Estate Agent Talk
VIDEO: The Growing Population of Women in Property.
If you had the power how would you boost the representation of women in the industry?
Alex Evans
eMoov.co.uk receives £1.5m financing to continue it’s growth.
Leading estate agency disruptor eMoov.co.uk has received a significant boost, securing a £1.5m financing that they will be investing to improve customer experience. The online estate agency concept eMoov has experienced strong growth this year and, with a customer satisfaction rate of 98%, the online estate agency has gone on to sell over 3,500 properties, offering home…
Christopher Walkey
Resignations, workplace perks & staff retention .
Did you return to work in January to find a white envelope on your desk? The start of a new year often prompts change and there are probably a few lettings directors and property managers out there smarting over a resignation letter (or two). If an envelope on your desk has rocked your team dynamic,…
ARPM
London House buyer enquiries decline.
A recent report out by The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors highlights a decline in the number of new buyer enquiries in December as compared to November last year, Estate Agents expect this weakening of demand in the capital to lead to a drop in house prices of around 5% average during 2015. Many would…
Allen Walkey
Clients may question the choice of “other agent”.
Figures are beginning to be released as to which other portal agents are choosing who have opted to join Onthemarket.com, a report from Exane BNP Paribas says more agents are so far known to be leaving Zoopla than expected – a total of 764 branches, the launch of estate agent owned portal Agents’ Mutual is…
Allen Walkey
Women in Property and Construction.
Women currently represent only 11% of the construction workforce in the UK? Most of these jobs are office based and only 2% work in manual jobs. Although there are a number of companies working hard on projects to change these statistics, it still confuses me why they are so low in the first place. An…
Alex Evans
How to Convert Leads Into Deals in 2015.
2015 has arrived and a new year brings fresh ideas and new strategies to make sure you stay on top of your game when it comes to marketing and selling property. With so much available information which is often contradictory, the difficulty for marketers and sales teams is often knowing where to start. My advice…
The average UK house price.
The start of the new year always comes with predictions and comparisons, that is to say looking back over the previous year’s housing activity and data and looking forward to how the property market may perform on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. One of the main figures used to indicate performance is the average…
Allen Walkey
UK house price growth slows in last quarter of 2014.
The Guardian reports that according to the Nationwide Building Society UK house price growth slowed sharply in the last 3 months of 2014, this cooling off of prices was most apparent in 3 regions of the UK..the north west..Yorkshire and Humberside..and Wales where it was recorded that there were outright price declines in the final…
Allen Walkey
Everybody’s talking: separating the speculation from the fact.
Ah December 2014. The end of the calendar year and a time for property experts, journalists and agents to gaze into their crystal ball and predict just what might happen in 2015. There’s so much hyperbole out there that it’s hard to separate the fiction from the fact, especially when you’re looking for some key…
ARPM
2015: The Year That Will Change The Industry.
In this short article Rajeev Nayyar of Fixflo looks at three of the key changes that are coming and will affect your business. Buyers From April pension holders over the age of 55 will be trusted to use their pension funds as they see fit. With the FTSE 100 having fallen by more than 40%…
Alex Evans
November saw house price falls in London.
More evidence that the London property boom is cooling comes from a report from Haart, figures in the month of November show an average decline in property prices across London of 1.9%, there were wide variations in reported percentage changes across the Capital with some boroughs showing some exagerated drops. Haart said prices in north…
Allen Walkey
Top 5 Mistakes In Office Design
An office makeover can add value to your business and make the time at work much more enjoyable for you and your staff. However, there are costly pitfalls that you should be aware of. This article will discuss the top five common office interior design mistakes and how to avoid them. Your office is a…
EAN Content
My local property market review for 2014 and predictions for 2015.
As 2014 draws to a close, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the local property market scene, dust of the crystal ball and attempt to take a look into the future! 2014 was generally a good year for home owners in the Cheadle area with prices up 11% on the previous year. Average…
London house prices fell between Nov and Dec.
Property asking prices fell by the greatest amount ever recorded in a single month in December, property website Rightmove has reported – driven by London homes being put up for sale for £30,000 less than a month ago . The average asking price for a house in London fell by more than £30,000 between November…
Allen Walkey