Estate Agent Talk
Surveyors fly high with First Person View Goggles.
As a specialist in the field of aerial photography, and working solely with surveying and inspection companies, Kensson Aerial Imaging is pioneering the use of First Person View goggle technology to literally take their clients into the sky. Surveyors have to think on their feet. To effectively manage their time a professional may only get…
Alex Evans
Social Media stopping you from eating and drinking?
It is well known how tech is taking over much of our social lives, dinner tables being a well reported on subject especially with children and their mobile phones (social media being the biggest draw). Well as a parent, I can say the above is very precise in describing our children’s temptations at dinner times,…
Christopher Walkey
The VW Scandal and why it Matters to Estate Agents.
Well folks it’s been a pretty interesting week. Our internet crashed like the VW stock price and I had a day of being stuck in the wifi wilderness. It was strange. Lonely. Disconcerting. I even had to speak with some people over the phone. Joking aside but keeping it topical it appears that VW have…
Jerry Lyons
The Property Ombudsman scheme launch brand new website.
After months of hard work and dedication, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to announce the launch of their brand new website, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, and now featuring live feeds through social media. The new website provides existing members with a much easier platform to find information about…
Christopher Walkey
Private Rented Sector Booms in Scotland.
Declines in home ownership and a reduction in social housing have fuelled growth in Scotland’s private rented sector over the last year, and the recently published Scottish Household Survey revealed that the proportion of private rented households has grown from 5% in 1999 to 14%, some 266,000 properties. As the private rented sector in Scotland…
Alex Evans
High Street versus online Estate Agents.
News on the subject of online estate agents has taken a bit of the limelight so far this week, eMoov has reached their funding target with Crowdcube, £1m is the target and that figure has been surpassed with just a few days to go. The online agent Easyproperty, sister company to Easyjet, are offering a…
Allen Walkey
Top Tips to Make your Social Media Content more Interesting.
Being present on social media is now not enough to get you results for your business, with the growing number of accounts being created, both genuine and spam ones, having an account with no activity is as about useful as taking photos with the cap still on the lense. You have to work hard to…
Christopher Walkey
Estate Apps at VIDEA15 – Video in the Property Industry.
We’ve just got back from the VIDEA15 conference at the BFI Southbank and it’s safe to say, we had a blast! The event, hosted by George Rawlings and the team at VOX was a fantastic insight into the applications of video and how it’ll be shaping the future of the property industry. The event proved…
Alex Evans
Property Presenter TV Screen Tests.
A new Channel 4 program (yuck) currently in development is looking to screen test potential presenters with property experience. We are looking for anyone with a bright personally and a passion for property! Please email robert.beck@aplaceinthesun.com a couple of sentences about your passion for property along with a recent photograph if you would be interested…
Alex Evans
Brandon Lewis MP to meet #PropTech Startups.
Property experts from across the commercial, retail & residential sectors are set to join forces with the next wave of Property Tech entrepreneurs as the Future : Property Tech Conference comes to London for the first time. Future: Property Tech will feature over 30 expert speakers including headline speaker Housing Minister Brandon Lewis who will…
Alex Evans
Planning is better off without politicians!
Here at The Property Recruitment Company we are in continuous contact with clients and are always having conversations about the latest developments in the sector. A topic that is always front and centre when speaking to professionals working in the sector is housing in London. The market is still so buoyant and latest forecasts estimate…
Alex Evans
Shoreditch – Tech hub of Europe.
What has got east London estate agents and property managers in all of a twitch of late? Technology, according to Shoreditch-based Peach Properties. Or to be more precise, the office space required for the development of tech firms and making London the biggest tech hub not just in Europe but in the world. Why Shoreditch?…
Alex Evans
Is your estate agent social enough?
Recently I attended a live event organised by a Twitter group I contribute too, #Stockporthour – #hours are the online equivalent to Networking events where users contribute to a discussion group using a relevant hashtag. However being slightly old fashioned, I still like to meet real life people face to face so thought I would…
Alex Evans
Why should you buy home insurance online?
Buying home insurance online is the best way in this day and age to find the cheapest deal on your home insurance. By using a comparison site to compare the best home insurance companies in the UK, you will be able to find suitable deals for you, as well as reducing time wasted on phone…
Alex Evans
Do I need a qualification to become an estate agent?
There is a huge debate taking place currently in the employment market: are qualifications actually necessary when applying for a job? Go back ten, maybe even five years and the answer would probably have been a resounding “yes!” It seemed that gaining that degree / HND / Brownie badge was more important than transferable skills…
Alex Evans