Estate Agent Talk

Countrywide Group – The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?

 

I wonder if I am alone in my perception that over recent months it has become quite ‘fashionable’ for fellow estate agents and industry observers alike, to snipe and poke fun at the ‘comings and goings’ at Countrywide Group in the trade press and social media. Somewhat inevitable I suppose, but is such criticism fair?…

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Peter Nicholls

WHEN CHEAP ISN’T VERY CHEERFUL

 

Estate agents’ fees are always a hot topic! And it is true they can vary wildly. In many parts of Stockport, fees can vary from 0.5% to 1.75% and there is considerable variation right across the country in every town or city. There are also online or low-cost agents offering headline-grabbing fees. Ignore their slick…

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Maurice Kilbride

Purplebricks – You have to love them!

 

What’s your plan to beat them though?

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Christopher Watkin

The No.1 Killer of Estate Agent’s Dreams

 

The one thing that Letting and Estate Agents fear the most .. it holds us back, it kills our dreams and curtails our enthusiasm

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Christopher Watkin

The 2 Problems With UK Estate Agency – Overvaluing & Cheap Fees

 

Cheap Fees, Over Valuing, Online/Hybrids/Call Centre Estate Agents, Too Many Competitor Agents, Not Enough New Instructions .. its tough being an estate agent

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Christopher Watkin

Residential Property Valuation: The End of The Beginning or the Beginning of The End?

 

Recently, Zoopla announced its latest acquisition, the capture of housing data firm Hometrack for a cool £120 million. For those that don’t know, Hometrack provides residential property insights, analytics, valuations, and data services to over 400 partners including mortgage lenders, developers, investors, housing associations and local authorities. Should we be concerned by what appears to…

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Estate Agents – Losing a ‘New Instruction’ to a Competitor

 

Losing a ‘New Instruction’ to a competitor agent really hurts doesnt it?

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Christopher Watkin

View My Chain Reduces Estate Agents’ Stress

 

A revolutionary new cloud-based software tool has shown that it can cut estate agents’ workloads and reduce their stress levels. That’s because View My Chain cuts back on the amount of telephone calls agents have to make chasing up conveyancers and other estate agents. It does this by allowing agents to view their own sales…

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First-time buyer’s increase to 36%

 

February saw the rate of first-time buyer’s increase to 36%, a demographic that currently accounts for just over one third of February’s property market activity, the largest proportion of first-time buyers since July 2011. It is suspected that the reason for this is twofold; near zero base rate mortgages, and the drop in buy to…

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Rant and Rave – What the heck is going on out there in property land?

 

Never mind ‘Lala Land’, what about ‘Lala Property Land’! What the heck is going on out there in property land? My rant: To our inner negative self-talk.  Lack of properties, lack of buyers, sad people, worried people, all going around in a zombie-like trance. Muttering ‘oh poor me’, ‘oh this is really bad’, ‘I blame…

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3 things required to be the No.1 agent in your Town

 

The 3 amazing, yet simple, things you need to be a successful estate agent

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Christopher Watkin

Do #Purplebricks And #Yopa Have An Over Reliance Of #TrustPilot?

 

Are Purplebricks and Yopa putting too many eggs in one basket with their marketing of their Trust Pilot scores?

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Christopher Watkin

Question: What is the worst kept secret in UK estate agency?

 

Answer: That things aren’t what they used to be? Reply: That’s right, but don’t tell anyone and we will all be fine. Am I the only one that is getting a little weary of this continual High Street versus Hybrid Model debate that seems to get avid readers of industry websites so exercised? I sincerely…

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Looking to Rent a Property? How an Estate Agent Can Simplify the Process

 

These days, renting a property isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. There are so many things you need to think about before you rent and the actual process can be a nightmare – especially if you go down the private route. If you’re looking to rent in the not too distant future, an…

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Conveyancers Want ID Property Portal Like “Border Control”

 

Estate agents are to be given back-up to help confirm the identity of property sellers – if the Conveyancing Association (CA) gets their way. In an attempt to cut back on property fraud the CA is to lobby the government for a centralised ID Verification process – one which includes the use of high-tech biometrics….

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