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Avoid the race to the bottom
Earlier this month saw two big news stories which highlighted some things worth noting if you work in the estate agency business. The result of the General Election shocked most people across the country. What looked like being a Conservative landslide two months ago when the decision to go to the polls was made has…
Read MoreHow to increase the value of a property
You are the proud owner of a property! Well done for getting on that lucrative property ladder. Now you own your own property you’re probably already thinking of ways to add more value to that property. This is vital if you want to resell it on and make a profit. This can be a difficult…
Read MoreThe UK Housing Market Appears To Be Riding On Quick Sand
What is going on with the UK housing market? A recent study conducted by Lloyds Bank shows a sharp decline in home purchases in select areas of the region. Lloyds Bank show statistics where some areas in the UK are seeing transaction numbers 30 percent lower than that of the period right before the financial crisis. In particular,…
Read MoreThe Property Ombudsman (TPO) launches its annual report at House of Lords event
Today (3.30pm), at the House of Lords, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) launches its latest annual report, which reveals an increase in the number of formal complaints resolved by the scheme and a record total of compensatory awards paid by agents. Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, will announce that the overall number of awards TPO instructed agents…
Read MoreHamilton Fraser acquires Landlord Action
HF Resolution Ltd, a subsidiary of Hamilton Fraser, has acquired one of the industry’s leading tenant eviction solicitor firms, Landlord Action Limited. Landlord Action was founded in 1999 as the first ever fixed-fee tenant eviction service. Led by Founder Paul Shamplina, Landlord Action has since acted in more than 35,000 problem tenant cases, become a…
Read MoreRevealing landlords’ common fears
In the UK the rising price of properties, especially in London and the South East, has meant that the rental property sector has been burgeoning over the last few years, although there are signs of something of a slowdown as demand decreases and more properties become available. This may well be just a temporary blip…
Read MoreProperty buyers in the UK could receive an average £25,000 discount on asking prices
A recent study reveals that 31 percent of all properties in the UK have had their initial asking price reduced since first entering the market. Stockton on Tees tops the list with 49 percent of properties experiencing price reductions, followed by the North East oil capital, Aberdeen, with 46 percent of property prices cut. Of…
Read MoreAre hybrid and online agencies now using property recruitment companies to find agents?
We ask Joshua Rayner of Rayner Personnel: The short answer to this question is ‘yes’ but if I left it there, this would be a very short article. The full answer is that although many in the industry believe traditional and newer hybrid agencies are worlds apart, the truth is they have more in common…
Read MoreCIELA “Birth” unlikely with current support levels, unless more agents join now.
CIELA, the Charter for Independent Estate and Lettings Agents which aims to represent the collective interests of independent agents, said today that it was not currently receiving enough support to have a realistic chance of launching on 1st October. Presently it is in its pre-launch “incubation” period until 30 September – it is inviting owners…
Read MoreTime for high street agents to fight back
If the press or the markets are to be believed the high street agent has been on the ropes…
Read MoreIndustry Interview: David Opie Marketing Manager of Landmark.co.uk
How important is it for estate agencies to keep on top of the world evolving within #PropTech? The property sector in general is undergoing a seismic shift. The home move process, which has ostensibly remained unchanged since the 19th century, is coming under pressure from consumers to catch up with the digital age in which…
Read MoreWhat makes Millennials tick?
This has been a subject of interest and an important topic of debate for quite sometime to try and pinpoint exactly what turns Millennials on For those new to the phrase the term Millennial is those individuals born between roughly 1980 – 2000. The end of 2015 and turn of 2016 saw Millennials become the…
Read MoreIndustry Interview – Michael Day MBA
How long have you been part of the industry and just what is it that you offer modern day agencies looking to improve their results? I started in the industry just after Christmas 1975 so I have 42 years of property industry experience. Of course I started when I was three! During that time I…
Read MoreOnline or high st agent? Sellers reveal their decision-making process
Google ‘online vs high street estate agents’ and you’ll get nearly 5,000,000 pages debating one of the biggest decisions a vendor will make about the most valuable deal of their life. It’s a huge thinking point for home sellers, and a bustling topic of conversation in the property industry. Just recently a company surveyed 14,530…
Read MoreWhy Energy Efficiency is Becoming More Important to Home Buyers
If you are an estate agent, you are already aware that what people want out of their home differs. Each generation looks for something slightly different from the previous one. These days energy efficiency is increasingly becoming important to buyers. It is not always easy for people to find cheap home heating oil, or a…
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