Drawing Competition Shortlist In Office Window

The shortlist of drawings from local schools are currently being displayed in our office window at our Wellingborough office.

The Mayor of Wellingborough will judge the competition and select a winner from the shortlist on Monday 12th December. On the 19th December the Mayor will meet the winner at our office for a photoshoot and a cheque for £250 will be handed over to their school. The winning drawing will then feature in our forthcoming marketing campaign.

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Rachael Celebrates 10 Years!

Negotiator Rachael Haseldine has this week celebrated ten years of service with the company. She joined us in 2001 after spending two years with another estate agent but then quickly moulded herself into the “Richard James way of doing business”.

She is a well-known face in the local area and over the past ten years has helped many families move more than once. People tend to find it reassuring when they move several years on and still deal with the same … Continue Reading…

Weeks to Christmas Remain a Proactive Time to Buy or Sell

A November 2011 Home Sale Network survey amongst its members has found that buyers and sellers continue to enter the property market. Indeed, 95% stated that buyers and sellers active in the UK property market at this time of year are ‘serious about moving home’ and therefore it remains a proactive time to buy or sell.

Despite the traditionally quiet time of year in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the vast majority of survey respondents recommend that sellers list … Continue Reading…

Richard James Estate Agents named Best Agent in the Central Region By Home Sale Network!

Richard James Estate Agents is delighted to announce that they have won Home Sale Network’s prestigious 2011 Best Agent Central Regional Award at the Network’s 18th Annual Conference, held at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London on Friday 18 November.

The annual prize gives the winning Network member the title of ‘Best Agent in the Central Region’ and is awarded on a number of criteria measuring the agent’s overall contribution to Home Sale Network, their ability to demonstrate customer … Continue Reading…

Richard James Estate Agents Nominated For 2011 Regional Award – Central Region

We are pleased to announce we have been nominated by Home Sale Network, a national network of independent estate agents, for the 2011 Regional Award – Central Region.

The winner will be announced at the Awards Dinner of the 18th Annual Home Sale Network Conference, being held at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London on Friday 18 November.

To be nominated for the 2011 Regional Award – Central Region is recognition of the hard work and combined effort, commitment and enthusiasm of … Continue Reading…

Countdown to National Estate Agents Conference!

Richard James Estate Agents will soon be travelling to London to attend Home Sale Network’s Annual Conference. Taking place on Friday 18 November at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, the event is a national conference of Home Sale Network members who are all independent estate agents based across England, Scotland and Wales.

The Conference will include a trade exhibition and business expert speakers such as co-founder of the Intelligence Agency John Knell, bestselling author Paul McGee, economics expert Douglas McWilliams, the … Continue Reading…

House Drawing Competition

We have today launched a “house drawing” competition for Keystage 1 and Keystage 2 children from local Wellingborough schools.

Keystage 1 children will draw a house in a Winter scene and Keystage 2 children a house in a Spring scene. A shortlist of drawings will be displayed in our office window for a few days in December and the winners of each category will be judged by the Mayor of Wellingborough.

The winning drawings will then be used in our forthcoming … Continue Reading…

The UK Housing Market: Boys Vs. Girls

If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, how do they ever buy property together without falling out? Well according to a recent survey conducted by Home Sale Network amongst its Network members – quite amicably actually!

Survey results found that the UK property market is a shining example of gender equality with men and women sharing an equal knowledge of current housing market conditions. As a national network of specially selected, independent estate agents, of which Richard … Continue Reading…

QR codes introduced

This week we introduced Quick Response codes (QR codes) to each property we market. These codes can be scanned using a mobile phone or tablet application which will then take a prospective buyer to a particular property within seconds without having to search and find it on a website.

Since the launch of our mobile website earlier this year, we have received feedback to suggest that more and more buyers are searching for properties from their mobile devices. People want information … Continue Reading…

Connecting You Nationally

There are Home Sale Network members in major towns, cities and rural areas across England, Scotland and Wales. With our National Connections, Network members work together to help people buy and sell homes, wherever they may be. So if you’re selling, Home Sale Network can offer you the potential of additional out of town buyers viewing your property and if you’re buying, we can help you find your new home across England, Scotland and Wales.

Richard James Estate Agents is a … Continue Reading…