How do some industries embrace change and others fight it tooth and nail? Where I meet estate agents, there is this huge fight and backlash against online-only estate agents. And the alternative offering they bring. On The Market used as one if it’s main selling points the fact that they wouldn’t allow online-only estate agents… Continue reading Compete With Online Only Estate Agents
Review Your Property For Sale
I have been looking through the internet at some advice given to property buyers on how to deal with estate agents. And I thought that it would give me further insight into how estate agents are viewed. And some ideas on how to improve the service we give our customers. Well, I came across this… Continue reading Review Your Property For Sale
Choosing An Estate Agent Is About Looking Beyond Their Cost
The seventh rule of choosing an agent is to find out how they market your home The final rule – and a very important one. You need to know what the estate agent will do to ensure you get your home sold for the best price possible in a timescale that meets your needs. Sure,… Continue reading Choosing An Estate Agent Is About Looking Beyond Their Cost
A Lack Of Housing Stock: What Will The Government Do?
This is an article from 2014, but the problem hasn’t gone away. A lack of housing stock is an issue that hits all of us – estate agents, homeowners, home buyers. I’ve moved away from the narrower issues regarding Estate Agency this week. It’s for a quick look at a much wider issue that needs… Continue reading A Lack Of Housing Stock: What Will The Government Do?
Stage Your Home To Sell To A Young Couple
This is a continuation of the current theme of the blog, on creating an event in your home to suit your potential buyers. And this is to help your home to sell for more money in a timeframe that’s acceptable to you. The first part on creating an event can be found here. I’m looking… Continue reading Stage Your Home To Sell To A Young Couple
Complaints Against Estate Agents
Complaints to the ombudsman about estate agents rose 25% in 2014 – come on, guys, you can do better than this. Complaints against estate agents should be reduced. The article suggests two areas of complaint that can be easily rectified. These are for the good of customers, individual agents and the industry as a whole.… Continue reading Complaints Against Estate Agents
An Appraisal Is More Than The Asking Price
I have worked with a lot of Estate Agents – particularly valuers – who think that being able to get the asking price correct at the appraisal appointment is the be-all-and-end-all of their role in estate agency. It’s not. Personally, I would rather not even talk about the asking price – it’s largely irrelevant in… Continue reading An Appraisal Is More Than The Asking Price
Estate Agents: Is A High Street Presence Necessary?
I was just reading an article on the Century21 UK website about the added marketing value of having a High Street presence and the “estate agents window.” And in a previous blog, I looked at maintaining a presence in a town or City centre when most commercial units in centres are designated for retail or… Continue reading Estate Agents: Is A High Street Presence Necessary?
Have The Banks Changed Since The Meltdown?
Lord Adair Turner tells policymakers to be radical in their thinking. He analyses the current financial climate and the danger of returning to the dark days of the economic meltdown of 2008. Although a little short on detail, his speech hits the right notes in terms of discussing what exactly has happened and where we… Continue reading Have The Banks Changed Since The Meltdown?
