Posts by Alex Evans
We rule the election.
The letting industry has doubled in size since we first entered this millennium, and is expected to continue becoming a contributing part of Britain’s economy. And unlike most other industries, this isn’t one that is just focused in London, for example: Leeds is the second largest metropolitan district and continues to grow at a quicker…
Read MoreVIDEO: How respected do you feel in the property sector?
Gina Peirce Head of Brand and Marketing for Essential Living shares her expriences and views on gender equality in the property industry. To the females in the industry, please feel free to contact me, as The Property Recruitment Company are in the early preparation stage of creating a panel and guest speakers for a series…
Read MoreThe No. 1 Thing Newspapers can teach Estate Agents about writing blogs.
Have you noticed the surge in the number of estate agents now writing blogs? This is due in part to the fact that agents are now being taught how they can use blogs to not only generate high quality enquiries, but dominate the competition whilst been viewed as the local experts on all matters relating to property. if you have not yet…
Read MoreSection 21: Yesterday’s Vote In Parliament
Imagine if a failure to carry out repairs meant that a landlord could not regain possession of their property at the end of a tenancy. Last night’s vote in the House of Lords marked a large step in that direction. Whether you manage your own properties or manage properties on behalf of a landlord this…
Read MoreAre you a Top Tweeting Estate Agent? Check out the #twittersurvey.
A look at the quality of Twitter accounts across Property Agency companies in the UK shows that Social Media is a valuable resource within almost all sectors, as it allows companies to connect with clients, partners, influencers and consumers on a personal level, whilst also increasing brand awareness and highlighting values of the company. Summary…
Read MoreOver 1,500 Estate Agency Displays Installed!
Our award winning estate agency displays can be found in hundreds of estate and letting agencies across the country as Fairfield have recently reached the impressive milestone of installing 1500 estate agency displays in the last 18 months alone! Thanks to the huge number of referrals happy customers send our way, our estate agent display…
Read MoreLettings Market: The Hunt For Yields.
Letting agents take note – profits from slicing single houses into multiple flats (known in the industry as houses in multiple occupation or ‘HMOs’) are falling, meaning that this business model is no longer the biggest earner in the buy to let business. This may have particular significance come May, as the property market expects…
Read MoreLow income strategies when investing in real estate.
Investing in real estate is a great way to have earn money out of it later. But with low monthly income, it is not that easy to be approved to take a credit. Here I am going to present some low income strategies when investing in real estate as a way of earning money from…
Read MoreAre you making this mistake on Twitter?
Over the last few months I’ve seen a growing number of agents making a presence on Twitter – and this is a good thing. But all too often I also see many agents making one big mistake which is reducing, if not preventing them from building a strong social presence on this powerful social media…
Read MoreTips for Renters- 5 Things You Should Not Do While Renting.
It’s indeed great to renting property but most of the time it’s menacing. Even if you are careful from your end, you can’t have a control on top of everyone or everything, and there is always a possibility of risk that you have to meet with unexpectedly. In order to avoid such situations or to…
Read MoreVIDEO: Gender equality in the property sector.
Equality is everywhere the property industry should not be any different.
Read MoreAre you not getting leads from your Estate Agency website?
In some capacity, I hear this every day, “I don’t get many leads from my website”. Many agencies seem to have websites just for the sake of having one. There seems to be a widely accepted view that once they have a website, that’s that, job done. This seems to be a mentality that has…
Read MorePension Changes – A Boon For Agents?
With legislation enabling us to draw down our pensions in one lump sum coming into effect from April this year, letting agents should expect the market to be flooded by a wealth of new buy to let landlords from the silver sector. And this dad’s army of mature new landlords are set to offer high…
Read MoreVIDEO: Are graduates the way to go in the UK Property Industry?
Unemployment remains high, Axis Europe believe graduates are the way to go.
Read MoreVIDEO: How ‘Sexy’ is the Construction and Property industry?
What needs to be done to attract more young talent to the social housing and property industry?
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