Estate Agent Talk
Imagine There Is No Real Estate Industry It Is Easy If You Try
To paraphrase John Lennon who was singing about world peace … Imagine, go on just imagine, that it is 2021 and real estate in all its different verticals and intersections did not exist, and it was your job to build it on a digital framework. What would it look like? I ask the question, as…
Andrew Stanton
Digital Identities – Government Publishes Draft Rules
Having been deeply interested in the need for a defined digital ‘truth’ around ID, especially in the real estate vertical, it is great to see that Stuart Young, a friend and whose work I am a great admirer of, together with a number of stakeholders and of course the government are now at tipping point…
Andrew Stanton
Rightmove, Making All The Wrong Moves …
£100 to £140 a month as a baseline increase in the Rightmove charges per branch. If you do the mathematics is taking an average £120 x 12 = £1,440 year. If there are 18,500 branches that is £1,440 x 18,500 = 26.6M. I am sure some corporates and larger agencies may not get hit with…
Andrew Stanton
Why do Chancellors Tamper with Property Taxation?
At present we are seven weeks away from, yet another government led housing market Armageddon, in over 35 years in the property industry I have seen quite a few, maybe it is time to ask why? I refer to the SDLT ‘holiday’ that Rishi Sunak announced, that was the starting pistol for the present buying…
Andrew Stanton
Homes for sale Calgary SW – Points to consider when you are buying an old house
When you decide to purchase an old house, it will bring a certain charm to your life. It would help if you also became aware of the unavoidable mishaps that might lurk around the walls or any corners. Buying an old house will bring in several advantages. However, there are several concerns as well that…
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Top Tips for Embracing Home Automation
New technology is emerging all the time, and there are so many new products on the market so navigating the home automation sector can be a challenge. But there are many benefits to automating your property, from saving time and greater efficiency to energy-saving. If you’re keen to embrace this technology, here are some suggestions…
Christopher Walkey
Rightmove tells Agents ‘Let them eat Cake’
Estate agents trading from premises with locked doors or from home are being hit with large new demands from Rightmove, as they have increased their baseline pricing model for at least one agent by over 11%. In essence Rightmove covered a 30M loss, when they put on hold the revenue, they would normally get from…
Andrew Stanton
What Should You Do With Renovation Waste?
Whenever you think of renovating your home, you will have to deal with the leftovers once the work is done. How are you going to deal with all the scrap and renovation waste? It will create a mess if you don’t get rid on time and will cause solid waste. You can use different techniques…
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What does Connells strategic partnership with ZPG mean?
It has just been announced that Connells, which may double in size if it absorbs Countrywide has created a deeper tie with the Zoopla portal owned by ZPG, with a tie up for the next five years. In what looks to be a mutually beneficial collaboration, the agency group will get the benefit of the…
Andrew Stanton
What Are Buyers Priorities for 2021?
2020 was a year that negatively impacted numerous industries globally due to the coronavirus pandemic. On the contrary, the property industry experienced a boom, with many property owners looking to upgrade. With the rise of people working from home, many got to truly experience their home and feel the gaps that needed filling. Many inadequacies…
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Countrywide PLC can this financially wounded Dinosaur be saved?
A year ago I was quoted in the Daily Telegraph about my views on the travel and direction of real estate, and specifically the then aborted LSL assault on Countrywide Plc. At present Skipton building society through its Connells agency arm is looking to purchase Countrywide plc. The question though is can the Dinosaur be…
Andrew Stanton
Will it be Amazon Estate Agents soon?
This is not a news flash that Amazon has formerly started up a chain of estate agents in the UK, more thoughts that with the demise of Debenhams, and its purchase by Boohoo, but without the physical stores, has buying and selling now entered a new phase for good? And where does that leave estate…
Andrew Stanton
A checklist for moving from an old condo/apartment to a new one
Even if you’re living in a well-designed and built condo/apartment, the time comes when living in it makes you frustrated. Moving to a new place is a new lease of life for every family, and therefore, needs to be managed well. Of course, the process of moving from your current condo/apartment to the new one…
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A-B-C Always be closing, but maybe just today take a day off
A-B-C Always be closing, but maybe just today take a day off. In Glen Garry Glen Ross an exceptional play by David Mamet, re-worked and expanded with the inclusion of Alec Baldwin as Blake in the 1992 film version, we hear the immortal lines, ‘A-B-C. A, always; B, be; C, closing. Always be closing! Always…
Andrew Stanton
Why Transparent Costs Are So Important For Estate Agents
When it comes to real estate, transparency is a fundamental part of things. In 2015, the government cracked down on hidden charges in letting agencies, who frequently failed to disclose things like tenant, check-in, and referencing fees. Preparation of tenant fees and fixed admin fees were also found to be undisclosed in certain firms, which…
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