Estate Agent Talk
A Simple Guide to Buying New Property
Time to move house, and you already have a few select options, but, deciding on which one to go with will be a tough one. When you are looking into what kind of property to buy, you should take a few things into account. First and foremost, set your budget, because you do not want…
Estate agents – Are you innocent or Guilty?
I read a cracking book recently. It’s from the smoothie and healthy food company innocent. They don’t cap up their name – they’re different like that. In fact they are different in many ways as the book – innocent, our story & some things we’ve learned highlights frequently. Unless you live in a remote Andes…
Conveyancing Solicitors – 3 Golden Rules!
With over 14 years in the property sector, I have nearly seen it all and come across a wide variety of situations, however there will always be scenarios which continue to surprise! A regular one of these tends to revolve around conveyancing solicitors – or rather the lack of one being instructed. An estate agent…
Bury a statue to sell a house?
Now one thing for sure, in most locations and in most occasions, home owners are in very little need of help to sell their property. Even just recently, as first reported on the Telegraph website, you can sell a property these day even if it is run down and a flea pit. Are we really…
Christopher Walkey
Areas of the country at risk if Interest Rates Rise.
Interest rate rises, well we have been speaking about this now for years or what now seems decades and we are yet to see them as the government knows the real risk to the country as a whole when they do in fact have to raise them. Locations across the country do vary in regards…
Christopher Walkey
Update on Estate Agent Networking – 67,000 + and growing…
When you go about things in a completely different way, when you build something new, when you haven’t a rule book to refer to, then sometimes your progress will go unnoticed and when you start getting results, you will be referred to as the dark horse. Now, not quite sure we are at the dark horse…
Christopher Walkey
New recommendations for those who rate Estate Agents:
Of recent times, the review space in the UK Estate/ Letting Agency industry has heated up somewhat especially with the launch of raterAgent led by Malcolm McCallion impacting on the industry monopoly that AllAgents appeared to have. More and more are entering this field now, I was recently contacted by Feefo who’s approach is different…
Christopher Walkey
2 Bedroom Middlesbrough or 2 Bedroom Dagenham.
There has always been a North and South divide and this is of course not just in terms of football… House prices have also been very wide apart, though with increasing prices in London this is surely at a level which was never the case before? Of course, if we compare a detached residential property…
Christopher Walkey
How can you make someone else fall in love with your home?
There’s an old saying. Home is where the heart is. I agree, it really is. It’s the place of safety and comfort. It’s the place you share with your family, your children, your pets. Memories are made. Tears are wiped away. Laughter is shared. Your home is part of who you are. I ’ve even…
Tap into a whole new vault of information, hints and tips for Estate Agents.
When it comes to being the best, most will advise that no matter what you do in life, be it a professional sports person or a CEO of a leading international business, it is how well you train yourself and your team that will dictate the present and future success will you achieve. The UK…
Estate Agent in Bishop’s Stortford Holds Advice Evening for Local Homeowners.
The Personal Property Shop, estate agents in Bishop’s Stortford, are hosting a unique opportunity for local homeowners on Thursday 10th March 2016. After the success of their 2015 event, the vibrant team at The Personal Property Shop are planning on making this year’s advice evening bigger and better! With a fantastic line up of guest…
British homebuyers confused by UK’s ‘unfair’ property buying process.
More than six in 10 (62%) think the process of buying in the UK is confusing Almost four in 10 (37%) think the house buying process is unfair Less than half know what many key home buying terms mean Moving day is most stressful aspect of the buying process (42%) A new survey* by Sarah…
Christopher Walkey
How easy is it to become an Estate Agent these days?
I think that the answer to this is still very much easy with no actual qualification required in order for someone to form their own estate agency, either as a high street agency or online. I asked this question on Twitter just the other day at from the 17 votes received, 59% agreed that no…
Christopher Walkey
TV SERIES: UK SEARCH FOR VENDORS TO HELP SELL THEIR PROPERTY.
Do you know a homeowner who’s property has been on the market for a while and not attracting any offers? Would they welcome a helping hand from an international interior designer with a simple re-style to their home, to entice potential buyers at no cost to them? From the makers of Grand Designs and Escape To The Country,…
Are you Zoned out of Affording Property in London?
It is a feisty old topic to discuss with many opinions which makes for interesting read on the varied news channels online – Property prices in London. Betting on the UK house price scene, yes that is right betting agencies gives odd on prices going up or down not only which horse will win the…
Christopher Walkey