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Mark Walmsley

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Offering “The Way to Move” to homeowners and buyers alike with a full menu of services in the best interest of our clients!

my expertise in the industry

21 years in the industry and prior, media, marketing and sales.

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Is there a surprise here?

From: Mark Walmsley 16 November 2022 18:47 PM

Neither had Vic or any of the board when I last looked to be honest with you? Apologies if this is incorrect.

From: Mark Walmsley 20 April 2022 18:00 PM

Stop the press!

From: Mark Walmsley 05 April 2022 14:27 PM

Trying to appease the employers for constant requests for social media posts may also have instigated this. Nothing that wrong with the post but with house prices rising I think the reality of the suggestion is much removed from its content.

From: Mark Walmsley 17 March 2022 09:23 AM

Complete sense which is overlooked by those that can make it happen, so far…

From: Mark Walmsley 15 March 2022 08:20 AM

What successes have this company had?People aside (and some of my fellow LPEs & TO’s were lovely) they left myself and my family (and 100’s more like us) in corporate debt when they changed their model. As a ltd company I had to sack my wife (a previous agent who assisted my sales progression and admin) and I had a bounce back loan with NO income to pay fo My income was cut by 60/70% on average. I am dealing with the fallout and wonder if any other self employed Purple Bricks agents out there found a solution to this with BBL’s and the like?

From: Mark Walmsley 10 March 2022 08:10 AM

This is a fantastic debate and one that splits many of us straight down the middle. The business will become more consumer led and what works for them we will need to adapt to. The beauty of service, satisfying for the agent and the client when delivered, appeals to so many who are willing (currently) to pay for it. However generational changes will likely make “service” a semantical change for “precise automation”. If the automation delivers results then this also will be considered “service”. Like many businesses, a lot of the estate agency “disruptors” will tie there own professional nooses.

From: Mark Walmsley 13 December 2021 10:42 AM

So, inheritance tax and capital gains on your own homes?

From: Mark Walmsley 09 December 2021 07:25 AM

Andrew Stanton. Maybe the investors are the issue here? Who would throw more money at these models?

From: Mark Walmsley 06 December 2021 22:15 PM

Ain’t about the agent, it’s about the consumer. A balance tipped in favour of “the hand that feeds” with great consumer interaction is all we all want…

From: Mark Walmsley 12 November 2021 18:47 PM

I have so many things to say and all of them are entirely obvious….

From: Mark Walmsley 04 November 2021 13:58 PM

I would like to see a member of Purplebricks board with Estate Agency experience. Simply numbers and tactics an Estate Agency do not make.

From: Mark Walmsley 14 October 2021 12:06 PM

“Fear of the unknown” is the issue now. During the height of COVID, moving house was an emotional necessity for many. Now a majority of the sellers (who did not take the plunge earlier) are possibly rueing it but also worried about financials. PLUS we are in that catch 22 where the general public are thinking “if nothing is on the market for sale, then why would I choose from only a small selection of properties”. This mentality means stagnation until would be buyers “go for it” and launch there own for sale too.

From: Mark Walmsley 04 October 2021 10:55 AM

Whether anyone likes or not, the public like Rightmove. They don't see the agents cost or the arrogance of their annual price hikes. The only way to stop the beast is to not engage with it at all but the lack of "bravery" (or is it genuine risk still?) will keep agents paying and promoting the RM brand.

From: Mark Walmsley 24 August 2021 14:09 PM

A fight like this makes you think that knocking on doors is probably the most reliable option. 😂

From: Mark Walmsley 05 August 2021 08:14 AM

In Warwickshire a local agent owned portal has been set up (sounds familiar Radar Homes, CWHomes etc) with an aim to improve leads and shift buyers from RM. When I last checked even the agents owing it have not ditched Rightmove. Until buyers find something better (marketing genius and unlimited budget for at least a decade) Rightmove will not be toppled. Buyers like it and tragically for us agents there is nothing that you can do to change that unless you’re wealthy enough to pick and choose your clients!

From: Mark Walmsley 30 July 2021 14:25 PM

“Called SmartVal, it provides an online valuation for visitors to the site”- but you have to use an agent -“matchmaker”for off market property leads - but you have to use an agent. The tools designed are clear. Surely this portal has an agenda that only the very short sighted cannot see. If the take up of agents and referral fees is not as hoped, could this be the big budget self listing platform of choice? I guess no one knows but there’s going to be at least a 5 year strategy here and it will certainly be an adaptable and adjustable one. Maybe I’m just full of it…..

