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Martin Williams

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Hope he's up to date with the latest Apple IOS 14 Facebook pixel tracking rules !! People will have to give their permission to be tracked (unlikely)

From: Martin Williams 18 May 2021 09:20 AM

Ironic that estate agents think that conveyancing should be "Commoditized" no personal interaction, no office visits etc.... should the same not apply to agents?

From: Martin Williams 04 November 2020 09:48 AM

I agree with Mr S. Saunders above ( whose parents couldn't decide which way to spell Stewart/Stuart ?) Irony is the agents have the power but not the collective balls....they must act together and quickly and create their own portal, It's not rocket surgery ! the public will follow the properties... thing is agents must look ahead, RM is not about to stand still and let their position/ market value decline ... Mr DelPrete is correct that RM has a "network effect" and it's the place vendors want to be seen and that is exactly the future opportunity for RM. The future is easy to predict, it will be quicker, easier, cheaper and different to what we know now. If you take a look at Block-Chain technology, digitalisation progress at the land registry and digital contracts it shows that the way we buy and sell property is changing fast. Thanks to the agents RM are now big enough, rich enough and powerful enough to re-position their business model and cut out the middle man ! RM are already the biggest estate agent in the country they just get us to do all the donkey work ! The agents are both their biggest asset and their Achilles heel so if i was on the board i would want a plan B. so that if agents do grow some the business moves forward..... Such as.... Ditch the agents and go direct to the public, Buy someone (Purple Bricks) to develop a route and buy (My Home Move) to take control of conveyancing. Remember in the future property sales won't take months, it could be days once a completed chain is in place. Base your thoughts and plans on not what you know now but on the digital future. P.S. perhaps they own Purple Bricks already !

From: Martin Williams 05 March 2020 12:03 PM

Hang on chaps.... small matter of £500 withdrawal fee unpaid due to "lack of service" which means because it didn't sell the agent did nothing ! ( we all know that's not true) the vendor should have been pursued for the £500 at the time as presumeably it was in the TOB he would have signed. The article does make it clear what fee is now being sought. (commission or withdrawal fee ) or "cancellation fee" as the vendor calls it.

From: Martin Williams 25 January 2019 10:31 AM

“Agents play a crucial role in progressing sales to competition “. I’ve yet to find a solicitor who would agree with you.

From: Martin Williams 21 July 2018 10:01 AM

Reduced .... Don't tell me the agents over-valued it !

From: Martin Williams 02 May 2018 15:23 PM

James, are you doing the viewings? because to be fair and balanced you would need to talk to the viewer and ask this important question... " how did you know / first find out / see the property was available for sale" this way you know if it was the agents hot box ( that sounds SO last century !) or if it was simply a portal listing.

From: Martin Williams 25 April 2018 11:41 AM

I’m sure the demand in Chiswick is good so should not take much selling whoever you choose, I would be more interested in the sale agreed to completion details... in other words that bit the agents seem to take responsibility for yet is mostly out of their hands... how are you choosing your solicitor, keep us updated on the conveyancing too thanks

From: Martin Williams 08 April 2018 12:04 PM

Or (C.) Not making any money !

From: Martin Williams 04 January 2018 09:25 AM

The future is Block Chain... 90% of transfers are just systems anyway... won't need solicitors then. probably won't need estate agents... Rightmove buy Purple Bricks and start doing their own conveyancing... bob's your uncle !

From: Martin Williams 16 November 2017 10:49 AM

why? if it ain't broke etc. unless... instructions falling, money running out, one thing for sure it's not because R.Q. has developed a conscience !

From: Martin Williams 15 November 2017 10:15 AM

The very fact that they put gazumping top of the list shows how out of touch they are, typical "southern" comment again.

From: Martin Williams 23 October 2017 10:43 AM

But how much do they charge? that tends to define the level of service

From: Martin Williams 23 August 2017 12:37 PM

... and you wonder why vendors look for Purple alternatives !

From: Martin Williams 10 August 2017 09:13 AM

The irony is... agents have the power ( but no balls!) just imagine a future where estate agents work together, build your own portal, forget Rightmove and Zoopla.. they would crumble overnight if agents left and you could say goodnight to Purple Bricks and the like as they can't exist without them. The same thing happened 25 years ago with local newspapers, they thought they could keep increasing advertising costs because agents had no choice but be in the local paper if you wanted to be visible. You better do something because with Block-Chain technology on the horizon ( and if you don't know what that is you better find out.. fast) you won't need estate agents and you won't need solicitors... Rightmove and Zoopla will be offering the complete end to end service. "the way to predict the future is to create it " (Abraham Lincoln)

From: Martin Williams 31 July 2017 22:09 PM

What ... no comments !

From: Martin Williams 29 June 2017 12:38 PM

Does what it says on the tin .... or says what it does on the tin ?

From: Martin Williams 13 June 2017 12:24 PM

London..London and London .... do what the rest of have to do... try a price reduction !

From: Martin Williams 09 June 2017 10:05 AM

How much is is really down to the agent ? How much is down to the simple laws of supply and demand.. i notice ( as usual) its all about the south.. no coincidence the top five are London or Home Counties.

From: Martin Williams 27 April 2017 09:57 AM

sir ... sir it's not fair sir, sir purple is cheating sir ...

From: Martin Williams 02 March 2017 10:04 AM

How long before RM gets into conveyancing... mortgages.... insurance... dare i say estate agency ...

From: Martin Williams 04 February 2017 11:43 AM

What... No Comments !

From: Martin Williams 31 January 2017 13:48 PM

I agree.. the HIP was/ still is a good idea, our clunky old system was just not ready for it but the above would really help... but then in my experience a lot of agents are quite happy with the good old fashioned status quo because it helps justify their fee / existence, less work pre-sale for estate agents these days because of property portals and less work post sale because of a HIP !

From: Martin Williams 14 November 2016 12:18 PM

"The firm has reduced spending on local newspaper advertising as a result" ?

From: Martin Williams 25 October 2016 10:58 AM

shock and horror... Read All About It .... latest news property sells below asking price !!!! ( its always about the South with these commentators ) i would say the same in the East Midlands where most properties are sold below asking price simply because we don't have the luxury of demand outstripping supply.

From: Martin Williams 28 September 2016 10:39 AM

Wonder what fee they charged £795.00 + vat up front ? ( + £25.00 extra for a sign board )!

From: Martin Williams 23 September 2016 10:34 AM

Why is it always about London ? Stop whinging and just move North !

From: Martin Williams 25 July 2016 09:38 AM

Rightmove etc. will be offering conveyancing soon ( legislation changing soon ).....The government announced on November 30 2015 that it will launch a consultation by spring 2016 on removing barriers to entry for alternative business models in legal services, and on making legal service regulators independent from their representative bodies. It said: .... “This will create a fairer, more balanced regulatory regime for England and Wales that encourages competition, making it easier for businesses such as supermarkets and estate agents among others, to offer legal services like conveyancing, probate and litigation.” RM are the agent of choice for vendors at the moment.. they won't stand still , it's a natural progression to develop the model to offer the customer ( their customer ... because they don't belong to the agent as far as RM are concerned) a convenient system for buying and selling... only a matter of time unless estate agents decide to co-operate The best way to predict the future is to create it : Abraham Lincoln The comments above would suggest a certain complacency .

From: Martin Williams 07 June 2016 11:06 AM

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