Estate Agent Talk
Fast broadband speeds to become a right, not a privilege.
Why the government is preparing legislation that will give everyone the legal right to broadband with a minimum speed of 10 mbps When US singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell wrote the lyrics to Big Yellow Taxi on her first trip to Hawaii in the late 1960s, the line “You don’t know what you’ve got. Till it’s gone’…
Lessons can be Learnt from Cyber Monday.
Did you survive Black Friday? The one-day event didn’t exist in the UK 5 years ago, now it’s a week-long sale phenomenon that has changed the way we shop for Christmas and how we are sold to. We can forget about that again for 51 weeks, today is Monday, or ‘Cyber Monday’ as it is…
Estate Apps at Agency Essentials.
The first ever Agency Essentials event took place in Manchester this week, the first of what we hope to be many more collaborative efforts between property industry suppliers. As well as ourselves at Estate Apps, we were lucky enough to be joined by Veco, Fixflo, TouchRight and Docusign. In addition to giving us each the…
When opportunity knocks does your agency answer?
A couple of incidents happened to me recently which brought into sharp focus how some people miss opportunities while others seize them. The first episode was very close to home. In fact it was in my home and it involved my three and a half year-old daughter, Charlotte. A couple of weeks ago or so…
Choosing an Estate Agent with Circus Experience!
In this fast paced, instant access, target driven world we live in, so much emphasis is often placed on salesmanship. It doesn’t matter whether you are involved in potatoes, poodles or property, the principles behind selling and selling techniques are mostly the same across many business sectors. Arguably, estate agents have a more unusual process…
Do I need a for sale sign outside my property?
With the internet now the leading method of property marketing you may well be asking yourself, “do I need a for sale sign outside my property”? As estate agents in Bishop’s Stortford, this is of course a question we are regularly asked and so we thought it would be a good topic for our latest…
HD and 4K photography and videography for Estate Agency.
Our blog this month is aimed at those with a general interest in HD and 4K photography and videography, but those that are not necessarily in the profession and simply looking for a bit of clarity on the subject. Clarity of course being the operative word, though no pun was intended! So firstly a little…
Autumn Statement is “a double edged sword”.
Following the chancellor’s big announcement on housing which saw him confirm that he’s doubling the housing budget to £2bn a year to deliver 400,000 affordable new homes by 2020, Andrew Ellinas, Director of Sandfords, a Central and North West London agent, says; “the planned increase in starter homes for first time buyers will energise the…
Christopher Walkey
ODE To An Agents Website…
Should I sell or let my house? The question springs to mind, Online I’ll go to surf the net, An agent I will find. Amongst the many listings there, Which one do I pick? Some websites so damn ugly, Not even worth the click. Many sites lack detail, That I’d expect to see, Lots don’t…
Some Estate Agents are no better than Pizza Delivery firms
… and you Letting Agents can take that smug smile off your face .. you are even worse! Let me explain … ESTATE AGENTS … Here are the facts, in 2004, 1,780,000 residential properties were sold by 7,570 estate agents … and last year, 1,219,000 residential properties were sold by 19,304 agents. Looking at stock…
Christopher Watkin
Traditional Estate Agent vs Online vs PayAsYouGo vs … …
Has this now gone past a debate and is more a serious competition within the industry of ‘selling and renting homes’ where which ever corner of the ring you sit at you are appealing to the consumer via how you stand out against each corner over how good your service is? OK, so maybe I…
Christopher Walkey
“Its proving to be difficult against so many established Estate and Letting Agents”
I had an email the other day from a lovely letting agent in the North England. For the so as not to embarrass her (as her name is a ‘little unique’), I’ll call her Chloe. Chloe said, “Its proving to be difficult against so many established agents…. I’m struggling to get people to believe that…
Christopher Watkin
The Great Estate Agent Experiment and What’s in it for you.
Last week I sent out an email via an industry media company to thousands of estate agents across the UK. It was entitled Are you a Rat or a Hamster? An Open Letter to Independent Estate Agents. I also posted it on Estate Agent Networking and on my blog. My goal was simply to raise…
The Online (hybrid) Estate Agent
The online only (Hybrid) estate agent has for some time now been discussed as the future for estate agency in general. PurpleBricks appears to have taken the lead in this respect, others are lining up behind them to take a slice of the cake, Sir Charles Dunstone, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, has invested in…
Allen Walkey
Any old landlords wanted .. we dont care
“Landlords Wanted” … the two magic words that worked a treat ten years ago but don’t work now…. WHY? Ten years ago, they used to light up the brain of landlords, they grabbed their attention, it initiated action with them .. it made them feel loved. But now, that phrase has been corrupted by the…
Christopher Watkin