From: Mark Walmsley 20 July 2021 08:27 AM

We are trusted to enter the public’s homes. What “investigation” is needed.if he was one of mine it would be a pre work meeting and an instant dismissal. Social media is equally as negative as it is positive and is quite broken. Maybe we should re classify it as “anti social media”.

From: Mark Walmsley 12 July 2021 10:10 AM

I’ve met dozens of experienced agents who are appalling and offer no care or attention as to what is best for the client at all. This is not 🚀 science. This business is people who want to sell a house, an agent promoting a house, an agent finding a buyer for a house, due diligence and correct advice (which can be learned you know) and good solicitors on board to see it through.

From: Mark Walmsley 09 July 2021 12:26 PM

How much could they pay a “self employed agent” with hypothetical “referral fees” as the main source of income. How on 🌍 is this a business model rather than a simple soundbite/usp.

From: Mark Walmsley 05 July 2021 08:29 AM

I'd like to see high street numbers pro rata too to be honest but yes, these figures do look accurate.

From: Mark Walmsley 24 June 2021 11:06 AM

This is quite honestly the most “non article” I’ve ever read on EAT. Sorry Graham. It’s like a “stop the press!”, “estate agent does all it can think of ways to win more business without actually thinking much” headline.

From: Mark Walmsley 22 June 2021 21:05 PM

I’ll drop him a line. Seriously! Let’s see if Pb can defend themselves here as legitimate agents!😜

From: Mark Walmsley 21 May 2021 09:00 AM

Good debate this. I wonder if they’ll reply?

From: Mark Walmsley 20 May 2021 13:55 PM

I think getagent has made a serious mistake here. Whether you “like the model or not” I’ve worked with TO’s and LPE’s better than any in a 20 year high street career. The agents on the ground are estate agents and all have been “high street” at some stage. I guess eXp and KW will be banned too. “Statistics damn statistics” comes to mind and not including a major player because you don’t like them makes the analysis they’ve undertaken pointless.

From: Mark Walmsley 20 May 2021 08:18 AM

So what’s it’s name? Emoov was bought for a quarter of a mil by an ex PB/Yopa agent from memory. What’s the new brands name?

From: Mark Walmsley 18 May 2021 08:32 AM

Great point from Chris Arnold. Estate agency is pretty intangible with decisions made on promises, pitches and pricing. If getting the price right is the predominant “need”, until instructed and launched the reality is the client doesn’t know if they’ve made the right decision or not. Possibly why such a massive percentage win on the second listing eh?

From: Mark Walmsley 11 May 2021 08:15 AM

Spot on Chris Arnold. However and tragically, as long as RM exists then agents will continue to use "NOT ON RM" as the first stick to bash the brave agent with. The public's awareness of RM is so great its a tall order to persuade "against" it when it does create the most "eyeballs". I've always believed "why market your home to the world", when in a certain demographic certainly, the right buyer lives within walking distance anyway.

From: Mark Walmsley 04 May 2021 08:13 AM

The quality of presentation and marketing from both Reeds Rains and Your Move in my area has shown a disregard to wanting to actually sell houses for years!

From: Mark Walmsley 29 April 2021 08:05 AM

You leave and you move on. Everyone knows what agency should be about but often the bigger the beast the bigger the burden and “people” get lost. Clients, customers, colleagues and workforce alike.

From: Mark Walmsley 28 April 2021 08:38 AM

Cracker Time: Q: “How many portals does it take to sell a house or charge an agent to sell a house?” A: “How many do you want?”

From: Mark Walmsley 27 April 2021 11:29 AM

Obvious from the offset.

From: Mark Walmsley 03 April 2021 11:04 AM

Please help. A prerecorded virtual viewing is subjective with no customer interaction. A live walk through means agent at house, buyer at home. Health, risk and geography aside, if you’ve called the viewer and chatted, why not both physically attend if the property feels right if you’ve got to physically attend anyway? Less physical relationship x 24 months means less closer to needing physical agent surely?

From: Mark Walmsley 30 March 2021 12:09 PM

Oops. Not really worth an article to be fair though. A bit subjective me thinks.

