Posts by Christopher Walkey
The right furniture to sell your home.
Depending on market conditions, you may have to make that bit more of an effort to help to sell your property or if you are looking to achieve a higher price and attract greater interest from your viewings. People’s requirements of property has changed over recent years with things such as commuter time to London…
Read MoreWhat makes the perfect Estate Agent?
So, let us see what Wikipedia has to say re what an Estate Agents is: “An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” We also can now say that an estate agent could be both a traditional…
Read MoreEstate Agency Legals on Sole Agency & Multi Agency Agreements.
When it comes to buying a selling property in the UK nearly all of us will be using the services of an estate agency. The choice of estate agencies are immense from national chains to local independents, from traditional high street types to solely online agencies. An important thing to remember is that all these…
Read MoreCan you ignore that over 50% of web search traffic & online purchases are ‘mobile’?
Many readers will no doubt be quite used to hearing marketing companies banging on about making sure your website is mobile friendly and many readers will already have taken their advice and have a website that is optimised for mobile usage. What about those of you who’ve yet to take the plunge or maybe you…
Read MoreSelecting the most appropriate Estate Agent to sell your Property.
I thought that for the title I would put ‘selecting the most appropriate‘ over what we’d normally see with ‘finding the best‘. If you are looking for a new estate agent to deal with your property then it can be complicated as at times there is too much choice and we must be careful not…
Read More77 Top Tips when presenting your Home for Sale:
Having worked in the industry of UK Estate Agency now for five year, I have seen, heard and read about many great tips when it comes to presenting your property for sale / rent. Thought it a good idea to collate some of the better ones that I have shared out over the years in…
Read MoreSpanish House Prices – Biggest increase in prices since 2007.
We have certainly heard about the property values over in Spain, having lived there myself in 2007 I certainly saw the tail end of the highest valuations of property and since we have moved away I see some house, still on the market, at nearly 50% less then they were in 2007. So, good news…
Read MoreFree to use Property Portals – Are you really interested?
Cracking the property portal scene could mean a hefty profit coming your way, but is it really achievable without ‘high finance’ or ‘knowing the right people’? They say that to have a serious contender to the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla would require £100 million marketing budget to get the website working and both the…
Read MoreIs a Smart Home worth more money?
Being Smart brings to mind a whole host of thoughts… Do you mean being sensible, is it being good at using a Smart Mobile Phone or does it refer to what you control remotely? Well for this blog we will take a look at all three of these things by way of Smart Technology for…
Read MoreReal Estate: how rates can affect the cost of your loan
In real estate, how rates can affect the cost of your loan varies. Borrowers, to be more precise homeowners, concentrate on mortgage rates. The mortgage rates hold a direct impact on real estate prices, and, therefore, the rate can affect the cost of a loan taken. However, it is not only mortgage interest rates that…
Read MoreStudy reveals what house buyers predict will happen to property market in 2016
Over two thirds (69%) think property prices will continue to rise Over half (53%) believe there will be a housing shortage Fewer than one in 10 (9%) believe house prices are affordable for most people 2016 set to be a sellers’ market due to shortage of housing and fierce competition It’s usually financial experts who…
Read MoreHow important is ‘internet speed’ when buying property in France?
There are many reasons to choose a less stress free life in France be it a permanent move or that dream holiday home, but what are the important decisions to make when it comes to which home / which area to choose? There are the obvious such as proximity to the UK or ease of…
Read MoreInstagram set to unveil Multi-Account access for Android users.
If you are using Instagram to promote your estate agency then there is a new feature (hopefully) about to release soon – multi-account access which will initially be available to those using Android. Many people I know will have multiple Instagram accounts, certainly some within estate agency will have their own personal account as well…
Read MoreThe total value of the UK’s commercial property is approximately £683b.
Although those of us from the UK are well known for the desire to own our own homes, be it a flat, house, plot of land or even mansion, there is a proportion of us that also place Commercial Property under this bracket also. The British Property Federation is quoted as sharing that UK commercial…
Read MoreRightmove ‘House Price Trendometer’ says that it’s up, up and away…
Rightmove’s very innovative house pricing guide shows that there has been some significant rises across the UK between 2013 and 2015 with some areas going up nearly 25% in value! Outside of London, Essex and Cambridgeshire lead the way with 24 and 25% respectively – Quite frightening price growth to be honest! Out of 48 listed…
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