Estate Agent Talk
How To Convert Your Real Estate Listings Into Amazing Content.
What do you do when your SEO guy is constantly nagging you to write an article that’s so far out of your comfort zone that the mere idea of it fills you with dread? Welcome to my attempt at turning what is for me a hideously technical subject, into something vaguely digestible. And guess what?…
HOW TO DEAL WITH NOISY NEIGHBOURS WHEN SELLING YOUR HOUSE
The time has come, you want or NEED to move house. For an unfortunate few selling their home is due to noisy neighbours. Having made the difficult decision to move house and put your property on the market, you now have a new issue to deal with – How do you deal with those troublesome…
Tiny Margins – Massive Successes – What estate agents can learn from Team Sky.
Just over a week ago Chris Froome became the first British man to win the Tour de France (TDF) twice. He endured endless mountains, some disgusting behaviour from rival fans and the most fiercely competitive TDF for decades. As a recent convert to cycling I was delighted for him and Team Sky. I’ll hold my…
The Property industry is “sexy”!
After our initial blog ‘Women in Construction’ got great attraction, we continued by writing a summary blog of ‘what the women in property, think about women in property’. Both blogs received great response, and after collecting the feedback from the ladies we interviewed, it proved that the majority had the same opinions. The vast majority…
Are the days of Corporate Agency numbered?
I honestly believe the big agencies with their big brands are living on borrowed time, as the importance of an agency’s brand and branding to be successful are slipping with every year that passes into the 21st Century. In the 1900’s, when information was short supply, curtailed and slow, people depended on a brand’s goodwill…
Christopher Watkin
How to attract buyers? With a Morgan Three-Wheeler!
Michael Riley, Director of Capital & Coastal, an estate agency specialising in the sale and let of property with water frontage, sea views and coastal locations along the South coast, has invested in a rather unusual company vehicle, the Morgan Three-Wheeler. The former Head of Sales for Savills and Head of Operations for Romans in…
Christopher Walkey
When Estate Agents Clash – Do you argue with fools?
Last week I received a call at 7.30pm from an angry client. I remember the exact time as it was halfway through me catching up on the highlights of that day’s Tour de France. My client had just read the local paper and seen a rival agent having a snipe at his agency. He was…
Make every viewing count.
Now it’s time for viewings! You have chosen an agent to do the job and you are paying them a fee, I cannot stress this point enough – let the agent do the viewing. A potential buyer feels more comfortable, able to ask any questions, talk about the neighbours, how busy the road is etc., when…
Estate Agents get on the front foot to win hearts and minds.
Hi Folks. Here’s an article I wrote for the July issue of The Property Drum magazine and the only time I’ll see my name next to someone of the status of Mahatma Gandhi. PR Expert Jerry Lyons believes estate agents are too often backward in stepping forward to challenge the media’s negative view of the…
Channel 4 documentary #DirtyRussianMoney, what was your take on things?
Across social media this topic was ‘warmly’ spoken about and at times increased to ‘heated’ discussions, especially across Twitter. What was your views on things, many say it was merely a show that stitched up Estate Agents in London… ?? Please share your views on here on via Twitter with us on http://www.twitter.com/eauknetworking or a…
Christopher Walkey
News update: Where we are with Estate Agent Networking.
Thought it was just the right time to give another little update to who we are and what we look to achieve at Estate Agent Networking. Firstly we would like to point out that the website started after our launch of the UK’s now largest estate agency group on LinkedIn which in itself is highly successful in bringing industry…
Giving a voice to the demand side in the Property market (And getting agents to work harder…)
“Where is the Dec19 SX5E 3500/4000 one by two call spread now”? Does this sentence sound alien? On the trading floors of the City of London it is an everyday occurrence when a customer such as a pension fund or a hedge fund sends a request to banks to get the latest quote on a specific financial product….
Do your bit for the environment using technology!
We’re all aware we should all be doing more to help conserve our environment. Government agencies and public action groups are all pushing towards green targets for carbon emissions with a variety of funds available to support environment protection in the property sector, including the Green Deal. Commitments to greater sustainability, and progress towards green…
3 ways to get more listings
I so miss being on the front line of agency. Looking at the diary to see what free vals / market appraisals I have for the week, going up against the competition, the thrill of winning the listing, the heart ache of losing it to the competition .. rollercoaster or what! Being a Valuer/Lister is…
Christopher Watkin
Young, gifted and posh students find their perfect uni pad.
West End estate agent, LDG know all about the heart London. London not only has some of the world’s best universities, it is one of the greatest centres of culture and creativity, famed for its museums, arts scene, nightlife and diversity. It should, therefore, come as little surprise that students from all over the world…