Estate Agent Talk
What makes Millennials tick?
This has been a subject of interest and an important topic of debate for quite sometime to try and pinpoint exactly what turns Millennials on For those new to the phrase the term Millennial is those individuals born between roughly 1980 – 2000. The end of 2015 and turn of 2016 saw Millennials become the…
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Online or high st agent? Sellers reveal their decision-making process
Google ‘online vs high street estate agents’ and you’ll get nearly 5,000,000 pages debating one of the biggest decisions a vendor will make about the most valuable deal of their life. It’s a huge thinking point for home sellers, and a bustling topic of conversation in the property industry. Just recently a company surveyed 14,530…
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The anxiety and worry of being an Estate & Letting Agent
None of us, as estate/letting agents, wants be criticised or made to look stupid – here’s why and what you can do so you arent
Christopher Watkin
Do Rightmove Market Share Pie Chart Graphs Work?
Posting Rightmove Intel Market Share Pie Chart stats that you have the largest market share is a great way to market yourself as an agent, isnt it? Or is it?
Christopher Watkin
Do you need a Qualified Estate Agent?
Choosing an estate agent is critical. The role they play in managing the sale of your property can increase or decrease the strain of what is already one of the most stressful experiences you can go through. Add onto this the reason for the sale; separation, a new arrival, expanding family or needing to release…
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What’s the Future of Estate Agency?
How many of you have wondered which way the future of Estate agency will turn? As an agent specialising on the South Coast including London, the future couldn’t be more clearer. Adaptability is the key. For those of you who consider that YOUR Estate Agency is the best in it’s field, think again! So what…
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Estate Agents – Are You Making These 3 Mistakes
Studies dating back decades have shown that 75% of what we learn is gone within the day. So that makes it much less likely that your estate or letting agents message is the one that sticks and memorable.
Christopher Watkin
Lack of Housing Stock Stalling Sales
Available stock of housing has fallen for the second month in a row according to data from Nationwide Building Society. The anticipated spring/summer spike hasn’t materialised as consumers sit on their hands as the number of houses put up for sale has fallen for the 14th month in a row. This lack of supply does…
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Could Your Estate Agency Survive Without the use of Video?
The most important strategy in estate and letting agency marketing today is video.
Christopher Watkin
Are homeowners falling out of love with online estate agents?
Online estate agents have certainly made a big splash in the property market. You only need to turn on your TV to see an online estate agency advert, or walk down the street to see their ‘for sale’ boards outside a home. As a nation that has spent many years criticising estate agents, it’s no…
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How to deal with irrational competitor estate/letting agents and illogical vendors/landlords?
How the hell can the Online agents make money at £800 inc VAT or 4% managed fees? How do you persuade homeowners and landlords to use your fully fee services? Here is an idea that might help?
Christopher Watkin
Would you ever advise your clients to sell or rent their properties privately?
Estate & Letting Agents: Would you ever advise your clients to sell or rent their properties privately? If not, please allow me to give you ten good reasons why you will require a broker when you feel that the time is right to sell your business. PREPARATION – It is not every day that you…
Peter Nicholls
So You Want an Easy Life? Then You Had Better Start Planning for the Future.
Do most young, ambitious self- employed business people think seriously about their retirement or retirement planning when at the supposed peak of their powers? I have a strong suspicion that those who would readily admit to it, would certainly be in a minority. I think that it would be misguided to say that when you…
Peter Nicholls
Does Newspaper Advertising Work for Estate Agents?
Of course it doesnt … Unless you do this …
Christopher Watkin
CIELA again shrugs off sabre-rattling by PurpleBricks lawyers:
CIELA again shrugs off sabre-rattling by PurpleBricks lawyers, reiterates public request for substantiation of “completed sale” rate. In response to this Telegraph article, PurpleBricks’s lawyers have written to CIELA for a second time claiming that the statement by CIELA Founder Charlie Wright is defamatory. CIELA has today (Wednesday) responded (attached) to Norton Fulbright’s letter dismissing their letter…
Christopher Walkey