From: Mark Walmsley 26 March 2021 08:11 AM

Great objective interview and article.

From: Mark Walmsley 20 March 2021 11:48 AM

Sensible and long awaited. Obvious too. Uber incredible employer/self employed precedent is certainly something to give attention too!

From: Mark Walmsley 17 March 2021 08:26 AM

Wow. What do you really think Steve?😂

From: Mark Walmsley 08 March 2021 07:16 AM

I guess The Society of Licensed Conveyancers, the Bold Legal Group and the Conveyancing Association have been to busy working on files to address this any earlier! Still, this is the correct path surely, possible just a little late with a proposal?

From: Mark Walmsley 01 March 2021 15:37 PM

That is hilarious Michael

From: Mark Walmsley 26 February 2021 08:41 AM

The points referencing language and complexity are true. In most professionals a purposeful barrier of semantic entry is established to justify the “professional” position at the expense of the layman. Law, accountancy, investment, estate agency, we are all guilty of this. At its most simple, that’s why I try hard to not use vendor, applicant or even dual/sole agency unless I’m caught on the hop. Gazebo, Breezemove and others are all pioneering portals to try and break a similar barrier of entry and modernise and streamline the archaism. Estate agents like us need to embrace this new breed because simplicity and transparency are trumping protectionism in many industries now and ours will surely follow.

From: Mark Walmsley 26 January 2021 09:19 AM

I completely agree with both Phil and Kirsty in both regards. Which is unusual....

From: Mark Walmsley 11 January 2021 09:57 AM

'shaken up the industry more than anything else since Purplebricks itself and the launch of OnTheMarket (OTM) back in 2014-15'. When and how? I see nothing different and can’t help but think that the agent has, once again, simply another choice to make of how to spend or save there money. “Agents Together” is wonderful. It’s timing, although perfect for the agents, was also cynically very tidy for the founders.

From: Mark Walmsley 07 January 2021 17:06 PM

Agree with you Graham. I’m just highlighting, financially, rather than performance wise, how his success would compare with the high street. Even if he achieves small, he will likely be better rewarded. I can’t see him hitting less than 70% with his attitude as long as his valuations are on point.

From: Mark Walmsley 05 January 2021 14:28 PM

The negativity here is crazy. Fair play lad. I’ve met the team at the new and improved easyProperty and they are warm, welcoming, experienced and professional. If Chaim lists one property and week and sells two a month he will be earning more per annum than corporate office managers. Best of success to you Chaim.

From: Mark Walmsley 05 January 2021 13:31 PM

I really want to sell something to zpg!

From: Mark Walmsley 30 December 2020 09:19 AM

This solution benefits everyone and is the only way for a definitive end of the holiday without a simple kicking of the ball down the road.

From: Mark Walmsley 21 December 2020 10:15 AM

I would think honouring the stamp duty for sales with memorandums issued prior to March 31st sensible. That’s the only black and white true “cut off” that is unarguable. Otherwise the stamp duty holiday may as well not exist from today as the degree of success/failure is so high.

From: Mark Walmsley 19 December 2020 10:19 AM

I think that tech may be called “more staff!”

From: Mark Walmsley 18 December 2020 09:35 AM

Ive been in the business for 20 years and been an owner director of a successful agency too. I’ve been instructed on over 110 properties with Purplebricks since mid February and have sold over 95. Many have completed and a number still refuse to reduce, a problem endemic with “nsnf”agents far more than those who are motivated with a pay up front or “pay regardless” model. How any professional has time to spend over analysing another agencies business is beyond me. The PB (or online/hybrid model) is not a complicated one so what is the point?

From: Mark Walmsley 16 December 2020 10:00 AM

Estate agency is not a moral business. Estate agency that thinks about it’s clients best need first, is. This is why the corporate machine has about 5 years left before complete collapse (unless they accept the needs of the clients and customer first). My advice for 18 - 21 year old in this business is too become surveyors. Quality estate agency will not occur unless the agent is a master or their own destiny. Working badly for the “powers that be” is not acceptable anymore.

From: Mark Walmsley 11 December 2020 23:57 PM

Homesearch is a good product. We can’t deny that. But agents need to accept what they want and what the buying and selling public want are two very different bags.

From: Mark Walmsley 11 December 2020 10:19 AM

Boxing Day numbers will belong to Rightmove once again. They’ll again be publicising how much activity they attracted when Boomin launches.

