Home Sellers: Your Preparation For The Sale Of Your Property Should Start Before A Buyer Is Found
Most people think selling a home starts when the photographs are taken, the property appea...
I Love You Enough To Tell You The Truth
A few years ago, a good friend of mine called me out on something - and I'll be honest - i...
Mortgage Brokers: Keep Hold of the Reins
In the last edition I referenced Aesop's Four Oxen and the Lion to illustrate what indepen...
Apparently One in Three Home Sales Fall Through. The Old Way Is Running Out of Time.
One in three sales apparently fall through before completion. ( see whitepaper page 22 for...
The Independents Have the Numbers. What They Lack Is Unity.
I grew up reading Aesop's fables and virtually every fairy tale I could get my hands on. L...
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 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...
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....
A Better System Is Not Enough. It Needs Better People.
In the first edition of this newsletter, I wrote about the uncomfortable reality of moving...
One Transaction Should Not Be Managed in Six Different Places
In the previous edition, I argued that the property transaction should begin when the sell...
Sold, Subject to Chaos
I'm writing a book about why moving home in Britain has become so painful. I don't want it...
"Don't Think! Just Do."
There comes a moment in every professional's career when they intuitively know what to do....
What Are You Working For?
Why do you get out of bed every morning? It's a simple question. But it has a habit of bec...
What is a Maverick?
There's been a few comments raised recently about what a Maverick actually is and why its ...
Where did it all go wrong?
There's no shortage of headlines talking about recent government announcements to reform t...
Building Something Better: A Decade of Innovation in Estate Agency
A few days ago, I tested LinkedIn's 'Suggested for You' to see what machine learning is tr...
Innovators and AI vs. Exploitation: The End of Coercive Capital?
Philip Wylonis' article on private equity and venture capital abuse has triggered an extra...
Tech Jeeves: Serving the Estate Agency Industry
In agency, as a service supplier to a service industry, I take on the role of Tech Jeeves—...
Why Transaction Delays Aren’t Just About Conveyancing
This explanation was prompted by John Coulter's article, another suggested piece that is r...
The Forgotten Craft of Expertise
Over the past few days, I've spoken with some of the most experienced minds in the propert...
The Power of Buyer Commitment: How Upfront Searches Can Transform Property Transactions
In the fast-moving property market, speed and certainty are crucial. Delays and fall-throu...
Why True Innovation Needs Intelligent Investment -Not a Three-Year Flip Mentality
The LinkedIn algorithm decided I needed to see a thread. Usually, these things pass me by ...
Rightmove is Leaving Estate Agents Exposed – And It's Completely Unacceptable
I recently attended a conference for property search providers where a presentation was gi...
Why *EVERYONE* Should Care About the Home Buying and Selling Process, Including Business Owners!
The property market affects far more than just home buyers and sellers. Every person, from...
Property transaction delays
Delays in property transactions are all too common, and they’re usually caused by one thing: not hav...
Auctions ‘upfront information’ initiative rolled out for estate agents
Datarooms, which have 'transformed' the auctions process over the past 17 years or so, are...