Estate Agent Talk
Video: What would you do to see the property sector flourish?
Vicky Fordham-Lewis – Head of Pyramid Plus South
Is Nine Elms fast becoming London’s most sought after address?
Chelsea, Mayfair, Kensington along with other central London hotspots, have always been sought after, with discerning buyers both in the UK and overseas looking to make quality, long-term investments. However, now there’s a new kid on the block – Nine Elms – London’s biggest regeneration project and fast becoming the new popular place to buy…
Has anyone seen a proactive lister or valuer recently?
Why don’t estate agents look out of the window in the morning? … Because they would have nothing to do in the afternoon… (I’m here all week kids!) No, seriously … but if you are a Valuer/Lister (whatever the job is called nowadays), ask yourself this (if you are the Neg or Bossman/lady), what do…
Christopher Watkin
VIDEO: 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…
I want to use your agency, but I want you to lower your fee.
…. because the other agency will do it for 0.5% (sales fee) or 5% (managed fee). What do you do at this point Mr Estate Agent or Mrs Letting Agent? I am sorry to say it, but obviously you haven’t proved why you are worth it on your free val / appraisal .. truth hurts…
Christopher Watkin
Warning: Not adding value is detrimental to your business.
As an estate agent you believe that the service you provide adds value to your clients, but is it true? Are you really adding value? Are you confident in the belief of the service you are giving? When valuing a home, what is your approach? I was speaking to a friend of mine the other…
Stephen Brown
Are ‘Online Estate Agents’ actual Estate Agents?
What does Wikipedia, a website that many of us would consider a good source of relevant information, say that an ‘Estate Agent‘ is classed as: “An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. An agent that specialises…
Christopher Walkey
Is a hybrid estate agency around the corner?
Not even the fanciest of crystal balls has been able to predict the future of the property market but one thing is certain – the way people buy and sell property will change over the new few months and years. Already we have seen a big revolution in the way people search for property, with…
ARPM
You should NEVER admit you aren’t the No.1 agent in your town.
Here is a thought, but if you are an estate or letting agent, getting market share is tough, when you might have one (or two or more) big boy agents in your town, taking a combined 50%, 60% even 70% market share. You need to understand you can’t automatically get ahead of your competitors, even…
Christopher Watkin
VIDEO: Gender equality in the property sector.
Equality is everywhere the property industry should not be any different.
NEW HEATMAP REVEALS REGIONAL SOCIAL HOTSPOTS.
Following on from my previous blog asking “How is social media being embraced within the property industry?”, I thought I’d take a look at a great visualisation answering this very question. The guys over at Propertyflock have recently launched the first social media heatmap for property. The heatmap shows estate agents up and down…
Christopher Walkey
Online agents… Where are they headed?
Since the announcement by Agents Mutual last year that they would be launching a completely new property portal namely Onthemarket.com there has been a concentrated coverage by the media on the subject, including all the pros and cons of having a new property portal, comments from agents and their reactions to the “one other”…
Allen Walkey
Pension 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…
VIDEO: Are graduates the way to go in the UK Property Industry?
Unemployment remains high, Axis Europe believe graduates are the way to go.
VIDEO: 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?