From: Mark Walmsley 11 December 2020 07:52 AM

3.5 million! How do you do it! 😂

From: Mark Walmsley 05 December 2020 10:26 AM

I've just had a chat with an excellent conveyancer I've known for years about a new legal start up. I simply wanted an introduction to wills and probate. I clearly made this mistake of telling this genuinely close contact (we've socialized outside of work, remember those days!) that this was a proposition to aid and speed a process and make the department more profitable. Honestly, I think his stomach turned and the "old school" defensive barrier shot up. Block chain is clearly only progressing in an upward projection but it will not be welcomed by all. If the collateral damage is jobs, I hope there is a middle ground.

From: Mark Walmsley 01 December 2020 17:23 PM

I wonder whether Purple Bricks will buy into this 🤪

From: Mark Walmsley 25 November 2020 13:50 PM

5 Million Pounds? For a referral portal for Estate Agents? Is it the first day of April?

From: Mark Walmsley 19 November 2020 08:42 AM

Agents perform with the help of Boomin and then pay more and more. The agent converts the leads to business and Boomin earn more. I’m not saying it’s a shock and it’s not the worst deal out there at all. It does feel a little like a set up though. Especially after (being cynical now and taking NOTHING away from the key objective of Agents Together) the Bruce’s recent charm offensive (sic) I’m pretty sure that one of the first rules of investment is not to aim to compete directly with the market leaders either.

From: Mark Walmsley 18 November 2020 12:10 PM

Well if 99% of EAT’s readership is estate agents this STRIKE press release will not reach the eyes and ears of the buying public. If market research tells me anything however it has proven a clear divide between good service & a healthy fee and as low a fee as possible. The market is big enough for everyone as long as you are honest to your objectives.

From: Mark Walmsley 06 November 2020 10:31 AM

I think with TV and YouTube/social RM will have a competitor. Ive struggled to see how zoopla or on the market offer anything radically different and clearly the consumers (buyers and sellers) have struggled to as well. At the end of the day and a bit like Purple Bricks and Rightmove, if the marketing budget is there, the public will get to know of it. There are possibly eight portals out there firing leads and unique estate agent benefits that seem to be falling on deaf ears to a degree (marketing budget again). A huge marketing budget does not mean you have the best product but it does mean more people will have the opportunity to try it.

From: Mark Walmsley 02 November 2020 14:43 PM

Where does it’s say agents will pay? “Hooked” I’m guessing, is owned by the guild so unless you are a member of the guild I’m guessing this won’t be open to an agent. With the guild “limiting” its base of agents per town this doesn’t make “hooked”, if a guild product very welcoming. If “hooked” is not a guild product then what have they got to do with this? Explanation someone?

From: Mark Walmsley 27 October 2020 11:29 AM

All good but I pity the conveyancers on the last Friday in March!

From: Mark Walmsley 23 October 2020 08:17 AM

Just a quickie? Who is listing? Agent or the Vendor? This excerpt seems to state both? “Mutual allows potential vendors to gauge the level of buyer-interest in their property, by listing it pre-sale; they then see how many registered buyers view their details via a dashboard”. THIS SUGGEST VENDOR LISTING “Mutual is a platform which enables agents to pre-market their actual market appraisals as opposed to just their instructions. THIS SUGGEST AGENTS ARE “PRE LISTING”. Thanks in advance...

From: Mark Walmsley 20 October 2020 15:51 PM

I can’t help but think the future is either HIGH fee or NO fee. If you’re paying a lot of money to get mediocre service then why bother at all?

From: Mark Walmsley 17 October 2020 10:46 AM

Why no comments? Confusion or nonchalance?

From: Mark Walmsley 16 October 2020 00:32 AM

Wow. What a lot of options estate agents can spend their hard earned money on these days...

From: Mark Walmsley 25 September 2020 11:54 AM

Trying to find a story in this but struggling I’m afraid?😂 Does the articles core mean “priced correctly property will sell”? Sorry I’m being facetious this morning!

From: Mark Walmsley 17 September 2020 08:40 AM

Rightmove budget? Homesearch Intel? Onedome and Propertyheads local connectivity, All very samey to me at this stage.

From: Mark Walmsley 09 September 2020 08:56 AM

Wow. That is passionate.

