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- For many sellers out there, the world of estate agency immediately conjures up scenes from a Clint Eastwood western movie. Agents eyeing each other up under their Stetsons in the midday sun, then taking each other outside to have a…Read this article
2024 Property Market Predictions
As regular readers of my column will know, I like to stay one step ahead of everything that is going on in the world of property. And today’s thoughts are no exception. Rather than wait until we actually start…Read this articleWhat PurpleBricks And Solicitors Have In Common
Bizarre I say it, but the M62 got me thinking the other day. As I was cruising down the motorway, there was pristine tarmac all clearly laid out in front of me and with limited traffic I was making…Read this articleUnderhand Estate Agent Tactics Are Back
How dirty is your estate agent – seriously? I ask as there is a rising tension between estate agents and if one isn’t careful, you may find yourself caught in the middle. The way some estate agents are conducting…Read this articleThe Property Viewing Commandments
Property viewings are where the worlds of science and art converge. There are elements that are logical, but more often than not it is a feel of how to conduct them. One needs to remember, that by the time…Read this articleIs Your Estate Agent A Chorister Or A Heavy Metal Artist?
I reckon I’ve sat through quite a number of estate agent pitches to would-be sellers over the last 20 years – it’s a number that will probably scare me if I stopped to work it out! One question that…Read this articleHow To Create Time In A Property Transaction
As I am lying in the dentist’s chair for my annual check-up, squirming around like an upturned woodlouse, I am thinking to myself ‘if only I could control the time this took and make it as pain free as…Read this articleHow Purplebricks Made Estate Agents Better (Out With The New & In With The Old)
Once upon a time, a new digital estate agency felt they would run all high street estate agents out of business and reform how we all thought about property, with their disruptor model of working. Brazen marketing, ultra low…Read this articleCould This Spell The End Of Rightmove?
Over the last several years there has been a growing trend and movement in favour of properties transacting in the ‘off-market’ sector. As a result, could this spell the end of Rightmove and its rivals as they all stand…Read this articleHow Hybrid Workers & Cash Buyers Are Affecting Yorkshire’s High-End Property Market
We discuss how hybrid workers and cash buyers are affecting Yorkshire’s high-end property market with a panel of property experts. As quoted in The Yorkshire Post: If you’re a cash buyer at the top end of the Yorkshire…Read this articleShould Hunting Exist in Property?
Should hunting exist in property? I say this as if I changed my name to Kwasi Truss and made a hash of the economy, I can simply say I got it wrong and step away from the whole situation…Read this articleClient Best Interests, Not Property Porn
‘Client best interests’ is a phrase used throughout most business sectors, but it can be invariably thrown around like the latest government changes and policies. Sounds simple enough – look after your client, make sure they get the best…Read this articleThe Only Way is Property Tsar
As we bid a sad farewell to Marcus Jones, many of you will be asking, ‘who?’ I can understand this entirely, as Mr Jones was of course our last housing minister who was in the role for a whole…Read this articleDoes Property Experience Count for Nothing?
Another day, another ‘disruptor’ Every week, there seems to be a new challenger and self proclaimed ‘disruptor’ having a pop at the estate agency sector, bringing their new sparkling product to the market, that claims to be the answer…Read this articleThe Environment and New Homes – The Emerging Scandal?
“Failure” “Failure” is the term used by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) who advises the government, when it comes to the UK’s plans to limit climate change and we are highly likely to miss our net zero target by…Read this article