Posts by Alex Evans
Protect your tenants from that winter snap.
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops protecting your tenants from the winter snap has become even more important. Colder weather means your properties are more at risk of damage, so protecting your tenants from compliance problems such as a lack of heating, carbon monoxide poisoning or an electrical fault becomes ever so…
Read MoreThe Effect Of Digital On Estate Agent Transparency And Trust.
Buying a house or selling your home is a big deal. It’s big money and it’s emotionally charged. With the moving process being one of the most important and stressful experiences in ones life, the last thing consumers want to worry about is whether or not the people they’re entrusting to handle this momentous event,…
Read MoreOnline agents – Big savings or, paying up-front for failure?
As an agent who has always embraced new technology and working practices, I have no problem with online agents, in fact, I have often looked at diversifying into that area myself on occasions. However; what I do find unsettling, is when agents of any camp (online or high-street), make bold claims about being better than…
Read More7 Content Marketing Tips for Estate and Letting Agents
Some small businesses (including estate and letting agents) have historically been slow to adopt a content marketing strategy as social media use and importance has grown. But as SEO has evolved significantly in recent years, it has become clear that businesses need to look at their content marketing techniques to remain competitive in the rankings…
Read MoreEstate Agents Collaborate To Revolutionise The Luxury Home Marketplace.
Maurice Kilbride Residential Sales Limited, one of South Manchester’s leading and most innovative Estate and Letting agents, has joined forces with Britain’s Best Home who are a fast growing luxury property portal. This new partnership will create one of the premier estate agency and luxury property marketing companies initially in South Manchester but plan to…
Read MoreWhy selling your home in winter can really be a good time!
Once the clocks go back, the nights draw in and z list celebrities are switching on the Christmas lights in cities across the country! Many home owners put thoughts of selling on the back burner – yet savvy sellers might be missing a trick. Selling in winter can be a great opportunity and here’s why:-…
Read MoreWe’ve Won Silver Product Supplier of the Year!
It was a huge night for Fairfield at the Negotiator Awards! For the third year running we have brought home the Product Supplier of the Year award – but this year it’s the silver award! It’s a huge testament to all the departments of our company, from the creative design team to quality control to…
Read MoreGood photos can make a great website.
As you know good photos can really sell a property and bad photos can put off both vendors and buyers alike. Your photos play a really important part of your website and can make a massive difference to your site. Your website is your virtual shop window, so make-sure your property’s photos stand out and…
Read MoreThe best SEO for your business, Local or National?
Small companies need to focus on a geographic seo strategy. Why? These days, the yellow pages have almost become obsolete, because the majority of people are searching on Google for their local businesses. Even if your company doesn’t have a website – it will still benefit from having some sort of online presence and there…
Read MoreWhat the Real Estate Pundit is doing next.
When I started writing under the Real Estate Pundit pseudonym, I was in mourning. My start-up was in a coma. I needed a solid break from it. There could be no lingering feelings. I had to let go and move on. But I didn’t want my mind (and contact book) to atrophy. So I started…
Read More25 years of assisting our clients with managing their conveyancing, compliance and administration
We are celebrating 25 years of assisting our clients with managing their conveyancing, compliance and administration. At VTUK, we’re proud to work day in, day out, giving our clients the tools to help them conduct their lettings and sales process, whether it comes to legionella, the immigration process or fee transparency. As well as helping…
Read MoreA landlords options with their rental property might be reducing…
Labour, if they come to power, have confirmed once again they intend to suggest reforms to the lettings industry. This is despite massive disapproval from the lettings industry – the experts you would have thought. Although far from perfect, it isn’t as bad as people seem to think. But in an environment where 40% of…
Read MoreMaking Valuations Count.
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” Sam Walton, Founder of Wal-Mart Property management should be a source of recurring revenue for your business, a stabiliser against market turbulence that affects the transactional sides of…
Read More2015: What’s your prediction?
In the past couple of months, several articles have been published, predicting how the housing market will change when we reach 2015. Keeping account of all these predictions can be quite difficult and confusing for many property professionals. Therefore, we’ve summarised all of these predictions. Daily Mail Recently, the Daily Mail predicted a fall in…
Read More3 Ways Estate Agents can Appeal to the Bridget Jones Market
According to recently revised forecasts by Savills, UK house prices will exceed a 9.5% rise this year, with London prices expecting to see a 15% increase. Great news for estate agents, however, prices in the capital are expected to slow in 2015, with no increase predicted for 2016. Countrywide’s research shows that first-time buyers in…
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