From: Mark Walmsley 06 September 2020 15:49 PM

Who are subscribers? Rightmove are paid by agents. Are agents subscribers? Or are consumers subscribers (i.e the customers subscribing for “alerts” etc”. I’m just curious as to whether all these new portals are just d**k measuring or whether they are prioritising the actual end user (buyer).

From: Mark Walmsley 05 September 2020 19:56 PM

Robert Mays point is spot on. In most industries where something is for sale a duplicate is possible (Cars/furniture/clothes/boats etc). Very rarely is one product that costs so much and means so much to so many people offered to all. By default when that one product is sold to one of 10 hopeful buyers, 9 customers are then left unhappy. If you have the ability to communicate properly you will explain this to the unlucky buyers in advance ensuring that they do not take it personally (and that you do not antagonise them with wrong advice along the way!). You can minimise risk as the estate agent, buy you can’t minimise the number of unsuccessful buyers. If you offer support, advice and assistance however the stereotype may change (do we care about stereotypes though if we’re not examples of them?).

From: Mark Walmsley 29 August 2020 14:23 PM

I’d like to have a chat with you Mr Stanton

From: Mark Walmsley 26 August 2020 13:13 PM

Paul! I wonder how many others think like you! If you are part of a community of like minded thinkers we’re in trouble! 😂

From: Mark Walmsley 19 August 2020 14:33 PM

Great product, like a few others, It’s a dichotomy though this. Is the intention to rule out a time waster or to generate more interest. I guess no time wasters but less interest, just positive interest. I’ve had a real mixed response. Do you know where the buyer enters the house and says “ This is so much better than I thought“, if they had seen a virtual tour, would they have attended at all? Is it better to keep somethings hidden a little. No right or wrong answers here I think, just different models for different agents?

From: Mark Walmsley 19 August 2020 14:27 PM

That’s genuinely really funny!

From: Mark Walmsley 17 August 2020 09:25 AM

Ain’t no idea a new idea

From: Mark Walmsley 11 August 2020 21:48 PM

How complicated does everyone want to make it. I want to buy a house. You want to sell a house. How much do you want To pay for that house and how much do you want to sell it? Deal or no deal and on we go....sorry😂

From: Mark Walmsley 11 August 2020 21:47 PM

Whatever agents want and becomes irrelevant if the public don’t agree. For as long as the RM marketing budget dominates (And grows?) the brand remains at the forefront of the public eye.

From: Mark Walmsley 08 August 2020 09:43 AM

Unless there is real uniqueness, “LaunchB” sounds a little too much like “PlanB”. If the past shows us anything it’s that the biggest marketing budget (Rightmove 4 portals, Purple Bricks 4 agents) has brought success whether deserved or not. We will soon have 6-8 portals operating within the same (albeit more technical & agent supportive) Market place as one another.

From: Mark Walmsley 14 July 2020 12:23 PM

What do OneDome & Homesearch do differently please?

From: Mark Walmsley 09 July 2020 14:39 PM

Very interesting developments here. We’ve just got to hope that proptech and private enterprise when proving validity are not put back in a box by red tape and opinion when the Government decide to to step up. Well done Gazeal for your work so far.

From: Mark Walmsley 08 July 2020 08:10 AM

What do Rishi Sunak and the latest Ghostbusters movie release have in common? You know those good intentions that fail miserably because the timing is so badly off? Great idea shocking delivery. Just when agency couldn’t believe it’s luck and the business was bouncing back big, a lovely carrot to stall everything. Maybe October? What playground do they live in?

From: Mark Walmsley 07 July 2020 09:34 AM

These are fun adverts. Expensive but fun. Say what you like about PB but these are certainly there best yet. “Commissary“ was cringing and needling. This is fun.

From: Mark Walmsley 03 July 2020 08:18 AM

“Wheeler threatened the industry with a possible ban on referral fees if voluntary behaviour and transparency were not improved”. So we improve and make referral fees transparent. How complicated is this? Referrals still take time and they still require trust to be established between the parties involved. There is nothing negative about earning a referral fee we just have to declare it transparently. I don’t know why this is tasked to the Secretary of State for Housing either? Surely referral fees are not solely a “Property industry” income generator?

From: Mark Walmsley 27 June 2020 11:58 AM

Business shuts 2 offices opens 1 and gets new Investors. This isn’t news people.

