Posts by Christopher Walkey
Three landlords face financial ruin on ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’
The second episode of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, due to air on Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 9pm, will feature three separate landlords all facing financial ruin as a result of troublesome tenants. Calling on the expert help of Landlord Action to help regain possession of their property and chase outstanding arrears, Founder…
Read MoreComing away from, but to return to Television?
Just the other day, during another of my chats with a group of social media and marketing folk I meet up with, we got round to the conversation of television and how it has been and maybe become once again the main way to advertise. If we think about it, television has most likely taken…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Tijan Penpee of Comparehomes.
Why was Comparehomes created? Comparehomes.co.uk was created to simplify the process of finding an apartment through an estate agent. The process of searching and screening has always been the hardest part of finding a home and at Comparehomes we help to separate the wheat from the chaff. When customers place a request through Comparehomes we…
Read MoreSorry, but are we now in need of a rating website for all the rating websites?
It certainly seems that new #proptech and start up companies within UK Estate Agency are popping up everywhere which is mostly a good thing – Every industry needs new blood, ideas and energy, especially with current trends where technology/communication/marketing are advancing and changing so rapidly. Recent trend seems to be in Estate Agency review websites…
Read MoreRegents Estate Agents open a new office in Addlestone.
Regents Estate Agents, part of the Badger Holdings Group, are pleased to announce the opening of its newest branch situated on Station Road in Addlestone, Surrey. With four other branches in prominent commuter towns; Chertsey, Sunbury on Thames, Staines upon Thames and most recently Woking, the addition of Addlestone fits perfectly within the Regents’ network.…
Read MoreThe 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…
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