Posts tagged ‘high street estate agents’

I was asked today what being a new breed of estate agent actually means. Good question, read on.

New pricing – Our selling fees are lower because we have identified & recalculated what the actual cost of selling a property are – this is not about having offices in prominent locations but ensuring we get your property in front of as many prospective buyers as possible, Locally and nationally! This is achieved through optimum presence on the internet so we do not need to pass on unrealistic charges, … Continue Reading

 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 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

Or so said French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon during the French Revolution in 1840. It roughly translates as ‘Property is Theft’ !

Personally its the Estate Agents commission that is the current ‘Theft’ in property these days and whilst I cant condone vandalism its interesting to see the recent student anarchist taking up our cause

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

A good question and I might just have the answer.

A customer called me today to complement Jade, one of our lovely team. (if you have ever called our office you will know jade just by her laugh) Anyway he let slip in the conversation that he knew how difficult the housing market is right now because he was an estate agent.!

Sorry, rewind…. So to clarify, your a High Street estate agent using House Revolution?

This shocked me. Every day we battle against the High Street agents who try lots of tactics to try and convince customers that their high fees constitute … Continue Reading