Estate Agent Talk
Deal or No Deal- Why the Sale of Countrywide Matters
As I write this I must declare an interest before I start, I am grateful to Countrywide as I started my agency career with them in the 1980’s and in my first year, I earnt five-times my previous salary pre-agency, and became a manager with a brand new BMW. Back then graft, service and esprit…
Andrew Stanton
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it!
Prior to my epiphany with Proptech a few years ago, try saying that with a few seasonal drinks inside you; I was a traditional property man, a stalwart of the status quo, and slow to adapt to change. Not quite one of the ‘if it is not broken don’t fix it’ brigade but close. Now…
Andrew Stanton
Key Trends in Logistics Real Estate
Commerce is the lifeblood of any economy, and the logistics system is at the heart of it all. Trucking fleets, railcars, and other logistic systems are the often overlooked infrastructure that makes trade possible. Logistics real estate stands at the center of the ever-shifting system. Logistics real estate has increasingly become lucrative due to logistics’ centrality…
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Are you a Punk Rocker?
Back in the mid 1970’s, as a youth I spent much time wearing a black bin bag, bondage strides and listening to the Sex Pistols, I was trying to be alternative – me and half the country. In time I found myself all grown up and wearing a conservative suit for over three decades, selling…
Andrew Stanton
Managing client’s expectations
In late August 1988, when the world was young and I was a fearless negotiator, I was on the way to my first million, or so I naively thought. Having agreed industrial amounts of sales due to my brilliance – in reality due to the tidal wave of activity caused by Nigella Lawson’s dad the…
Andrew Stanton
‘Fit for purpose?’
Like a vast sea washing out at low tide, Covid-19 has revealed a new shoreline where everything looks odd and different and is up for scrutiny. From Philip Green’s Arcadia group retail model, to Countrywide PLC and their 500M losses over the last three years. Or the bottleneck of hundreds of thousands of sales that…
Andrew Stanton
The Essential Steps to Selling a Property Quickly
Now more than ever, having a sound strategy when selling any property is crucial. Due to factors such as the volatility caused by lockdowns, demand and prices for property are currently increasing rapidly. The sheer number of mortgage applications is higher than at any point since before the global economic upheaval of 2008 – but…
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When to Refinance Your Mortgage
Mortgage refinancing is about paying off a current loan and replacing it with a new one. Lots of homeowners choose to refinance due to the following reasons: • To shorten the mortgage term • To attain decreased interest rates • To change from (ARM) Adjustable-Rate Mortgage to the (FRM) Fixed-Rate mortgage • To raise funds…
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Rishi Sunak to the rescue or simply painting over the cracks #FurloughScheme
Rishi Sunak’s recent confirmation that he is going to extend the furlough scheme will for many be a life saving announcement in more ways than one. It’s a rescue package that will keep many afloat though is it merely a life line that is attached to simply nothing at all when we, if we ever…
Christopher Walkey
Getting it sold
We all know the property market has been buoyant to say the least over the past few of months following Lockdown 1.0, house prices have risen at the fastest rate since 2016 to an annual growth rate of 7.2% . This demand has seen mortgage applications at a 12 year high according to Halifax. This is…
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Are Estate Agents really ‘Essential’?
This is not clickbait as I of course refer to the current climate of covid-19 and lock downs and questioning if the ladies and gentlemen of the estate agency sector are really seen as essential during what for many of us is probably the biggest ever global event of our life time. Fairly recent, and…
Christopher Walkey
3 Simple Tips For Sprucing Up Your Home For Sale
‘First impressions last’ is an adage that applies as much to selling your property as anything else, so if you want to capitalise on the primacy effect to fast forward your home sale in a competitive marketplace, it’s definitely something to consider. But short of a complete overhaul, are there any reasonably fast and effective…
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Trump vs Biden and how that effects the UK Property Market
As two senior gentleman battle it out across the water to decide who will be in power of the United States of America come Tuesday, 3 November 2020, I wonder what the effect, and if any, it may have on the UK property market. It is a common saying that “when America sneezes, the world…
Christopher Walkey
What Is So Great in Living in Luxurious Torrance Apartments?
Most people dream of getting to live in a luxury apartment; however, they usually frown about the price because it is really not cheap to live in one – especially when we talk about luxurious Torrance apartments in California. However, in California, real estate agents believe that the advantages you can get in living in…
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Can your Estate Agency survive future Lock Downs?
Following the latest news coming out from Wales today where another lock down will be happening, have you put in to practice enough survival techniques should governments and leaders enforce further stop starting of business? “Wales announced a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown today – with bars, restaurants and non-essential shops facing being closed down for two…
Christopher Walkey