There was a time when choosing an estate agent usually meant walking down your local high street. Yo...
Independent Conveyancers Need Infrastructure. But Who Should Control It?
For years, conveyancers have been told that technology is coming to change their professio...
The Property Giants Are Joining Forces. It’s Time Independents Did Too
Something significant is happening in the UK housing market while much of the industry is ...
The Introvert Estate Agent?
Could HR have gotten this one backwards the whole time? Plenty of agency hiring still leans on perso...
The Congregation
Preaching to the Converted. Walk into a room full of agents at the wrong kind of conference and you'...
The Age Of Low Standards
Most readers will know that I'm embarking on the journey of writing a book called Sold, Su...
Home Moving Can Not Be Fixed By One Industry Or Profession, Nor By Platforms Reliant On Multiple Third Party Integrations
The home-moving process is once again the subject of proposed reform. Upfront information,...
One Maverick Can Challenge the System. A Team Can Change It.
The word Maverick suggests independence. It describes someone willing to question conventi...
Coaching Is Tuning The Wrong Instrument.
Tuning Forks and Resonance — Part Four Here's what a tuning fork cannot do, no matter how skilled th...
You Cannot Manage a Property Chain You Cannot See
In the previous edition, I examined why one property transaction should not be managed acr...
Sold Subject to Contract Is Far Too Late to Start the Transaction
Many people still treat Sold Subject to Contract as the starting point of the transaction....
Best-Fit; Not Best Estate Agent.
Tuning Forks and Resonance — Part Three The industry keeps asking who's the best in the market. Sell...