‘Traditional estate agents’ Category

 House Revolution predicted the decline in Estate Agency high street shopping some years ago now new research by Colliers International has shown that whilst all retail sectors are suffering to varying degrees, it is the traditional high street that is experiencing the most pain, since it is being buffeted by a ‘perfect storm’ of stalled national economic growth, accelerating on-line spending, multiple retailer branch consolidation and impact from both in-town shopping centres and out of town retail, including the supermarkets.

Chris Sargisson, House Revolution’s Founder … Continue Reading

The OFT has (yesterday) launched a consultation on draft guidance to estate agents and property developers which aims to help them comply with the law when they handle sales of property and land in the UK.

It follows the OFT’s Home Buying and Selling Study which found that many estate agents said the industry needed more guidance on the law.

The guidance dentifies examples of trading practices that could breach the regulations as well as practical steps that businesses can take to comply with the law when they: advertise for new business, including … Continue Reading

The poor state of the UK economy continues to bite. More well known brands are going to the wall – clothing brands, electronics companies, kitchen manufacturers, even Thornton’s are pulling off the high street. When no-one’s buying chocolate you know things are bad!

All this gloom and doom in the headlines includes news that the housing market has slowed again and yet not a single estate agent seems to have been affected, in fact, they appear to be springing up all over the place. How can this all add up?

According to a … Continue Reading

As the local housing market continues to struggle to generate any volume of sales, it may be tempting to believe that another agent’s grass could be greener. And I’m sure they will each tell you that they have people ready and waiting to buy a home just like yours!

When the market is slow, as it is currently, you just have to be patient and wait for that elusive buyer to come along. If your buyer is out there, they will find you through the combination of Rightmove, Zoopla, FindaProperty and all … Continue Reading

When internet entrepreneur Chris Sargisson decided to sell his house he also decided there should be a cheaper way of doing it.

Four years later his business, House Revolution, employs 10 people and has sold more than £40m worth of property – including his own home.

And now he has his sights set on national growth and £1m turnover in 2012.

Mr Sargisson, whose background is in real estate and online businesses, says House Revolution is simple – by getting the customer more involved in the process through the internet they can see the costs of selling a home and see and control … Continue Reading

I really know we have got this business model right. Our customers love us, our competitors don’t and I’m very happy to work in that environment.

We are not ‘online estate agents’. We are the New Breed of estate agents. A revolution for a whole industry.

Our business is estate agency therefore we are are estate agents and as such we do everything an estate agent is expected to do. We are members of the National Association of Estate Agents and regulated by the corporate ombudsman and OFT.

• We visit every house we sell
• We accurately value property
• We write the details
• We take the photos
• We … Continue Reading
  

4 years ago I had no option but to pay an estate agent £6000 to sell my house. I simply wanted to understand how my money was going to be spent. No one was able or willing to provide this essential info so I went about building a business that could do the job better, charge the correct fee and allow the consumers to become more involved in whole process.

Today my biggest challenge is not house sales. Whilst the market … Continue Reading

Launched on Bonfire night 4 years ago House Revolution, the Norwich based low cost estate agency group, is preparing to celebrate its Birthday with the fantastic news that a new report has positioned House Revolution as the 6th most successful in the UK .

The report, commissioned by The Big Property List, undertook a comparison of online agents looking at their prices, services, year established and the quality and popularity of their websites.

The quality of each online estate agent’s website was judged using an online tool … Continue Reading

I couldn’t agree more having gone through the same thought process4 Years ago having decided to sell my family home. I invited 3 estate agents to value it. I was shocked at the cost and equally amazed at the behaviour.
I was quoted a cost to sell in excess of £9000 with no break down of how this money was to be spent. In addition I found it amazing that in this internet technology driven age I was given no ability to check, monitor, contribute or interact with my sale.
So it was then that I decided to do it myself and at … Continue Reading

More news today about falling House Prices. 3.6% in September from the previous month, according to the Halifax although they do go on to say that it was too early to conclude that this was the start of a sustained fall. Lets hope not!

Interesting also is the Halifax report shows low transaction levels in the housing market and an increase in the number of properties available for sale. These two factors added together will be pushing down prices.

So, in summary prospects for the housing market remain uncertain and there are tax rises due and pay reviews will be modest to … Continue Reading