One of my god-children has just completed two weeks work experience at Douglas & Gordon. When reporting back to his father to relate his experience, he said that it wasn’t a career for him. Fair enough! But the reason he gave was that being an estate agent seemed a very unfulfilling and boring profession. “All they do is show people houses, and when they do they don’t seem to do much selling.” I realise that recounting this tale does not show Douglas & Gordon in a very good light, but it is the perception of the general public and of many people who do choose to enter this profession. It couldn’t possibly be further from the truth. To be a truly outstanding estate agent requires a great many skills (very few people have them), and the easiest part of the process is showing someone around a house.
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Douglas & Gordon’s February 2010 Market Report
March 11th, 2010 by Ivor DickinsonResidential Sales
For the second month running, the amount of property available for sale is steadily growing. It is still less than this time last year, but only by 7%. The number of new properties coming to the market is also healthy – not as many as in January, but still 40% more than February 2009 and likewise valuations are up 32% for the same period.
There is still a strong desire to invest in London property with sales applicants remaining at the same high level as January and the number of sales agreed higher than in any of the previous 12 months and 38% more than February 2009.
Looking ahead
January 13th, 2010 by Ed MeadThere’s a lot being written about the year ahead and never have there been so many unknowns. Reading many opinions it’s easy to see whether their authors are vested in the property market as buyers or sellers and estate agents are always prone to talk the market up. Anyone who knows me and D&G will hopefully know that we will at least say it as we see it. Given that we have a 15% share of the market across our not inconsiderable area (not just central London) that also means that our opinion, if you chose to read it, should carry at least some weight.
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