Estate Agent Talk
Big Changes Lies Ahead in Bedfordshire
Not only has the flourishing property market in Bedfordshire seen house prices rise faster than the national rate, but it has always established itself as the perfect place for first time buyers to find their home. The Government’s Help To Buy scheme enables buyers to receive an equity loan of up to 20% of a…
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Successful Estate Agencies Leave Clues
A quick one this week folks as I’m knackered after being a detective for the past couple of days (hopefully more Columbo than Inspector Clouseau). Several of my clients have been very successful recently at different industry award competitions. And success leaves clues as I’ve discovered while researching a future article on what makes some…
Jerry Lyons
Are you the most irritating agent in your area?
What’s your take on networking? I hate it. Actually let me qualify that. I hate the word networking. It’s such a clunky way of describing people just meeting up and talking. I like meeting people, like chatting (it’s the Irish in me) but despise hard selling. I was at a ‘networking’ event earlier this year…
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Traditional Estate Agencies vs Online / Hybrid Agencies.
Christopher Walkey, Founder of Estate Agent Networking, looks in to Traditional vs Online / Hybrid Agencies: We all see that technology is moving forward increasingly quickly these days and along with this the internet is opening up whole new worlds for people and in deed changing the way people think and lead their lives. If it…
Christopher Walkey
Estate Agency Marketing Myths and How to Banish Them
One of The Oxford Dictionary’s definitions of a myth is: “A widely held but false belief or idea.” And on that basis, it’s fair to say that there a loads of things people believe in the estate agency world that are wrong. So, here are five I could think of think of and my ways…
Jerry Lyons
95 per cent of estate agents didn’t even know about this
If I asked you why the 25th May 2018 will affect your agency’s business what would you say? If like 95 per cent of the 25 agents I’ve asked that question to you’ll more than likely respond with a puzzled look a bit like that hungover looking furry cat doing the rounds on YouTube. Well…
Jerry Lyons
LiFE Residential embraces transparent customer feedback with Trustpilot
London’s leading estate agency LiFE Residential has joined the globally recognised review site Trustpilot to gain valuable customer feedback from its clients. It is now easier than ever to give the company feedback, offering more potential for clients to be heard by the business. The company has created an innovative in-house review requesting and reporting…
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Back to the Future in Estate Agency?
I’m in an arguably luxurious position in that I liaise with all types of estate agents across all sectors every week. Having been an agent myself in a former life, it also gives me a much greater understanding how the industry operates and the changes that go with it. Over the past 30 years or…
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TAKE OFF THE RESHARE SCHEDULE
Here’s a handy checklist to make sure your photos appear in my Wall of Shame. Have you seen my Wall of Shame? Here’s the link – grab a cup of coffee and marvel at the wonderful property photography there, courtesy of your industry colleagues, your competition, or perhaps even you….. In case you aspire to the lofty…
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This time it’s personal
The kids are back to school. The heating is getting switched on again. My flip flops are in the cupboard. My bike is in the garage. This can only mean one thing – Christmas will be here before you can say: ‘Ropey Sir Cliff Richard tunes being piped through the local shopping centre.’ If you…
Jerry Lyons
Was it A Con Job and Why the Secret is out for Estate Agents
Just over four years ago there was a young trainee plumber in Dublin. He was skint, hated his job, drove a clapped out old banger and his career prospects were to use how own words, ‘pretty shite’. But he had a vision (literally as it turns out) and strange things happen. On Saturday 26 August…
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Real estate is like working out – Here is how going to the gym can teach you about real estate
Real estate can look like a complicated business, especially from an outsider’s perspective. However, no matter how many curve balls this market might throw at you, you always need to remember that it follows a set of principle. This central axis is what keeps the entire thing from crumbling, and if you were to compare…
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7 Ways Apps Can Boost Business for Estate Agents
Everyone’s using apps these days, and there’s an app for everyone. So have you ever thought about how apps could boost sales? Or about whether it’s finally time to hire an agency to make an app just for your business? Here’s a quick rundown of seven ways you could do better week in, week out,…
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RUMBLE IN THE PROPERTY JUNGLE
When you first meet me, possibly the last person you would think of is Cassius Clay. I’m about half the size he was at my age, and I’m more likely to put on a pair of cufflinks than boxing gloves. But a major part of my job is to roll with the punches just like…
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The 7 Skills all 21st Century Estate and Letting Agents Need to Know
Running an estate and letting agency in 2017 property market of too many competitors, over valuing and the online threat bears a heavy burden on the shoulders of any agency business owner, irrespective of the size of the agency.
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