Posts by Christopher Walkey
The team @raterAgent finds over 1 in 6 attempted reviews are fake:
raterAgent’s latest analysis of its website submissions has found that 17% – just over 1 in 6 of all attempted reviews – are efforts by estate and letting agents, or someone that they know, to falsify their or their competitors’ reputation. “It’s one of the reasons why we welcome the investigation by the Competition and…
Read MoreDemand in recruitment is outstripping supply says Joshua Rayner.
The recruitment market for agents is reflecting the property market: demand is outstripping supply with Joshua Rayner, of Rayner Personnel and Estate Agency All-Stars saying that employers are hungry for negotiators with up to two years’ agency experience. Though difficulty in finding the right candidates is the stumbling block as many members of staff will not…
Read MoreWaterfords wins ‘Business Contribution to the Community’ Award.
Following 18 months of working with a variety of different local organisations, Waterfords estate agents, which has offices in Camberley, Sunningdale, Chobham, Fleet and Yateley, has won a Surrey Heath Volunteer Award for Business Contribution to the Community. The awards, organised by Voluntary Support North Surrey in conjunction with Surrey Heath Borough Council, were held…
Read MoreWhere we are now and where we are heading.
Many readers would relate when I say that only a few years ago, we had to get up off from the sofa if we wanted to change the channel on the television and even then, we had only three channels to chose from. We had to watch what was aired and make sure we abided…
Read More‘One year old’ Estate Agent Networking – Thank you Everyone!
Dear Readers, Members and Social Media Followers, Estate Agent Networking is now one year old and we wanted to thank everyone for supporting our growth throughout our first year and making us now one of the best places for Estate Agents to read the latest professional blogs and breaking news from within the industry and…
Read MoreAre videos really a useful online marketing tool?
Having had in the past a video production agency myself and being one of the first people to really push audio and video tours for property in the UK Estate Agency industry then my thoughts are that videos are a great tool for the industry to embrace. Though using videos is good, we need to…
Read MoreThe importance of your social media accounts growing?
Social media is ever progressing and I am very certain that in the near future mostly new and more and more existing businesses will put greater values on the likes of their Twitter and Instagram accounts over their own website and possibly even email addresses too. I will put my hand up that of a…
Read MoreSandfords offer students support at London Business School Fresher’s Fair.
It’s nearly that time again when universities welcome a new batch of students for the upcoming year, many choosing to hold a fresher’s fair in order for prospective students to find out about the school itself, as well as all other fundamental elements that they need to consider, including their new living arrangements. On Sunday…
Read MoreTPO undergoes staff exchange in new initiative to deliver best practice.
Two members of staff, one from The Property Ombudsman the other from Northwood UK, switched roles for a week in order to gain greater experience and knowledge of each other’s positions within the industry. The exchange was instigated by Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer as part of TPO’s ongoing application to raise standards within the…
Read MoreTPO announces its first ever conference “Raise Your Standards”.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to officially announce its upcoming conference called “Raise Your Standards” which will take place on 14th October at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull. Gerry Fitzjohn, Vice Chairman of TPO Ltd, said: “TPO Conference 2015 has been in planning for some months, and we can now inform member…
Read MoreHow many times a day should I tweet, post, share, pin etc… ??
Updating your social media accounts is what will build you a following and engagement so knowing just how many times a day you should be doing this is very important. Too much could be seen as ‘overkill’ whereas too little could be contributing to you missing out on ‘stamping your authority’. How many times a…
Read MoreBUY2LET.COM LAUNCH OPENS INVESTMENT DOORS.
The £1 trillion buy-to-let sector shows little signs of stopping, with lending levels up a third on last year, and many landlords reporting an increase in rental income. For estate agents, developers and corporate landlords looking to capitalise on the current buoyancy of the market, today’s launch of Buy2Let.com the first-of-its-kind dedicated investment property portal,…
Read MoreYour Social Media past can come back and haunt you?
We may not always realise it, but what is shared on social media is more than likely to stay on social media, sometimes even if we have deleted what we have shared. Many of us that will read this blog will probably be of an adult age where social media come along many years after…
Read MoreKELLER WILLIAMS PARTNERS WITH LEADING HONG KONG PROPERTY PLATFORM.
Global property industry giant, Keller Williams, has signed an exclusive deal with Spacious.hk to be the only London estate agent to market all of their London properties to the Hong Kong market through Spacious. “We are very excited to be partnered with Spacious to market our properties in Hong Kong. Buyers in Hong Kong love all of our offmarket property…
Read MoreOnTheMarket responds to Zoopla. Ian Springett says… …
Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket.com, said: “OnTheMarket.com has now clearly established itself as a serious player within the property portals market. “Since our launch four months ago OnTheMarket.com has already taken almost one quarter of the estate and letting agent members from Zoopla Property Group. Less than 10% of OnTheMarket.com’s member firms are using…
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