Estate Agent Talk
Estate Agency Armageddon … coming soon!
22nd July 1991 – my first day as an estate agent. I was going through my old papers and I found my own Valuer/Lister workshop training notes from the early 90’s At those meetings .. I liked to write stuff down, I used to write everything down (it looked good as the new boy). The…
Christopher Watkin
Estate Agent Networking launch event, Mayfair, London:
It was a packed house and a wash of networking activity as the Estate Agent Networking launch event, hosted by Anastasia Fox-Cavendish, was met with both great attendance on the evening and great feedback after. The main sponsors for the first networking event was Feefo (Estate Agency Review website) and they welcomed the chance to…
Christopher Walkey
If you see a bandwagon, it’s too late!!
Like so many great and inspiring statements, I think the brilliance of this one by James Goldsmith is two fold. It’s memorable and it has a subtle message at it’s core. It underlines the importance of differentiating yourself and your business from the competition, taking the less trodden path, being bold, creative and innovative. During…
Top tips for swifter completions
Every agent knows that managing post-sale effectively can lead to swifter sale completions and happier buyers and sellers. The issues arise when no-one is steering the ship. Having someone pro-actively contacting all parties and ensuring they are progressing their areas is the best way to ensure a swifter, hassle free process. You may not have…
How to create an exceptional candidate experience?
With many companies struggling to attract the right talent, the candidate experience has been highlighted as a key differentiator. It is now more important than ever for a company to make a good impression on the candidate as it is for a candidate to impress the business. With candidates using flourishing online communities and emerging…
The Slow Death of the High Street Agent.
Below is a quote from an otherwise good post that I read on LinkedIn a couple of days ago about how estate & letting agency is changing. ‘Of course, we still do pop in to our local estate agency during the buying/selling/renting process otherwise they would have all packed their cases by now and joined…
Need more hours in the working day? Here are some top tips!
As the property market starts to build and we enter the busier period you should look at whether you and your team effectively you manage your time. It can be difficult to fit everything in during the working day; you start with a list of things to do and on a good day you get…
What Makes the Ideal Estate Agents Sales Negotiator?
Some people have the knack for it, others grow into the role, but what abilities are required to flourish as a sales negotiator in estate agency? Having a natural ability to be able to effectively communicate and an instinctive flair for selling are undoubtedly attributes that rank highly, but there is a great deal more…
Are Estate Agency Review websites really necessary?
What really helps consumers to decide which estate / letting agency they should run with these days, especially as there are now so many ways in which agencies can advertise and be found? Is it simply the difference between and black and white advert or colour one in the local newspaper, is it effective leaflet…
Christopher Walkey
The World of Averages
Let’s talk about averages. Average asking price, average days to sell, average commission, average properties per agent…..these are all things we have been looking at when compiling some data recently. It’s a world of averages out there! Using the Rightmove House Price Index published last week (and some industry websites) we’ve compiled the following: Average…
What is the real difference between Estate Agents and Online agents?
If selling a house was as easy as selling a car on AutoTrader there would be no Estate Agents. But it isn’t that easy. It is widely reported that only the stress from divorce is considered worse than selling a home. Inexperienced first-time sellers don’t understand that, which is why they are the prime source…
What is in store for the student property market in 2016?
In recent years, the number of students in the UK has reached record levels, even though there was a slump following the cap on tuition fees in 2012. As this number has increased so has the amount of money invested in student property. Demand for high quality student accommodation has increased and this likely to…
Mark Burns
February House Price Index Round Up.
We’ve pulled together a round up of some key points in the February 2016 House Price Index figures released by Land Registry – here they are: Savvy Sales Progressors provides outsourced sales progression services for estate agents. Take a look at our unique online calculator to see whether you can reduce your costs by outsourcing….
How many opportunities are you missing?
It always seems strange that as agents we can miss so many opportunities. Not only is each opportunity a possible sale, but it’s also a reflection on how our business is perceived. Missed opportunities can come in many guises but each one could be costly in one way or another. One of the most costly…
Stephen Brown
What a pair of bollards, a career threatening crash and 100 deal clinching words
I’m cycling from London to Amsterdam this summer in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Which means I’ve had to start training for it on my bike. Now I’m more Bradley Walsh than Bradley Wiggins and as much as I enjoy the peace and fresh air cycling brings I’m not very good at it. Just this…