Posts by Christopher Walkey
Indulge yourself in Wallpaper.
I am sure that the mention of wallpaper when it comes to decorating our properties will make many think back to our older family members we had 1970 80 or even 90’s who had heavily patterned or loudly flowered designs or maybe even the dreaded wood chipped. Don’t tell me you had flock wallpaper too…
Read MoreSavills Estate Agency selling Tom Cruise’s Countryside Estate.
An iconic film star and a wonderful countryside estate – Match made in heaven perhaps yet supposedly this has come in to play via Tom Cruise and Savills Estate Agents. Maybe just rumours or Chinese Whispers, but the property is up for sale for £4,950,000 via Savills on the property portal Rightmove though is not visible…
Read MoreOnline Estate Agents revealing nearly all…
Lots of news in the air towards Online Estate Agents and many new names are entering the industry. Are they rivaling traditional estate agency or are they simply adding a new dimension to how people buy/sell/rent property in the UK? We contacted a selection of Online Estate Agency concepts via Twitter and asked them some…
Read MoreEstate Agency Softwares – We ask the Questions!!
‘Softwares’ is always a big topic and a big decision for Estate Agents, trying choose the best, the most efficient, the one with the most usable features and much more. We approached several of the top names in this industry sector and asked them a few questions which we are happy to share with you: VTUK…
Read MoreIs it #Facetime for Estate Agents?
As consumers continue to rely more and more on their internet accessing devices, especially their mobile phones, should more estate agents be adopting #Facetime in how they showcase homes / offer viewings / open houses? Or would the industry see this as agents, especially if being used by ‘traditional estate agents’, being too close to…
Read MoreTop Industry Website Developers answer Big Questions:
We asked some top industry suppliers: What are your thoughts to the general standard of today’s Estate Agency websites? and much more… Oliver Chapple from Webdadi – Answers in Black Adam Clack from Technicweb – Answers in Red Rus Sellers from Starberry.tv – Answers in Green Nick Hubbard from Estates IT – Answers in Blue What…
Read MoreHow to build your Estate Agency’s audience with Periscope.
I sympathise with all businesses trying to keep on top of marketing trends as it is a constant struggle and unless you have a full time marketing manager, knowing what to spend your valuable time investigating and investing money into is becoming harder and harder as the choice grows. What is a positive though is…
Read MoreEstate Agent sacks Mother-In-Law for Poor Marketing Results:
That’s certainly a dangerous thing to do, but more importantly, how/why on earth would the estate agent have ever employed their mother-in-law in the first place (if we go by the usual stories and jokes we hear about mother-in-laws)? I wonder why father-in-laws never get the bad press? Anyway, I am sure many of us…
Read MoreUsing the Power of PR to Promote your Estate Agency:
What’s your definition of PR applied to the estate agency industry? PR is such a broad subject. It can encompass everything from blogging to newsletters to dealing with the local press, building links with local charities and a lot more in between. There are some really pretentious and nonsensical definitions of PR out there but…
Read MoreTown’s ‘Best Kept Secret’ Celebrates a Decade of Serving Burgess Hill.
An estate agency in Burgess Hill is celebrating its tenth birthday this month. Carnabys, moved into 1 Keymer Road, in 2005 at a time when the activity in the local property market was reaching record levels. Managing Director, Terry Wilmot, said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating ten years of having helped people in and around…
Read MoreWhy we are confident our latest Letter of Intent programme will accelerate our growth towards the ‘Tipping Point’.
In less than 10 months after we launched, we announced that OnTheMarket.com had the total support of well over 6,000 estate and letting agent offices of which over 90% are contracted offices. The balance is offices which are covered by a non-binding Letter of Intent to join when total support reaches 7500 offices. This number will be…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Justin Jordan from Loyalty Street.
Where did the idea for Loyalty Street come from? The idea came about when I was selling my home. Like most people, I wanted was a good quality estate agent at a fair price. I didn’t have a lot of time on my hands as at the time was I selling a business. When I searched…
Read MoreMark McLaren appointed to The Property Ombudsman Council.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McLaren to the TPO Council. He joins following nine years with Which?, the largest consumer body in the UK. The role of the TPO Council is to ensure the Ombudsman’s independence, set the Ombudsman’s Terms of Reference and approve the budget. Part of…
Read MoreAutumn Statement is “a double edged sword”.
Following the chancellor’s big announcement on housing which saw him confirm that he’s doubling the housing budget to £2bn a year to deliver 400,000 affordable new homes by 2020, Andrew Ellinas, Director of Sandfords, a Central and North West London agent, says; “the planned increase in starter homes for first time buyers will energise the…
Read MoreHow many followers should I have on Social Media?
Followers on social media, isn’t that what social media is all about? 10,000 followers on Twitter is much better than 500 and 1 million views on that Youtube video far outweighs 10,000 views, no? Sometimes people can become clouded in their thoughts when it comes to followers on social media by seeing it as the…
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