Estate Agent Talk
United Kingdom Votes To Leave
After 40 years being a member of the European Union the UK has now decided that it has not worked for them and and have made the democratic decision to “Leave”. Nigel Farage was the first to announce in the early hours of this morning that the vote to leave had won on the figures…
Allen Walkey
Benefit from understanding the phases of a business
We get many businesses using our platform. From initial start-ups to established brands and national franchisees. Over the last 3 years we have had the privilege of watching them grow and expand. And what we have noticed is that each business seems to be in a past, present or future juncture of a particular growth…
Government vs Property – does Nanny know best?
Whether it’s to do with our sugar intake, types of cars we drive or consumption of fruit each day, it seems the Government have our best interests at heart. So one would assume that when the powers that be, “fine-tune” the property market, that they are looking to help us all. Their thinking is that by aiming to…
CAN YOU STILL BAG A BARGAIN AT AUCTION?
I was the guest speaker for ‘Your Property Networks’ Manchester webinar recently, talking all things property auctions to around 100 different property investors. As with these events, there was a good mix of people tuning in, from experienced heads who have not only been around the block but bought a few blocks in their time,…
Online Estate Agents – Friend or Foe?
With many high street estate agents charging exorbitant fee’s could enlisting the services of an online agent now be a more viable option? Perhaps it’s just me, with the industry I work in, but in recent years it feels as though there are new agencies starting up everywhere you go! When I was a child…
Should High St Agents offer an Online package to counter Purplebricks/Yopa?
You all might laugh at the Purplebricks and Yopa’s of this world and post comments online about them being rubbish, saying stuff like their service is cr*p, they get paid on the listing – not the sale, they aren’t local, they don’t offer a great service, they haven’t got people on the ground, they run…
Christopher Watkin
Which Euro 2016 Team is Your Agency Most Like?
So we’ve had a look at all of the teams competing in Euro 2016. Let’s put to one side the activities of an absolutely mindless minority of thugs (from many nations) who seem to think this is a festival of flying chairs and let’s focus on the football. I’ve watched almost every game bar two…
[4 MIN VIDEO] – How High St Estate Agents can combat the Purplebricks / Hybrid / Call Centre Estate Agent threat
My thoughts on how estate agents can protect themselves against the Online / Purplebricks / Call Centre /Online Estate agents of this world…. … you might agree… you might not? For more thoughts on tackling the online threat and the threat from other High Street estate and letting agents … you might find my iTunes…
Christopher Watkin
Plants Mistaken for Japanese Knotweed
There are quite a few plants that are mistaken for Japanese Knotweed. In order to help you identify Japanese Knotweed we will explain in detail the most common plants mistaken for Japanese Knotweed. Having Japanese Knotweed on your property is not to be taken lightly as it could serious devalue your property. Almost all houses…
Alex Evans
3 min video – The future of UK Estate Agency and how to be successful
A 3 minute video on how to succeed in the 21st century as an estate and letting agent. More videos on being a successful letting and estate agent can be found on my Youtube channel https://goo.gl/d3A9tq .and for those who want to read my thoughts, here is a link to a blog with over 350 blog…
Christopher Watkin
Beating Purplebricks and YOPA at their own game (part 2)
The most important thing in estate agency Before I give you the answer, let us see why all of us are in estate agency .. to sell a home owners properties for the best price to the best buyer. But we don’t do it for fun though .. we do it to earn money. Let…
Christopher Watkin
Beating Purplebricks and YOPA at their own game (part 1)
Traditional High Street Estate Agency is doomed over the next decade to slowly slip into a blackhole that is Purple-Yopa-bricks-world …. that is unless Traditional High Street Estate Agency change the way it portrays itself, markets itself and adds value to the home selling process. Imagine a desert island, inhabited by people with humble needs…
Christopher Watkin
6 easy steps for easy office removals
Moving office isn’t the easiest of tasks and when you have lots of work to be doing at the same time, it can be incredibly stressful. However, whilst you may not be able to have the fairytale office removals you dream of, you can have a far less stressful relocation by following these six easy…
Alex Evans
How Facilities Management Companies help the UK Property Industry
As an estate agency your clients may expect you to manage every aspect of their estate; from the letting/selling of the property, dealing with the contracts, ensuring that the property is run smoothly and that any problems which may arise are dealt with quickly and efficiently. Your role is to make this, often quite stressful,…
Christopher Walkey
Boost for Northern Powerhouse as house prices power £1000 up
Regional house prices grow by 0.6% in May. Average North East house currently valued at £156,975 – £996 more than four weeks ago. Rents rise 1.6% to £578 per calendar month – a rise of £3 a week. Whitburn is named “Best to Buy” after prices fall 5% in 2 months. Peterlee is “Best to…