“Nobody Gets 100%, Chris.”
"Nobody gets 100%, Chris." A response from a good friend and client to my suggestion that if #estate...
Let's Talk Mental Health Awareness
Working in the property industry can be incredibly rewarding, but as the last few years of...
How to overcome the fear of using Social Media - for Estate Agents and other property industry professionals
It seems there's hardly a day that goes by without some industry expert bestowing the virt...
Does Up-Front Information Really Help Home Sales To Move More Quickly?
I recently had the misfortune of reading a blog post from a member of the M.S.P. brigade (...
Estate Agent? Struggling to get new clients? Here's what you should be doing!
The pandemic and war between Russia and Ukraine has significantly impacted ...
The Value of Values
If you haven't read the outstanding book "Built to Last" by Jim Collins & Jerry Porras...
Engagement At The Altar.
Two strangers hoping that they find affinity. Hoping that the 'marriage' lasts longer than...
Who Are You? Someone With Low Self-Esteem?
Who are you? Someone with low self-esteem? "Nobody cares about you, or your #estateagency....
The Secret To Personal Brand.
Whether it's love at first sight, or something that grows over time, when we know more abo...
How Might You Make Me Feel?
Here's your big opportunity - someone that doesn't know you but might, just might, be in n...
HELP! It’s taking forever to exchange contracts on our dream property. Is there anything we can do to speed things up?
This was a question from an anxious buyer whose offer was accepted 2 months earlier. ...
A Home Seller’s Guide to COVID-19
In a perfect world, we'd all be able to sell our homes at the absolute perfect moment. Unf...
4 Tips for Attracting More Tenants
Perhaps you manage a rental property or are thinking of investing in one. In that case, it...
Advice to tenants: If you spot black mould in your rental property, it's dangerous! Here's what you should do next!
If you spot black mould anywhere in the property you are renting then inform your landlord...
The WiggyWam Credit Repair Guide
In today's modern world, if you want to buy a home, short of winning the lottery and buyin...
The Top Twenty Most Valuable Questions To Ask Yourself When Considering Switching Jobs in Conveyancing
After the chaos in the property market over the last few years, and the significant pressu...
The Do's And Don’ts For Building A Successful Career In Estate Agency
When I first left school, despite the fact that all my friendship group went off to univer...
Why I choose to pay my mechanic MORE
I'm about to share something with you that I never share outside of my closest circles – I...
The most important lessons you can learn from watching the movie (documentary) 'The Matrix'
For those of you who don't know me well, I have a confession to make. My favourite film of...
Why A.I. won't save the property industry...
Whilst I was away in India recently, something strange happened to me... I made a phone ca...
Is there any guidance for buyers and sellers on the home moving process in the UK that goes deeper than ticklists?
We are regularly asked questions about the home buying and selling process from frustrated...
What Is The Number One Fear of Property Buyers?
Buying a new home is a huge decision, so it's not uncommon for many buyers to have some le...
Avoid The Goldilocks Trap.
Received wisdom for homeowners looking to instruct an estate agency/realtor is to invite t...
Using legal software to submit digital applications
Andrey Suslov/Shutterstock.com As of 30 November this year, applications into HM Land Registry are ‘...
DLUHC continues to support Local Planning Authorities to scale the adoption of digital citizen engagement tools
The PropTech Engagement Fund continues to build on its success as we launch the next round of fundin...
Easy Choices – A Conveyancing Can Of Worms.
There's me thinking that estate agency has enough problems of its own - conveyancing is in...
The HM Land Registry portal redesign
Since it was launched in 2009, our customer portal has become the front door into HM Land Registry f...
Working in user-centred design at HM Land Registry
Why user-centred design is so important HM Land Registry records ownership changes for every registe...
Facebook – A Point Of No Return.
My third ever blog, August 2018, was headed "Facebook - An Omnipotent & Devious Priest...
You’ve-Got-To-Get-Yourself-Together
"You've-got-to-get-yourself-together. You're stuck in a moment and now you can't get...