Posts by Christopher Walkey
Landlord Action appeals to Ministry of Justice to transfer more evictions to the High Court.
The length of time it is taking to get a County Court bailiff appointment once a possession order has been granted, in some cases up to three months, is having considerable financial impact on landlords. As a result, Landlord Action is campaigning to enable more eviction cases to be transferred up to the High Court…
Read MoreStudents pay a higher price to attend top universities.
– Latest research from Accommodationforstudents.com reveals average weekly student rent for 2015 is £82.09, up just £1.43 from 2014. Rents have risen consistently by an average of £1.67 each year since 2010 – Six of the UKs top universities (according to The Complete University Guide for 2016) are in the top ten most expensive cities…
Read More“Zoopla’s trading update underlines success of OnTheMarket”:
Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket.com, said: “Zoopla Property Group’s trading update only serves to underline the success and progress of OnTheMarket.com in continuing to disrupt the property portals market. Its tepid growth of 213 agent branches since its April 2015 update is a drop in the ocean in the context of its 23% loss…
Read MoreWhat is #PropTech and how does it work?
It is not some geeky language that is shared by school leavers sat up in their bedrooms sharing special digits and codes and neither is it some high tech marketing skill that goes way above your head when presented to you (well the build of it may be complicated, but how it is presented certainly…
Read MorePropTech News on Estate Agent Networking!
Just a very quick announcement to say that we have now a dedicated section for all topics related to PropTech. This subject is quite an open one and covers many sectors of the industry, but with so many new ideas and many new businesses launching recently we thought that a section for those within this…
Read MoreInnovation vs Traditional Methods in Estate Agency.
Yesterday I read an interesting piece from Michelle Wilden on LinkedIn regarding innovation in estate agency and thought that I would dig out the blog below that I had written a few weeks back to give another take on how innovation can play a part in helping estate agents gain a greater share. Innovation is…
Read MoreHow to attract buyers? With a Morgan Three-Wheeler!
Michael Riley, Director of Capital & Coastal, an estate agency specialising in the sale and let of property with water frontage, sea views and coastal locations along the South coast, has invested in a rather unusual company vehicle, the Morgan Three-Wheeler. The former Head of Sales for Savills and Head of Operations for Romans in…
Read MoreFixflo Webinar Wednesday 5th August 2015! Book your spot ASAP!
Fixflo, leading online repair-report system, will be having their very first webinar on Wednesday 5th August. To book your place, simply visit the following link: http://www.fixflo.com/webinar/home?utm_content=buffer02d25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Estate / Letting Agents across the country are choosing Fixflo for their online property management needs with now over 1,000 using their highly recommended report system. For a 14 day FREE TRIAL…
Read MoreKelly Hoppen MBE: Estate Agent Networking Exclusive Interview.
We are very pleased to share with you an exclusive interview with Kelly Hoppen MBE who’s a leading authority in English Interior Designing and also an author and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors and was once a Dragon too (BBC Dragons Den)! 1. Should people invest in interior design when selling their homes to achieve a better…
Read MoreLandlord Action commissioned for second series of ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’
Channel Five bosses have agreed the eye-opening first series of ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ has only scratched the surface of the issues faced when the relationships between landlords and tenants break down. With the last episode in the current series due to air on Wednesday 29th July, a second series featuring Landlord Action has been…
Read MoreUpward trend in Social Media Marketing.
Social media as a topic is as simple or complicated as you make it out to be in your mind. The rules that I tell people are that social media comes in two forms, good news and bad news. The good news is that it is Free to use and that you do not need…
Read MoreBlog writing – How to get past writer’s block:
I have been quite amazed at the recent, certainly during 2015, surge in interest from Estate Agencies searching for content to share online, either to populate their social media channels or simply to include within the latest blog on their website. I have spoken to quite a few who have asked for recommendations of subjects…
Read MoreAgent helps landlords prepare for the latest fire safety regulations.
Townends Estate Agents is urging landlords to implement new fire regulations now to ensure they are compliant before the new legislation, relating to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, comes into force on 10th October 2015. Townends’ Home Safety Kits, which go beyond basic requirements, give landlords the reassurance they are fully compliant, avoiding a heavy…
Read MoreThe Property Ombudsman expels Allen & Crane Estates for two years following landlord complaint.
Allen & Crane Estates, a sales and lettings agent based in Burnham near Slough, has been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years after failing to comply with numerous elements of the Code of Practice for Residential Letting Agents and subsequently failing to pay an Ombudsman’s award made…
Read MoreTweeting and your profile on Twitter has a real value?
With millions of them being sent every day and shared amongst a multi million membership of businesses, consumers and ‘spam’ accounts, has a Tweet any real value as it’s surely just a tiny drop in a very big ocean when it comes to your voice being actually heard for real? Let us say that Tweeting…
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