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John Thomspon

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Agree with Rob.. "Home Provider" has a thumbs up from me. Why are landlords so unpopular? Simple really ......because the self entitled generation can't get their own way.

From: John Thomspon 15 June 2022 12:32 PM

I wish we could take all housing reform away from all politicians and give it to the grownups.

From: John Thomspon 08 February 2022 14:49 PM

The only way forward for PB is to move heavily in to lettings, where there is ongoing guaranteed income. This will mean buying up lettings books from smaller agents. That said, they need to get some experts in on the ground to micro-manage the red tape, given their most recent history. No doubt they will need further investment for this and one does wonder whether PB are considered worthy of the risk.

From: John Thomspon 31 January 2022 08:52 AM

It's only a matter of time until PB become a distant memory as we move towards greater quality service with higher fees. Who knew!?

From: John Thomspon 17 January 2022 16:18 PM

No one is taking a blind but of notice and this is simply unenforceable.

From: John Thomspon 07 January 2022 16:14 PM

What nonsense. Supply is a huge issue and until there is over-supply house prices will continue to rise.

From: John Thomspon 22 December 2021 10:23 AM

The bureaucratic planning process pays too many people's inflated wages to be simplified. Not that I'm a cynic of course....

From: John Thomspon 06 October 2021 19:03 PM

And unless the minimum wage hits £30 an hour and Boris lends every first time buyer a £25k deposit, this is nothing but a pipedream. It doesn't add up on many levels, but basic affordability (with interest rates on their way up) is the most glaringly obvious one.

From: John Thomspon 06 October 2021 15:31 PM

Quick question?...And how did those Landlords get to the position where they own multiple property? By bloody hard graft in the vast majority of cases! Tenant's who put in the same hard graft will, in time, find they will be able to afford their own investments; be that property, sharers, watches, wine, family holidays....whatever takes their fancy! We must get away from this narrative of self entitlement and back to the realty of life. You get out of life what you put in....but it takes decades for most. This continuous demonisation and will to punish the prudent will send us in to a financial abyss. Simple really.... and what the vast majority of decent people really think. The Labour Party really do need to get out of their own little echo chamber and wake up to this, or they will continue to fade into obscurity.

From: John Thomspon 27 September 2021 12:16 PM

I left Rightmove last year. Being candid, I was extremely nervous, my business having been on the portal for many years. Even given the pandemic, enquires and new business have remained constant, just increasing from other sources. Right now, I am delighted that I took the plunge. I have saved a 5 figure sum (so far) and would never go back. I would encourage all agents to do the same. Only then will RM wake up and smell the coffee.

From: John Thomspon 26 February 2021 07:18 AM

I don't get the negative comments about publicity for free portals....unless of course they are all coming from Rightmove in disguise!

From: John Thomspon 30 November 2020 12:09 PM

As a small independent who has been held to ransom by Rightmove for many years, speaking personally, I welcome Boomin. I have cancelled my Rightmove membership to expire at the end of November. Nice saving for Christmas, and quite frankly, with a tough year ahead, I need to make more savings. My presence online with Zoopla, OTM and Boomin for a total less than a third of the cost of Rightmove seems a sensible future plan. Being solely in Lettings, I have the product (Landlords) already and will rely on the bespoke service I provide to keep clients and grow my business..... certainly not Rightmove.

From: John Thomspon 25 November 2020 10:40 AM

If Countrywide is ever to work again, it needs to be run by estate agents at the very top who are invested in the business and have a proven shop floor history. No more corporate employees who jump from MD ship to MD ship, making a fast buck on the way The distance between the top and bottom needs to be dramatically reduced with the removal of tiers of non-fee earners who have been taking Countrywide and its shareholders for a ride for a very long time. p.s. some identify and joined up branding would be one of the first changes I'd make!

From: John Thomspon 09 November 2020 09:26 AM

Talk about a sticking plaster to cover a gaping wound. I have never seen so much disgust amongst Agents. Rightmove will go out o business unless they get a grip of this situation immediately.

From: John Thomspon 18 March 2020 10:03 AM

No one suggests that Agents know everything and, in my opinion, they should certainly all need to be qualified. My point was that the elephant in the room, when it comes to compliance, is private Landlords. Most think they are fully compliant and are blissfully unaware that they are not. Only yesterday I had a professional Landlord provide me a Form 6A . I politely pointed out to him this was the wrong form and a new 6A was brought out last June. Suffice it to say, that Landlord will need to re-serve notice with the correct documentation. Trust me, this is the smallest tip of a very big iceberg.

From: John Thomspon 29 January 2020 08:33 AM

As an 'old' Agent I wholly endorse this qualification requirement..... BUT.... every self managing Landlord MUST also be made to fulfil the same trading requirements. When will the penny drop that the biggest problem in the PRS is not Agents, but private Landlords. If I had a pound each time I came across a non-compliant Landlord that arrogantly thought he knew it all, I would be a very, rich man by now!

From: John Thomspon 28 January 2020 13:22 PM

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