BLOG: Charlie Lamdin’s radical long term plan to dismantle the power structure in the property industry and level the playing field, with bestagent.co.uk Charlie Lamdin, BestAgent’s founder, has been studying the property industry from the inside since 1998. He knows more...
DOCUMENTARY UNCOVERS: Agent dirty tricks Most valuations are actually too low 3 month lock-in contracts are dead ALSO: Shows all agents are not equal (but most will lose you money) Shows what to look out for in the agents who come...
Nobody thinks choosing an agent is a problem, until it costs you £30k. Chris and Cass Miller-Jones wanted to sell their house and planned to go with the agent they used ten years ago and already knew of as they didn't...
According to data from property site BestAgent around 900 estate and lettings agency offices have closed since July 2020, as at 1 Feb 2021. Despite this 4% closure rate (of around 22,270 agents listing live properties in that period) figures...
Two days ago Rightmove made an offer to its agent customers (partial deferral for a few months but no discount) that resulted in mass outrage. It was so insulting and derisory that by yesterday thousands of agents had sent in...
Since this blog was published, RM made a subsequent offer of 75% discount for 4 months which is discussed in this post. Today, Rightmove made the biggest mistake of its existence, and probably marked the beginning of the end of...
In 2020 BestAgent will begin to change the dynamics in the property industry. We will start the shift of power back to the individual agents, the ones on the front line who deal face to face with customers, delivering personal...
What's harder than an agent winning an instruction? A seller choosing the right agent first time. Which is why more than half of UK home sellers have to change agents before they actually sell. The "how to choose an estate agent" advice...
Moving: The Agent's Nightmare Moving is harder than it should be for all parties involved, especially agents. This is surprising, given that all parties involved share a common goal: for the move to happen. So why is it such an ordeal, such a...
