Estate Agent Talk
Agencies Beware! The Light Is Shining On Commissions.
In the run-up to the General Election the property industry’s focus has been on the prospect of tenant fees being banned. There is a risk that with a deluge of commentary about this prospective change a recent case with significant effects on estate and letting agencies’ revenues has been overlooked. The Background Agencies may use…
Alex Evans
Countdown Election 2015
Just 47 days to go in the run up to The General Election 2015. This week we had the last budget before the all important Polling Day 7th May, those that listened and watched the budget on TV were probably scratching their heads at the end of it, later in the day reactions were very…
Allen Walkey
Good enough to buy from – but not good enough to sell through…?
There can be no greater insult for an agent than finding out that a buyer who has had an offer accepted on a property through you, subject to the sale of their own, is considering the option of inviting another agent to sell it. It should, considering that they are buying through you, be a…
Alex Evans
Homeowners not fullfilling housing ladder aspirations.
According to the latest research from Lloyds Bank many homeowners are not progressing up the housing ladder as quickly as they had hoped, with one in three expecting to be further up the ladder than they are now. This proportion is even higher for first time buyers, with almost half (44%) expecting to have been…
Allen Walkey
Is equal pay still an issue in the property sector?
Kelly Fox from FirstPort shares her experiences:
Alex Evans
The growing power of Estate Agent Networking explained:
We are now some eight months in to the life of the Estate Agent Networking concept and already we’ve gone from a platform with zero content (all online concepts have to start from zero!) to a web platform that has daily content from across the industry shared with an increasing amount of views average on…
Christopher Walkey
WHICH COALITION WOULD BE BEST FOR THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY?
The countdown is now really on with just 54 days before the General Election 2015 on the 7th May, with the rising popularity of alternative political parties a coalition government looks a distinct possibility. WHICH ONE WOULD BEST BENEFIT THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY? There is apprehension in the air most definately and many commentators would admit…
Allen Walkey
Price and Value and the relationship between the two.
With a net worth of $72.8billion, business magnate and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about business… His quotes are legendary and well documented but a particular comment resonated with me after a fractious day talking to new and existing clients regarding the pricing of our inventory reports. Warren says “Price is what you…
Alex Evans
Not everyone speaks English.
Britain is the most racially diverse country in Europe with almost 1.7m people that don’t speak English as their first language, including 168,000 people that don’t speak English at all. So how do you cater for this massive market? If you are English speaking and they aren’t then it can become a huge barrier that…
Alex Evans
How To Make This Election Season A Profitable One.
With just over two months until the UK votes in a new government, it is a time of great uncertainty in the property market. In this short article we look at how you can position your agency and your clients to benefit from that uncertainty in the short and in the longer term. Background While…
Alex Evans
The Paradox of Choice.
Is too much choice is a bad thing? It’s a strange concept to think that providing clients with a vast array services and options could actually be doing your business harm. Why would allowing your clients to choose from a variety of options be a bad thing? It seems a little counter-intuitive, but the more…
Alex Evans
VIDEO: How to attract more females to the industry.
Projects like this can help to increase diversity within the work place. http://youtu.be/eSz0U1jt7Vo
Alex Evans
How to sell your home – the three most important considerations.
There are three important considerations when thinking about how to Sell your house: 1. Supply – Other properties on the market Supply controls the market – more supply means less chance of you selling, selling quickly and getting the price you want. Seasonality of listings coming to market can often be influenced by people being…
Alex Evans
How To Sell 200+ Homes A Year.
Event to attend: Matt Fetick and his team sold 250 homes in 2014, ranking number 67 out of 110,000+ associates at Keller Williams, and he recently expanded his operations to London. On average, they sell a home every 72 hours. They utilize the latest in technology to enhance their customer service and surpass their clients’…
Christopher Walkey
Partnering Contracts in 2015.
Here is the latest installment of our ‘Women In Property’ series with Vicky Fordham-Lewis as she discusses how partnering contracts might continue to evolve in 2015.
Alex Evans