From: Mark Walmsley 23 June 2020 08:14 AM

If land registry property “value” algorithms are an accurate example of market value then I’ve been looking in the wrong place for 20 years.

From: Mark Walmsley 22 June 2020 09:29 AM

During April, I "sold" 4 properties with video viewings. They all viewed afterwards and are all proceeding nicely. I did not "post" my success as I felt they were all tenuous. Did they rule out certain parties? Yes a few. Enough to continue to use them? I feel they will become another "costly" instruction winner with the quality and the bar being raised higher and higher ("if it's not a Matterport is it worth doing at all etc"). Once everyone is doing it then what next? And so we go on.....

From: Mark Walmsley 19 June 2020 09:24 AM

This is a very interesting development that will require old school solicitor firms to invest in but with very possibly a lower cost for them in personnel down the line. Positives and negatives in this regard but clarity, transparency and consumer needs should always come first surely.

From: Mark Walmsley 17 June 2020 10:10 AM

Great work and vision Adam. Stand by your guns and best of health.

From: Mark Walmsley 10 June 2020 13:25 PM

Not what I was expecting to hear this. I said to my family years ago that once a personal target had been hit I would rather help and support than simply “earn”. Charity, education or coaching felt natural. I wonder if a similar Eureka moment has hit Messrs Bruce.....or is there a sting in the tail to come.

From: Mark Walmsley 09 June 2020 07:55 AM

Complicated but interesting choice of variable routes to success and knowledge here. I wonder what the consumer wants?

From: Mark Walmsley 06 June 2020 12:13 PM

Are you genuinely motivated to sell? If you are and the marketing is sound (the standards with PB do vary LPE to LPE) then use PB. If there is the slightest doubt that you may stay or rent your property instead then waste the time of a traditional NSNF agent who can test the market for you at a stupid price you’ll never achieve. Charging through the nose the motivated does mitigate the greedy “punters” whose property will not sell, will not garner interest and they will not reduce. I’ve worked in traditional (mainstream and high end for 20 years) and PB and the PB model does work if the client is well informed and genuinely wants to sell. They will also pay substantially less. We should all accept that whatever our model it will not fit hand in glove with every client. There is businesses for everyone that knows what they’re doing.

From: Mark Walmsley 04 June 2020 08:40 AM

“Land Registry sold”, do these figures therefore include the 90 days after completion to appear upon LR public view? If they do then these numbers aren’t unrealistic. Not necessarily an agency issue this at all though as most sold property spends longer from sstc to completion with conveyancers than with the agent themselves? Too long though is quite right. With cash flow now critical (as if it wasn’t before) then unnecessary delays anywhere should be addressed to keep the wheels turning.

From: Mark Walmsley 04 June 2020 08:25 AM

Congratulations to Jim and to Sean. I enjoyed Jim’s energy, humour and Joie de vivre. Having successfully traded and, dare I say, pioneered the self employed model locally for many many, years this could be an interesting alternative to the national “hybrid” brands.

From: Mark Walmsley 01 June 2020 08:04 AM

Great article Sam. What are your thoughts on Portals vs Facebook live etc. I’d love to hear? You’re a very busy man at the moment but would love to touch base. Walmsleyanddaughters@gmail.com

From: Mark Walmsley 27 May 2020 18:12 PM

I’ve been looking at properties to purchase in North Devon and the quality and presentation of Ewemoves listings are standout. Best of luck with the webinar!

From: Mark Walmsley 11 May 2020 08:15 AM

I think a first rate sales team, led by an inspiring sales director who can redirect customers and clients away from Rightmove with confidence is necessary. For as long as consumers see value and trust in "Rightmove" many RM agents will always play the "well they don't even advertise on Rightmove card". If you have a powerful and genuine reason why you don't use Rightmove (i.e a consumer friendly and trusted alternative) then this needs to be at the forefront of your agencies agenda. But it can't be based on cost, it has to be based on what the consumer wants.

From: Mark Walmsley 07 May 2020 14:00 PM

There’s a surprise. Glad I haven’t found myself preaching to the world about all of my virtually agreed sales now!

From: Mark Walmsley 01 May 2020 09:56 AM

If its been asked of them and epropservices have produced this as an indicator to the government as to how we can all get back to work safely, then brilliant. If they have just produced a "back to work" schedule and manifesto for their own businesses and members then this is not news at all.

