Posts by Christopher Walkey
£2.6 million to help Hong Kongers settle in the UK
“Hong Kongers coming to the United Kingdom on a bespoke immigration route will be helped to settle successfully into life here through community projects being awarded over £2.6 million of government funding today (10 February 2022).” source gov.uk A positive incentive for those from Hong Kong (and their families) to take up their option for…
Read MoreEstate Agency Domain Authority
Let’s start things off with explaining what is domain authority: Your domain authority or your DA score is quite simply how well your website will rank on search engines. The point scoring (scale) is from 1 (worst) to 100 (best), the higher the score you have then the higher will be the ranking of your…
Read MoreHow to build a Profile in the Estate Agency Service Sector
I wanted to get some points down on this subject as it is a question that I sometimes get asked – “How did you build your profile in the property / estate agency industry?“. There are no rules and neither surefire ways, no hand book or words of wisdom – You will be required to…
Read MoreHow do you Present your Property?
Presentation is key in many circumstances of life, it formulates a first impression and likely to entice attention and respect whereas the opposite will drive a negative vibe from the first moment. When it comes to property and how they are presented then it is vital that we get things right. Each and every property…
Read MoreCan I Sell a House on Social Media? Yes… Here’s why:
Social Media has been with us now for 20 years, can you believe, the major today platform LinkedIn being founded back in 2002. Sixdegrees was the first of social media platforms launched in 1997 so we could be looking at a quarter of a century already! Our younger generation will have been brought up using…
Read MoreHow do you Present your Property?
Presentation is key in many circumstances of life, it formulates a first impression and likely to entice attention and respect whereas the opposite will drive a negative vibe from the first moment. When it comes to property and how they are presented then it is vital that we get things right. Each and every property…
Read MoreEstate Agency Jargon Guide
Many of us have little knowledge of the property sector despite plenty of us owning or renting property. It is in fact quite a information filled industry with many sectors and regulations set. There are many key words, phrases and abbreviation that we will meet with so let’s take a look at a bunch full…
Read MoreGet Rentd, Get Rid of Letting Agents?
Let’s get rid of the middle man (person) is a common phrase and especially for those innovative concepts which come about in order to save people time and simplify processes. Better known under the theme of #Proptech in the estate agent (and lettings) industry and applauded by many, new ideas are entering the industry to…
Read MoreThe Artificial Intelligence Estate Agent
Can we really progress past the conventional high street estate agency practise with their senior valuators and negotiators, listing loaded window displays and present on Rightmove or Zoopla – Each and all today are of “Have mobile phone will travel” material. Despite attempts from sell it yourself to online estate agency concepts the industry remains…
Read MoreKirstie Allsopp was right. Wasn’t she?
I thought I would wait a good few days for the storm to calm down before I wrote about, and commented on, the recent comments by TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp towards young people and affording first homes. Now, if you are believing everything you read and watch via the gutter MSN then my style of…
Read MoreCan You Trust an Estate Agent?
There is a tag that can sometimes be placed on to, possibly by slightly older generations, the phrase that you should never trust an estate agent. Rather like the second hand car salesman, the estate agent was seen as the dodgy dealer over charging you for a not so good service. Times though change, improvements…
Read MoreConveyancing Solicitor London
Conveyancing solicitor London do so much more than pushing paper, but you’d be forgiven for thinking they are only involved in the paperwork when it comes to buying a home. In reality, they transfer title deeds, arrange searches, and offer invaluable legal advice when issues arise in a survey or from searches. A conveyancing solicitor…
Read MoreWill House Prices Continue to Rise in 2022?
In more than a decade or so it appears that house prices have an impenetrable shield against any and all outside attacks be it from Brexit to the global drive of Covid19 lock downs and hits on the economy. Just when you think the news and current climate will suddenly cause a crack in the…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Responsibilities as a (Tenant) Guarantor?
Unless otherwise stated in the contract, the harsh reality is that a guarantor agrees to pay the rent if the tenant doesn’t pay it. It doesn’t sound a very promising position to be in does it yet many people do volunteer to be one and many times it will not surprise you that things end…
Read MoreChance to purchase Premium Real Estate Domain Name
As founder of Estate Agent Networking and many more concepts besides, I continue to slim down my portfolio of businesses that includes some premium domains names and social media accounts / groups. FineLocation.com & FineLocation.co.uk Registered as a domain back in 2012, FineLocation is a premium two word domain name ideal for a property portal…
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