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WHY BANKS AND BUILDING SOCIETIES SHOULD BE LENDING TO THE SELF EMPLOYED
Leading national broker, The Mortgage Broker Ltd, is urging the mortgage industry to catch up with modern living and end the view that a landlord with PAYE income is more secure than a contractor, or sole trader. According to the latest Office of National Statistics, the level of self-employment in the UK increased from 3.8…
Read MoreRecruitment consultancy struggles to recruit recruitment consultant
The UK’s longest-established estate agent recruitment consultancy is itself struggling to find a recruitment consultant to join the team. For the past three months, Property Personnel based in Staines-upon-Thames has been advertising the role, but so far no suitable individual has been found. Property Personnel Managing Director Anthony Hesse explained: “We’ve certainly had no shortage…
Read MoreAuction House claims new UK record with 703 listings in February
Award-winning property auctioneer Auction House is declaring a new UK auction record, after entering 703 lots into its February auctions. The number instructed beats the figure listed in December 2016, which was the company’s previous highest ever total. Commenting on the achievement, Founding Director Roger Lake said “Never before has an auctioneer entered over 700…
Read MoreAuction House London to sell all Countrywide auction properties in the capital
A new partnership deal means that Auction House London will now sell all future auction properties listed by Countrywide in the capital. The collaboration means that lots due to have been sold at Countrywide’s next auction in the capital (originally scheduled for 14 February but since cancelled) will now be offered by Auction House London…
Read MoreFree lettings advice seminar for small and independent agents
ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support is running a free seminar on Monday 20th February tailored especially for business owners, directors and decision makers at small estate/letting agents and independent property companies. The seminar will take place between 14.00 to 16.30 at the Holiday Inn London Gatwick Airport, Povey Cross Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0BA. Attendees will…
Read More5 Top tips for taking ‘photos that sell’ with gloomy British weather
Did you know that over 60% of consumers think that Estate Agent Photos are “Very Poor to Average?” (January 2017, Google Survey). Let’s face it, the British weather isn’t helping, and taking killer-photos when it’s cold and miserable isn’t easy unless you’re in the know. John Durrant from Doctor Photo – the image studio for…
Read MoreCustomer service and Solicitors?!?
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Read MoreWhy the property market must learn from retail
Property marketing companies and other PropTechs often promote very low headline fees to grab attention and encourage sign-up. But, as with low-cost airlines, the devil is in the detail, and a plethora of hidden extras mean that more often than not, you end up paying far more than you bargained for. At Houseviz, we believe…
Read MoreSkyrocketing London house prices are not a put-off for home buyers & renters
This comes after the government housing whitepaper this week revealed that London property prices increased by £22 per hour over 2015, pricing many first-time buyers out of the property market. Compare My Move’s data revealed that the majority of moves in London were for residents already living in London. Dave Sayce, Director and Co-Founder of…
Read MoreCustomer Service and Solicitors
Customer service excellence has always been and will always be one of the critical competitive advantages for any business, and it still surprises me to this day that solicitors have got away with typically bad service in a world that is so demanding of companies. We live in an age where we want it now,…
Read More60% of homes sell through a second agent
Recently I heard this stat, I will not name the source but apparently, they heard it from Rightmove. IT CANNOT BE TRUE…can it? Whether it is true or not ( 68% of stats are made up ) it made me think, I wonder how many agents lose 60% of their vendors to a competing agent,…
Read MorePrecision Property Marketing Celebrates Its First Year
Bury St Edmunds based Precision Property Marketing (PPM), a leading integrated marketing service company working exclusively with the property industry, is celebrating its first anniversary of business in February. The team are proud to celebrate a year of learning and progress in their commitment to the future of the property industry. “Since our launch in…
Read MoreFed up being held to ransom by online property portals?
Usage of online property portals is at a record high, with research showing that 62% of people factor the portals a firm advertises on into their selection of an agent. So, it’s no wonder that estate agents are spending more and more of their marketing budget on property listing sites. Of course, there are two…
Read MoreOnTheMarket state they received 11.2M website visits in January
OnTheMarket reports today that it achieved a record level of traffic of more than 11.2million visits throughout the month of January.* This is an increase of 85% year on year. In January 2016, OnTheMarket recorded just over 6million visits. Ian Springett, Chief Executive of OnTheMarket, said: “This latest milestone is a fantastic achievement given that…
Read MoreThe Secret to Instructing a Great Agent
When it comes to instructing an estate agent for our most important asset – our home, I regularly have conversations with homeowners who are getting themselves in a spin. “Is it any wonder?” they all say. From their perspective, estate agents all look the same, say the same and claim to do the same for…
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