Posts Tagged ‘estate agency’
‘OnTheMarket.com supplies Chestertons with high-quality leads and volume is increasing,’ says agency CEO
Robert Bartlett, CEO of Chestertons and a Non-Executive Director of Agents’ Mutual, comments on OnTheMarket.com as the portal marks its first birthday: At Chestertons, we are proud to have been instrumental in the development, launch and direction of OnTheMarket.com and we have every confidence in its future. After just one year, it has significantly disrupted…
Read More‘OnTheMarket supplies us with better quality leads than Zoopla,’ says Savills
Paul Jarman, Head of Western Region Residential at Savills and a Non-Executive Director of Agents’ Mutual comments: After just a year, it’s very encouraging to see that OnTheMarket.com has already become firmly established in the top three portals. There is little doubt the business benefits from being 100% owned and controlled by full-service estate and letting agents, and no one…
Read MoreOnTheMarket.com continues to provide a ‘high standard of leads’, say agents
More estate and letting agents advertising their properties at OnTheMarket.com have confirmed that the portal is providing them with ‘an extremely high standard of leads’. A new round of testimonials – which can be read here – raise many points about how the agents think the portal performed throughout 2015. These include the following: •…
Read MoreSocial Media – Guide for Estate Agents in 2016.
If I mentioned the names of Mike Krieger, Andrew McCollum, Noah Glass and Jawed Karim I am sure many readers will not have an idea who I am talking about… Yet if I mentioned hashtag, tweet, shared, likes and update then I am sure I am getting a majority of readers on to the same wave length as…
Read MoreOpen All Hours? Or are you closed at Christmas?
We’re all looking forward to a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year, but while we relish the downtime with family and friends, for many of us running our own businesses there is a nagging voice in the back of our heads. “What will I miss? What happens if my competitors are open while I’m closed…
Read MoreChoosing 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…
Read MoreWhy local advertising still matters in digital age.
Although digital has become omnipresent with more and more businesses focusing on online and social advertising, there is still a strong business case for local advertising channels. This is especially true for small-to-medium sized businesses based in a specific locality or region. In small communities, it’s easier to show your business and get people interested…
Read MoreLook at why I wouldn’t necessarily keep an unhappy customer to their contract.
Would you hold an unhappy customer to their sole agency contract? I often look through the internet at Google searches such as- The main problems facing estate agents Estate agent problems Biggest issues facing estate agents Estate agency issues And there are as many responses detailing customers problems with estate agents as there are search…
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons Why Signage Still Matters.
There seems to have been a seismic shift in recent years for companies to migrate everything ‘on brand’ online. However signage for high street stores, showrooms and businesses is thriving in both the corporate and property market. Having good branding is what you stand behind day in day out, wherever that may be. Here are…
Read MoreKremer Signs Make History at Industry Awards.
On the 3rd November 2015 Kremer Signs made history at the prestigious Neg Awards, by becoming the first back to back winners of the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award. The award ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane London, and was presented by comedian Alistair McGowan. The judges comments: “This company has proven…
Read MoreCountrywide third quarter trading update.
Countrywide PLC the UK’s largest integrated property services group, issues its trading update for the quarter ended 30 September 2015. Countrywide continues to perform well across its diversified portfolio, not withstanding the impact on their estate agency business of lower levels of housing transactions than in 2014. Commenting on the Group’s performance, Alison Platt, CEO…
Read MoreAGENTS SHOULD SEEK OUT £1.5BN FEE INCOME FROM BUY-TO-LET
THE founder of the dedicated property investment search portal, Buy2Let.com has today warned that estate agents shying away from buy-to-let in the wake of new Government measures to try and stifle the market are missing out on their share of £1.5bn in fee income. Martin Wilkinson, who launched the portal this summer, says that despite…
Read MoreCompetition – Celebrating Inspiring Agents.
Negative press about our industry seems to be growing, yet the inspirational stories about the kind and wonderful things we do for clients gets ignored. It’s time to redress the balance. I want to celebrate the wonderful work estate and letting agents do throughout the country on a daily basis. This is about those caring…
Read MoreDo I need a qualification to become an estate agent?
There is a huge debate taking place currently in the employment market: are qualifications actually necessary when applying for a job? Go back ten, maybe even five years and the answer would probably have been a resounding “yes!” It seemed that gaining that degree / HND / Brownie badge was more important than transferable skills…
Read MoreESTATE AGENTS AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY, IT’S A NO BRAINER!
For the majority of people, buying a property is arguably one of the largest purchases anyone will ever make in their lifetime. Simplifying the entire process and reducing stress levels is easily achievable with a little help from our digital friends. Many UK estate agents however have yet to fully embrace the power of technology and…
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