Estate Agent Talk
Small Independent Estate Agency – A Question of the Survival of the Fittest?
Sadly, it would seem that we live in a world where at present being small and on the high street is currently out of fashion. Why has this view (particularly amongst the young) percolated in more recent times? I would strongly suspect that it has much to do with the way our general shopping habits…
Peter Nicholls
Countrywide’s £995 Online Deal – Are they shooting themselves in the foot?
Could Countrywide be creating a such an ‘online’ monster that it will end up destroying their High Street network?
Christopher Watkin
How Should You Deal With Overvaluing, Online or Cheap Fee Agents?
Some house sellers will always want the cheapest estate agent, regardless of what it actually ends up costing them.
Christopher Watkin
PROFESSIONAL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS
The following paper provides an update on the modern day risks associated with UK property professionals and how the current UK professional indemnity insurance (PI) market is responding. Business Closures And Run Off Cover Since our report of 12 months ago we have seen the industry press consumed with articles concerning stamp duty reform and…
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Investor Warning: What Happens To the “Disrupters” When They Lose Their Power to Disrupt?
I read an article quite recently titled “Purplebricks gets stock market commentator support – if strategy pays off” written in response to an article by columnist Ian Pierce on the investment website, Motley Fool. Sadly, there were no great revelations in Ian’s article, but he did quite rightly strike one or two notes of caution…
Peter Nicholls
73.15% drop in number of properties sold per UK estate agent in last 11 years
With a massive cut in the number of properties sold per UK Estate Agency – Why are 80% of Uk Estate Agents considered glorified Order takers for Free Vals?
Christopher Watkin
Can your agent afford to give you time?
At the time of writing this, I have toothache. Real bad toothache. The sort where you can’t sleep and just don’t know what to do with yourself. I need a dentist. The internet can’t help me, googling toothache doesn’t help. I need the help of a professional. An expert in their field and somebody who…
Michelle Gallagher
Countrywide Group – The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
I wonder if I am alone in my perception that over recent months it has become quite ‘fashionable’ for fellow estate agents and industry observers alike, to snipe and poke fun at the ‘comings and goings’ at Countrywide Group in the trade press and social media. Somewhat inevitable I suppose, but is such criticism fair?…
Peter Nicholls
WHEN CHEAP ISN’T VERY CHEERFUL
Estate agents’ fees are always a hot topic! And it is true they can vary wildly. In many parts of Stockport, fees can vary from 0.5% to 1.75% and there is considerable variation right across the country in every town or city. There are also online or low-cost agents offering headline-grabbing fees. Ignore their slick…
Maurice Kilbride
Christopher Watkin
The No.1 Killer of Estate Agent’s Dreams
The one thing that Letting and Estate Agents fear the most .. it holds us back, it kills our dreams and curtails our enthusiasm
Christopher Watkin
The 2 Problems With UK Estate Agency – Overvaluing & Cheap Fees
Cheap Fees, Over Valuing, Online/Hybrids/Call Centre Estate Agents, Too Many Competitor Agents, Not Enough New Instructions .. its tough being an estate agent
Christopher Watkin
Residential Property Valuation: The End of The Beginning or the Beginning of The End?
Recently, Zoopla announced its latest acquisition, the capture of housing data firm Hometrack for a cool £120 million. For those that don’t know, Hometrack provides residential property insights, analytics, valuations, and data services to over 400 partners including mortgage lenders, developers, investors, housing associations and local authorities. Should we be concerned by what appears to…
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Estate Agents – Losing a ‘New Instruction’ to a Competitor
Losing a ‘New Instruction’ to a competitor agent really hurts doesnt it?
Christopher Watkin
View My Chain Reduces Estate Agents’ Stress
A revolutionary new cloud-based software tool has shown that it can cut estate agents’ workloads and reduce their stress levels. That’s because View My Chain cuts back on the amount of telephone calls agents have to make chasing up conveyancers and other estate agents. It does this by allowing agents to view their own sales…
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