Posts by Christopher Walkey
Spanish coastal property – Brits are buying again.
Taylor Wimpey and Housebuilder recently released a report stating that one out of every five properties purchased in Spain by a foreigner is done so by a Brit. It is also reported that Taylor Wimpey had a surge of properties sold in Spain last year which showed an increase of over 50% from the previous year.…
Read MoreFrench Property still popular after the Paris Attacks.
Support from Britons and their reluctance to be deterred following the Paris terror attacks means that French property is still very much an attractive option for many. The France Show in London, January 29th – 31st is still showing strong figures for exhibitors within the French property Exhibition with them having to increase on the…
Read MorePakistan’s real estate portal raises $20-million.
Zameen.com, Pakistan’s fast growing property portal, closed its third round of funding with a $20-million amount invested from one of its current investors Their aim is to ge Pakinstan’s biggest property portal. Zameen.com CEO, Zeeshan Ali Khan, is reported to have said “With this incoming investment we aim to own the Pakinistani real estate space completely.” Only…
Read MoreSocial Media Management Tools for Estate Agents.
Social Media we are all knowledgeable on nowadays, even if it is merely how to share a photo of that night out on to Facebook, we are all savvy on the subject because it is fast becoming the only way some people communicate these days. Using social media to build brand awareness is also a…
Read MoreSocial Media Awards for UK Property Industry – Now Open:
The first ever dedicated awards for UK Estate / Letting Agency and Industry Service Providers are now open. View the categories and entry terms here. Founded by Christopher Walkey, these awards are free to enter and already have a number of sponsors and judges on board to help find some of the UK’s best performers…
Read MoreMarketing for the Connected World.
The way in which we are marketing these days has changed immensely over the last few years, the world is a lot more connected and we are far more mobile in how we receive information and news. Two key points from above are Connected and Mobile – Combining these two words will help to take awareness for…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Janice Fairfield from Fairfield Displays.
How long has Fairfield Displays been running and who is the team behind it’s success? Fairfield was set up in September 1979. Today’s team consists of over 43 people who are highly trained in different aspects of the business. Geoffrey Fairfield and Janice Fairfield are still the original owners but it is the skills that…
Read MoreReplica landmark homes.
Ever wanted to live in that famous landmark? Maybe an apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower or a room at the White House… In fact, why not the whole White House as a home? You can now do so, well maybe you can if you are prepared to relocate to Dallas in Texas…
Read More15,000 new homes planned via likes of RAF Mildenhall and RAF Barnham.
No time soon, but it is said that when the US servicemen and servicewomen are planned to leave the sites, by 2020, plans will be in place to build 15,000 new homes on the sites of RAF Mildenhall and RAF Barnham. Mark Lancaster MP, Ministry of Defence, made the announcement in the House of Commons…
Read MoreRadio Advertising for Estate / Letting Agents works still?
Many Estate and Letting Agents will state Radio Advertising as part of the marketing services they offer when it comes ‘how they go about selling / renting’ their clients property. I would say though that many agents do not use radio advertising, I certainly haven’t heard many estate agents advertisements on my local radio station recently.…
Read More“Not every Tom, Dick and Harry, can become an Estate Agent… “
Estate agents to be regulated by new authority – licence will needed in order to take up the profession of Estate Agency in Malta. The White paper issue only recently in January 2016 shows that estate agents will now require a licence in order to carry out their business with new comers to the industry…
Read MoreJust like #PurpleBricks, #Yopa agents appearing on Twitter…
It is an impressive amount of regional agents that PurpleBricks boasts already, many follow us and just about most will have updates on a regular basis compared to many other estate agencies. Certainly would agree that social media is the place to be if you want to start increasing your local brand awareness and the…
Read MoreHouse prices – Leaving a misery for a generation?
Lots of reports recently about the crazy hike in house prices over 20 years, ie a report from CityAM, what some would refer to as a an unbelievable increase in prices within just one generation. Looking back at homes I have lived in through the years and remembering what my parents paid and sold for, indeed…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Celia Sawyer, Business Women & Interior Designer.
What made you want to go into interior designing? In my first apartment I decided to try and add value by adding another floor. I had to think through what and how this would work in unison with the interior, as well as how to keep my budget to a minimum yet achieve the maximum…
Read MoreWhat the UK average house price gets you elsewhere.
As property prices continue it’s spiral to unaffordability here in the UK, other countries across the globe continue to surprise us with what would appear fair priced and dare we say it, cheap property – knock down prices in many cases when compared to the average house prices we have: UK £286,000 England £299,000 Wales…
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