From: Mark Walmsley 28 April 2020 12:08 PM

This is very contradictory to a previous RM press release that expressed their "comfortable" cash position that would enable them to see this crisis out. I wish I could find the link but I've read so many posts over the last 6 weeks I wouldn't know where to find it! Probably in EAT somewhere!

From: Mark Walmsley 28 April 2020 12:01 PM

This is very contradictory to a previous RM press release that expressed their "comfortable" cash position that would enable them to see this crisis out. I wish I could find the link but I've read so many posts over the last 6 weeks I wouldn't know where to find it! Probably in EAT somewhere!

From: Mark Walmsley 28 April 2020 12:01 PM

Good luck to Guernsey. If no new spike then a precedent maybe. Best of health.

From: Mark Walmsley 24 April 2020 08:57 AM

“Rightmove at a fair price is very much the agents’ friend”. How can this comment be misconstrued? There is a passion at the moment to shout the benefits of constant social media posts, quality content in the right medium (facebook, instagram etc) and social and digital networking. This is because we are all trying to find a way into the minds (and hearts) of possible clients and customers. If agents STOP thinking about what they want (clients and fees) and start thinking more about what the customer wants, posts and content will become more honest and less disingenuous and the customer will be happy. What would make a buyer more happy than ONLY having to look in one place for their ideal home! That's the simple truth and it's that which Rightmove have profited from so greedily. Let them do what they do (but improved) and with sensible and lower fees! I don't know of any buyer that enjoys looking in countless different places for a new home.

From: Mark Walmsley 22 April 2020 10:55 AM

Considering "Sourced Capital" offer a specialist property investment division could this be a cunning stunt to enable greater returns for their investors? I'm just pleased (with no derogation to EAT) that the public may not get to read the volume of industry psycho babble that we do daily.

From: Mark Walmsley 21 April 2020 09:33 AM

Well done Knight Frank. Not just Furlough and top up but loftier safeguards/solutions as well.

From: Mark Walmsley 14 April 2020 13:13 PM

I would argue that if buyers and sellers were considered first, then, as Chris suggests, success it all about inventory of stock and ease of access to it. Therefore, currently, nothing, as yet, offers any competition to Rightmove. Unless Rightmove addresses it’s extortionate pricing then this may not though be the case forever.

From: Mark Walmsley 12 April 2020 13:33 PM

Mike, you haven’t got a clue what you’re talking about. Estate Agents rarely earn much money outside of the top end. No one is devaluing nurses by simply asking for help with there own situation. I’ve got 5 daughters and work 6-7 days a week in this industry. I drive a 2008 Mercedes worth about £1500. Why are you on this forum?

From: Mark Walmsley 08 April 2020 13:21 PM

Keith Russell’s comments were accurate and realistic. There is far too much smoke and too many mirrors at play within our industry at this current time. “Business as usual”, it is not. Neither are virtual valuations and viewings the solutions to clients selling their homes. Who, honestly now (scavengers and auction investors aside), is going to commit to survey and searches on a family home they’ve never visited? Even if they could find a surveyor to attend, just one problem revealed and the risk will be too great. There is simply no desperate need for anyone to prioritise moving house during this horror show unless they have already committed. What we are seeing from agents, both small and substantial, is a desire to stay relevant and stay at the forefront of customers minds. Listing houses (let alone achieving completions of new stock during this mess!), must be borderline against a clients best interest, rather than working for it.

From: Mark Walmsley 30 March 2020 09:14 AM

I’m no tub thumper for Rightmove by any means. I’ve been very critical in the past, but if you make a mistake and quickly realise and act then I’ll give respect where due. They’ve now resolved it with something better than they would likely have committed to at the off set. It’s hard to judge “take 2” negatively.

From: Mark Walmsley 27 March 2020 09:02 AM

Stop knocking! At the end of the day who would belittle a High Street start up with a USP of there own? let them try and good luck to all.

From: Mark Walmsley 03 March 2020 09:46 AM

Stop knocking! At the end of the day who would belittle a High Street start up with a USP of there own? let them try and good luck to all.

From: Mark Walmsley 03 March 2020 09:43 AM

What about the relationships with the existing franchise holders in areas that an associate (like me potentially) would then compete within?

From: Mark Walmsley 14 February 2020 12:33 PM

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