created over the last few years I can fully understand and support any marketing drive to secure more customers. One of the biggest things for me when creating my businesses was the branding and how I communicated my message…
Read MoreWhat would a Lockdown 2.0 mean to the UK Property Market?
Reporting on facts over speculation and without a political agenda in sight, my impression is that it has been business as usual for many estate agents across the country with a relatively busy time being had from all. New listings are being taken on, offers coming through and agreements on sales – Pretty much as…
Read MoreHouse prices are down, but they are really up – July 2020
The negative stats were from April through June 2020, with these figures released by the mortgage provider Halifax. Looking at the wider picture and at the yearly figure so far then we have prices rising across Wales and within all regions of England. When we consider the global crisis that was recently experienced that included…
Read MoreWhat does the term ‘Fleecehold’ mean?
Though a word that have been around and discussed, usually with concern, fairly often we are now seeing a new trend of property appearing with the word ‘Fleecehold’ in the legal paperwork. So, what exactly does Fleecehold mean? Typically when you are purchasing a property it will be either leasehold or freehold. Leasehold means you…
Read MorePolitical Correctness strikes again – Master Bedroom is no more!
I heard rumblings about this a few days before it was taken up by major national newspapers, the phrase ‘master‘ for bedroom may be withdrawn as it may cause offence. “These changes are being driven by political correctness… ” DailyMail Peter Wetherell, executive chairman of Wetherell in Mayfair Today’s political climate is very tense even…
Read MoreRestroom Compartments: Getting the Dimensions and Installation Options
Restroom compartments’ dimension is very crucial when you are designing and preparing to place an order for the materials to be used in a commercial restroom. An accurate and well-planned design will ensure that the installation process will be seamless and flawless. Often, commercial restroom compartments will require a customized layout. Custom designs are no…
Read More4 Signs Of A Water Leak And How To Fix Them
Plumbing issues are never much fun to deal with, they always come at the worst possible times and they cost money to put right. But a water leak is a particularly difficult issue to deal with as it can rapidly escalate into something much worse. Below are four tell-tale signs that you have a water…
Read MoreHow to Effectively Promote a Vacation Rental Property
The word “promotion” sometimes brings up ideas like flash sales, a discount campaign, or cheeky give-away. Has the promise of a deep discount by buying in the next hour or a branded tote been the reason you rushed to make an expensive purchase? Probably not. It’s no different with the short-term rental market, where…
Read MoreHow to ‘Dress to Impress’ as an Estate Agent
I was debating whether to in fact name this article ‘How not to dress like the typical Estate Agent‘ as many people will, I am sure agree, that we can usually spot the typical estate agent walking about in town (yes, those days when walking around town freely was allowed and norm prior COVID-19)! Many…
Read MoreWhere to order Ceiling Roses online
Having just moved in to a new property I have been very busy with some updating works. Well, when I say new property it is in fact an old property, was in recent years used as a care home so I now have the huge task of re-converting it back to residential from commercial. These…
Read More3… 2… 1… Go! It’s back to work for Estate / Letting Agents:
With over 300,000 property transactions in the pipeline and delayed since the COVID-19 lockdown, it is now all systems go in the English estate agency / letting agency world. The easing of restrictions for many businesses starts today and that will include the property market. “From today anyone in England can move home if they…
Read MoreTo Virtual View or not to View?
As nearly all the Estate and Letting Industry sector are sitting at and working from home, the chance to embrace technology in order to carry on as normal has increased. I am sure that I’m not the only one seeing many more videos in our email inboxes and social media timelines, from virtual tours of…
Read MoreWhat will UK property prices do during and after COVID-19?
For many years now it has been a relatively care free upward climb in property prices with many regions seeing decent annual increases. ‘Demand & Supply’ is usually what causes the value of anything to be set, currently there are plenty of takers for property both for sale or to rent, some areas there are…
Read More10 Tips to writing good Content
A great way to attract interest online is to have plenty of content. This can take all forms from videos to ebooks and can be both positive and controversial, the main aim behind any of it though is to attract attention. What is Content (marketing)? Of recent years most content is shared online, though traditional…
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