Estate Agent Talk
Are Estate Agents Becoming Ostrich-like ?
Think about how many hours you’ve wasted this year worrying about how well your letting and estate agency competitors are doing. Why?
Christopher Watkin
To hybrid or not to hybrid?
That is the question many estate agents are facing a market place where purple… and the like are changing the landscape and the traditional agent is left with a declining market share and decreasing fees. Do we stick or spin? I made the decision to spin some time ago and whilst I believe it will…
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Average Age of UK First Time Buyers Drops from 1990 levels
Interesting reading about UK Property Market
Christopher Watkin
Estate / Letting Agent [40 sec Video] – The Best Top Tip for doing Selfie Stick Videos on Property
How to turn your estate and letting agent videos from average to awesome
Christopher Watkin
Why Anthony Joshua would make a Champion Estate Agent
On Saturday night in front on 90,000 people in Wembley Stadium and millions watching on TV across the globe a new sporting mega star was born. Step forward the Heavyweight Champion of the World ………Anthony Joshua. In 11 pulsating rounds against a brave and brilliant challenger our AJ proved himself to be the real deal….
Jerry Lyons
I am Purplebricks No.1 fan [95 sec video]
Purplebricks could end up saving UK Estate Agency from itself .. In fact – I am their No.1 fan!
Christopher Watkin
Estate Agents vs Letting Agents – Why is their DNA is so different?
Why are the DNA and make up Estate Agents so Different to Letting Agents?
Christopher Watkin
Purplebricks – Sometimes Crying About Them Is The Only Option
Purplebricks – Over-thinking about them, being preoccupied by them and crying about them doesn’t do diddly squat. You can moan, you can whine, you can poke fun out of them, you can have them play on your mind at night and you can cry …. But you are going just going to lose… unless you …
Christopher Watkin
Share sites to make more brownfield land available:
The director of one of the country’s most respected land brokers is calling on planners, architects and builders to increase the amount of site sharing on new construction land across the UK. Charles Hesse from Aston Mead Land & Planning says the idea of putting similar companies and organisations together on the same site would…
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Question: Would you like to See an Improvement in the Overall Standard of Service in UK Estate Agency?
Answer: Then it Could Be Time to Get Radical and Make Your Voice Heard. I read an article quite recently in The Daily Telegraph that publicised The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle’s call for UK estate agents to “raise their standards”, in the light of the most recent figures (2015) – confirming a 32 per cent…
Peter Nicholls
How does Estate Agent Networking really work?
We do receive many questions as to how exactly does Estate Agent Networking work and how it differs from other industry news channels. Thought it time for another update! Firstly and most importantly, the platform is driven by the power of social media and the large active and target communities following and engaging with us….
Christopher Walkey
UK Estate Agency: Things aren’t what they used to be?
Last week I wrote an article titled “What is the worst kept secret in UK estate agency?” which, judging by the high readership numbers, seemed to find some resonance amongst both fellow estate agents and those who work in and around the property sector generally. Primarily, I wrote the piece with a view to broadening…
Peter Nicholls
Are you the most irritating agent in your area?
What’s your take on networking? I hate it. Actually let me qualify that. I hate the word networking. It’s such a clunky way of describing people just meeting up and talking. I like meeting people, like chatting (it’s the Irish in me) but despise hard selling. I was at a ‘networking’ event recently as a…
Jerry Lyons
UK Estate & Letting Agency, then, now and beyond…
So, are we clear on Estate Agency? “An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings… ” as quoted from Wikipedia. So, all in all, quite simply really? Estate Agency took over from the original House Agents and Land Agents and made a name for…
Christopher Walkey
Why Don’t Home-Owners Swap Estate Agents?
Even if a property has been on 20 or even 30 wks – why don’t people swap estate agents – I have the answer!
Christopher Watkin