Property

2018 saw a roller coaster ride within the online estate agency world in the UK with continued expansion with ongoing debts  mounting of PurpleBricks to the fast growing and national awareness of Emoov with £millions invested via Crowdcube and then its almost immediate crash and burn in to administration. It was all geared up to…

As temperatures begin to dip and frost, snow and rain become more regular, your home’s boiler can go from being a helpful appliance for a comfortable living environment to an absolute winter essential. Since your boiler gets used more heavily during winter than in other seasons, it’s important to make sure it’s prepared before the…

The year 2018 is clearly drawing to a close and Christmas adverts are already in full swing, so it seems appropriate to start looking ahead to 2019 and thinking about what the New Year might bring us. Specifically, we might want to think about how the property market is going to look and hence where…

Renting the perfect office space can be quite an exciting turning point for your business especially if you are moving into a larger space. Despite the excitement, it is imperative that you make the right choices. It is important to have the welfare of your business, employees, and clients in mind when choosing the perfect…

Buying a new home can be stressful experience, especially with the omnipresent uncertainly that you’ll never really know what you’re buying until you’ve moved in. That’s where estate agents come in. Yes, their primary job is always going to be make that all-important sale, but it’s also their job to know anything and everything about the property…

You may or may not be aware of the recent and ongoing consultation surrounding vast aspects of leasehold law and ownership. It is no surprise to learn that the very system of freehold & leasehold ownership is inherently flawed, lacks transparency and in many ways does not offer leaseholders genuine value for money. So much…

It can be a tough market to crack especially when the majority of estate agent roles are commission based and when you are just early in your career. Estate agents benefit from a higher than the UK average salary and many successful and experiences estate agents can earn anything from £50k – £100k per annum…

Writing sometimes doesn’t come naturally and it can be hard to navigate your way through all the elements to include in your description to really do the property justice and engage with prospective buyers and ultimately get them to pick up the phone and arrange a viewing. It can be very daunting, especially if you…

It’s not news to anyone that social media and LinkedIn especially can substantially help business people and can be a career changing platform for those who use it to their advantage. However, most people don’t use LinkedIn to it’s full potential and miss out on business opportunities as a result. Estate agents especially should look…

Networking – everyone does it, so it must be simple, right? To put it briefly, not necessarily and it could take a bit of practice to do it well. Networking is essential for estate agents and is a great way to get your foot on the ladder if you want to start earning more commission,…

When you purchased your first house you never imagined having the financial freedom to upgrade to a bigger and newer model. The time has now come for you to move out and make the advance into a bigger property. Whether you’re looking into luxury properties or an abode with more bedrooms, you want to make…

Some say that you can have too much of a good thing. The rude health on display from Liverpool’s student property market has already attracted the usual cavalcade of naysayers and sceptics. They say that one of the biggest cogs of the Northern Powerhouse is on course to have this bubble well and truly burst.…