Posts by Alex Evans
WEBSITES CAN MAKE OR BREAK NEW PROPERTY INSTRUCTIONS.
An estate agent’s website is all about the seller these days, not the purchaser. That’s the view from Bespoke 4 Business, a Dorset-based digital marketing agency that specialises in web design and development for estate agents. “From talking to agents across the country, we’re hearing that the key objective of their website is now all…
Read MoreAerial imagery is now an affordable marketing product – Marketing From Above.
It is now very rare to go a day without seeing aerial drone footage on our screens, be it part of a news item, a Country File story or in the latest drama series. The technology in putting a camera in the air has advanced rapidly over recent years and as the cost of flying…
Read MoreHow can an Estate Agent use Social Media?
Over the last couple of years you will have heard a lot about social media and how important it is for businesses and their marketing. You only have to look at the some of the valuations placed on these companies to realise that there is some truth in this. The number of users on a…
Read MoreThe rise and rise of the Estate Agent Newsletter – The Secret (ish) Formula Revealed
As someone who worked in local newspapers for ten years my heart sinks every time I read about another title closing for good. It’s happening on almost a monthly basis as print revenues drop and the managerial ‘suits’ remain digitally obsessed. Local newspapers in many parts of the UK (not all may I add) are…
Read MoreA career in property management – is it for you?
There are many different roles within the property sector aside from estate agency, one of which is property management. It might not be an area you’ve considered before, so let us help you find out whether a career in property management is for you. The job Property management covers a wide area and the role…
Read MoreShould home owners conduct viewings?
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from home owners, is whether they should show prospective viewers around their home or should they let the estate agent do it? Afterall, as the owner they know the property intimately after the many years they have been there and can pass on all the details…
Read MoreFeel of a traditional building yet still a strong brand presence?
How do maintain the feel of a traditional building and still create a strong brand presence? In old town centres there are still many delightful traditional buildings which are now being used as estate and letting agents. The key to using such buildings is to get the balance correct between traditional and modern and still…
Read MoreWhere have all the builders gone?
With the Government promising 200,000 new homes per year over the course of parliament and the introduction of schemes such as Help to Buy accelerating demand, the housing sector should be thriving following years of austerity and budget cuts. As one of the worst-hit industries during the recession, the construction sector is regaining the momentum…
Read More‘OnTheMarket supplies us with better quality leads than Zoopla,’ says Savills
Paul Jarman, Head of Western Region Residential at Savills and a Non-Executive Director of Agents’ Mutual comments: After just a year, it’s very encouraging to see that OnTheMarket.com has already become firmly established in the top three portals. There is little doubt the business benefits from being 100% owned and controlled by full-service estate and letting agents, and no one…
Read MoreOptimising every valuation lead. Do you do it?
Time to read – 2 mins Do you spend a lot on generating valuation leads? Of course you do! Who handles those all important valuation / market appraisals enquiries in your branch? Everyone? Anyone? Well, maybe It’s a role which should be designated to the best person in the office for the job, not just…
Read MoreTHIRTY SEVEN BRANCH ESTATE AGENCY FIRM JOINS ONTHEMARKET.COM
Nottingham Estate Agency and Harrison Murray Estate Agency are proud to announce their membership of OnTheMarket.com. Both part of the Nottingham Building Society, the two brands have a total of 37 branches. They will now be advertising all of their properties for sale and to rent at OnTheMarket.com and Rightmove. With more than 25 years’…
Read MoreHas the #Oculus created a rift?
What can we learn about social media from the Oculus Rift price announcement? I’m just going to put it out there right now: I’m REALLY excited to get my hands on an Oculus rift. When I was just a little whippersnapper, I was taken on a family outing to a technology event that had the…
Read MoreOnline Estate Agents are good for everyone.
This is maybe a bit brash, as i am neither an online estate agent nor an estate agent. But i do spend about a 100 hours a week reading, analyzing and deciphering the fountain of information that rushes across my screen on the topics of property, portals, online estate agents and all things related to…
Read MoreLiving with horses in Spain.
Importing & Living with HORSES IN SPAIN The first thing to know is that unlike in the UK, you cannot simply have a property, rented or owned with land and keep a horse on it. Each province has different criteria as to the obtaining of the relevant licences to keep horses and or transport them…
Read MoreThe Rise and Rise of BBQ Cabin Fever.
As the we wade through yet another freezing and soaking wet winter we must dream of long balmy summer evenings to keep our spirits up and our minds off the persistent deluge that so many of us have faced over the last months. The reality is that summer might not really give us the respite we dream…
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