Posts by Christopher Walkey
Selling property on social media – That’s just pink elephants!
“If you have been paying attention to how people communicate these days, you’ll no doubt recognise the important part that social media plays in how people connect with families and friends as well as new ways businesses attract new customers.” Just these important words will set lights flashing in the minds of many estate agents…
Read MoreCream Club (CABEC LTD) enters Voluntary Administration.
Information online states that the Appointment of Administrators Notices – 14 May 2015 includes: The Cream Club CABEC LTD Company Number 07459665 Registered office: c/o Cream Group, Unit S3, Compass Point Business Park, St Ives, PE27 5JL Looks like the Cream Club is going under and many people will say, ‘again’. Will they return once…
Read MoreAll forms of marketing can prove to be successful if… …
“All forms of marketing can prove to be successful and offer a return on investment if correctly applied.” For Estate Agents, there are a bundle of marketing options that they can choose from to help increase their business, some of the options are more or less compulsory, others are just to compliment and increase results…
Read MoreInvesting in Central London property? Why a Property Manager should be top of your list.
Press Release * SANDFORD The rush to invest in property is understandable. Take a recent headline from The Independent: ‘Buy-to-lets top investments, with returns of up to 1,400%’. It will have caught the eye of savers whose nest eggs may be languishing in cash accounts and ISAs, where the rate of interest is probably hovering…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: Rob Dunster of Pay As You Go Homes.
Why did you feel the need to start Pay As You Go Homes? Government surveys showed 25% of people are looking for an alternative model to estate agents with 30% believing they offer poor or very poor value for money. We want to offer the UK people more consumer choice with visible value for money…
Read MoreConnells Group piloting raterAgent.
Connells joins other award-winning clients of raterAgent, including Webbers, Marsh & Parsons, Keatons and Anthony Pepe, amongst hundreds of others agents across the UK. It marks another milestone in the site’s growth, just 4 months since it launched in ‘beta’ testing, alongside its competitive and free-to-enter ‘Agent of the Week’ award for the best client…
Read MoreThe value put on social media…
Clearly, social media is no longer simply a place to share friendly updates with family and friends anymore. Nowadays there is a value / currency behind it all with every update, like, Tweet, Followers adding value to individual accounts and the people / businesses that own them. You can even find out how much your social…
Read MorePetitions to Wind Up Company of c/o Cream Group #CreamClub.
Taken from online sources, not confirmed and not of the opinion / speculation of Estate Agent Networking: Notice category: Corporate Insolvency Notice type: Petitions to Wind Up (Companies) Publication date: 6 May 2015 Edition: The London Gazette Notice ID: 2329010 Notice code: 2450 Share In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) Companies CourtNo 2334…
Read MoreChristopher Hamer stands down as the Property Ombudsman.
After nine successful years as the Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer’s term of office is coming to an end. On 30th November 2015 he will be officially standing down. The independent TPO Council together with the TPO Board Chairman, Bill McClintock, have began the search to fill the position. Christopher will however remain as Ombudsman for…
Read MoreOnline only… Can they be called ‘Estate Agents’?
Managing a few Estate Agency groups I get to see a lot of debates and opinions shared on varied industry topics. One of the popular discussions is to whether or not online estate agents, a growing popularity currently, should be classified as actual ‘Estate Agents’. As per usual, I will have no real opinion on…
Read MoreBusiness success could come down to just a #Hashtag on Social Media!
Many businesses nowadays are being launched and run successfully on social media. The fact that social media is free is really helping new business start ups to find brand awareness, feedback and new clients for their businesses whereas only a few years back, marketing budgets would be needed to pay to advertise in the local…
Read MoreTPO Scotland established with Codes of Practice for the Scottish sales and lettings market.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme recently launched two new versions of its Code of Practice for sales and lettings agents operating in Scotland, and to officially mark the launch of TPO Scotland, invited individuals from leading industry associations, agents and local journalists to join the Scottish Board and the Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, for a celebration.…
Read MoreThe Property Ombudsman’s annual report reveals growing membership and record number of referrals.
The latest report released by The Property Ombudsman reveals a continuing upward trend in new referrals, 42% against the previous year. This is indicative of both the general trend in the consumer world to challenge when something does not give satisfaction, as well as the growing number of agents (28% more than at the start…
Read MoreTim Fairweather: London agent warns of potential Labour disaster.
As we enter our final full week before the long awaited Election Day, Central and North West London agent Sandfords join a chorus of other industry experts and warn of the possible disastrous consequences for the property market if Labour is elected into power. Tim Fairweather, a Director at Sandfords, comments: “In the immediate run…
Read MoreVisit & Interview: Rush Somauroo of Propertyflock.
“Continuing on from our industry interviews, we are now visiting industry service providers to find out more about what they do and how they work. Our first visit and interview is with Rush Somauroo from Propertyflock.” Christopher Walkey. There is a lot of exciting innovation happening in the industry and I think this year…
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