Posts by Christopher Walkey
It’s Property Porn for some people…
I have many times been caught out doing it, drifting from one on to the other, becoming more and more indulged and pushing my temptation higher and higher… Those good old ‘Property Photos‘. For many people, they will admit to spending time gazing through images of property for sale, many times way out of their spending…
Read MoreLonger evenings ahead, more time for people to spend online.
The evenings are getting longer and as the weather starts to really act like Autumn, people will have more time at home and spending what for many is one of their most popular past times (though many may not know it), looking at content online. So, just how prepared are you for this potential increased…
Read MoreSocial Media should be as cheap as chips.
The topic of Social Media is becoming less and less of a mystery as it becomes more and more accessible to the majority of people and as the platforms evolve themselves, it becomes easier and easier to use. When the likes of Twitter or Periscope etc first released, news and information about them may have…
Read MoreAnother record month of traffic at OnTheMarket.com
Traffic levels at OnTheMarket.com have risen again in another record breaking month. Throughout September, the website achieved 5.6million visits*, compared to 5.4million* in August. This traffic consisted of more than 2.7million unique visitors*, compared to 2.5million in August*. Last month was also a record month for the number of leads delivered to agents. Ian Springett, Chief…
Read MoreThe Property Ombudsman issues revised Codes of Practice.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has today (1st October) issued amended and updated versions of all its Codes of Practice for UK and Scotland in order to support the introduction of new legislation that has come into force within the last 12 months. Christopher Hamer, the Property Ombudsman, says: “The decision was taken to carry…
Read MoreRetaliation Eviction – Can the Councils Cope?
Press release from Landlord Action: Today [Thursday 1st October], as part of The Deregulation Act 2015, a whole range of changes come into force which affect whether or not a landlord can serve a Section 21 notice on an assured shorthold tenancy (in England) as well as changes to the form itself. However, following lengthy…
Read MoreStaff help raise over £15,000 for Shooting Star Chase.
On Saturday 19th September, brave volunteers from Townends Estate Agents, part of Badger Holdings Limited, took part in the ultimate challenge, a tandem skydive with GoSkydive, the UK’s premier tandem skydive specialist, to help raise vital funds for Shooting Star Chase. After an hour’s briefing and being fully kitted out, members of staff jumped from…
Read MoreSocial Media stopping you from eating and drinking?
It is well known how tech is taking over much of our social lives, dinner tables being a well reported on subject especially with children and their mobile phones (social media being the biggest draw). Well as a parent, I can say the above is very precise in describing our children’s temptations at dinner times,…
Read MoreThe attack of the flying drones… What are your thoughts?
It’s not so much the attack of the attack of the clones from Star Wars, but it is still flying machines we need to be careful of in the shape of drones. The has been a fair few issues with this new form of marketing tool to include the following: William H. Merideth, 47, shot…
Read MoreUsing a video on your website’s landing page.
It has been a few years since I filmed and edited a video for an estate agency in the UK, but I still see a very big gap in the industry for them to be used more frequently and certainly with more accurate usage. The popularity of video has remained strong for the last few…
Read MoreThe Property Ombudsman scheme launch brand new website.
After months of hard work and dedication, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to announce the launch of their brand new website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, and now featuring live feeds through social media. The new website provides existing members with a much easier platform to find information about…
Read MoreEstate Agents Guide to Social Media with 50 Top Tips.
A post I wrote last year for one of my other websites, Marketme.co.uk, but the many points below are still very applicable: Social media is an important topic within marketing these days and usually one that intrigues many businesses as to how to use the likes of Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, to name just a few,…
Read MoreTop Tips to Make your Social Media Content more Interesting.
Being present on social media is now not enough to get you results for your business, with the growing number of accounts being created, both genuine and spam ones, having an account with no activity is as about useful as taking photos with the cap still on the lense. You have to work hard to…
Read MoreTPO announces new Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle CBE.
From 1 November 2015, Katrine Sporle CBE will take up the role of Ombudsman at The Property Ombudsman, taking over from her predecessor Christopher Hamer, whose nine year term comes to an end on 30th November. Previously, Katrine Sporle was Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales (2003-2011), which involved being responsible…
Read MoreUsing Video within the Estate Agency / Property Industry.
This is not a new subject, video has been with us for many years as we all know, but what has changed in recent years to make video more impacting within marketing is the platforms that enable us to share them. None of us will really have the budget to afford using video on television…
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