FP TV (EP 29) PROFESSIONAL PRIDE: Why being an Estate Agent is a Real Privilege (Watch/listen/read)

 

Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-29-PROFESSIONAL-PRIDE-Why-being-an-Estate-Agent-is-a-Real-Privilege-et2qb6

 

Have you ever listed all the things you love about your work? It’s an illuminating exercise in clarifying all the reasons you do what you do. For some people, it can even be the catalyst for a change of career.

 

The idea for this week’s blog came unexpectedly one Sunday when my mind drifted to how much I enjoy being someone’s estate agent. It didn’t immediately occur as a blog, but as the minutes went by, it seemed a shame to keep it all to myself, so this week’s article is more personal than most. (more…)

FP TV (EP 27) INCREASE YOUR YIELD: Better Business Tips for Local Landlords (Watch/read/listen)

 

Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-27-INCREASE-YOUR-YIELD-Better-Business-Tips-for-Local-Landlords-eseo09/a-a4tup07

 

Is your rental property working as hard as it could for you? As a landlord, you’ll want to ensure that your investment is performing well and continues to make good business sense throughout the time you own it.

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FP TV (EP25) Fife Pensioner Homeowners Are Now Worth £8,027,019,000 (£8.03bn) (Watch/read/listen)

 

Listen to the PODCAST here: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-25-Fife-Pensioner-Homeowners-Are-Now-Worth-8-027-019-000-8-03bn-ercqfe

 

How wealth is distributed will always be a contentious issue, especially as the Baby Boomers (those aged between their late 50’s and late 70’s) wealth has grown exponentially over the last 20 years, compared to the wealth of the younger generation. (more…)

FP TV (EP 26) SPRING SELLING TIPS FOR 2021 in FIFE: How to prepare and present your home for prime selling season! (Read/watch/listen)

 

Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/SPRING-SELLING-TIPS-FOR-2021-in-FIFE-How-to-prepare-and-present-your-home-for-prime-selling-season-er2pbj

 

There’s also a great wee tool to give you an instant valuation without needing to talk to anyone: https://valuation.fifeproperties.co.uk/home/2062

 

Spring is usually the time of year when the largest numbers of buyers start registering with estate agents to find their next home. With lockdown easing and the children returning to school we can look forward to Easter and Summer – family friendly locations like Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Leven, Cupar, Kirkcaldy, East Neuk and St Andrews see a lot of property market activity. (more…)

FP TV (EP 24) BEHIND THE SCENES: What does your Estate Agent do for your money? (Watch/read/listen) min read)

 

Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-24-BEHIND-THE-SCENES-What-does-your-Estate-Agent-do-for-your-money-er5n51

 

“Put it on the Internet and wait for the phone to ring”. That’s perhaps how many people see an estate agent’s life, and there’s undoubtedly some mystery around precisely what agents do beyond putting a property on the market and showing people around. (more…)

Fife Landlord Show (EP 1) DEPOSIT DISPUTES: Why Do So Many Landlords Lose! (Read/watch/listen)

 

Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/Fife-Landlord-Show-EP1-DEPOSIT-DISPUTES-Why-Do-So-Many-Landlords-Lose-er7kj0

 

Ending up in a dispute at the end of a tenancy is one of the least inviting prospects of being a landlord, and thankfully most tenancies end perfectly amicably. But when they do end in disagreement, many landlords manage to lose their claim, leading them to feel that the system is weighted against them. (more…)

FP TV (EP 22) The Busiest December for the Fife Housing Market Since 2006 (Read/watch/listen)

 

PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FPTV-EP-22-The-Busiest-December-for-the-Fife-Housing-Market-Since-2006-eq90vp

Over the last six months, the Fife Property Market has been flourishing. As soon as an estate agent’s ‘For Sale’ flag went up, neighbours would be checking out Rightmove to see the internal pictures and compare the asking price to their own home (go on … admit you do that too – every Fife homeowner does). Flabbergasted by optimistic asking price tags, those same Fife homeowners stand open-mouthed to see a sold slip added to the board a few weeks later. (more…)

FP TV (EP 21) Build a Portfolio of Popular & Profitable Lettings in Fife (Read/Watch/Listen)

PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-21-Build-a-Portfolio-of-Popular–Profitable-Lettings-in-Fife-eqbntr

 

Do you think it’s impossible to be popular AND profitable as a landlord? Perhaps you feel that one cancels out the other; that it’s a choice between hard-nosed business and being nice, but that the two are fundamentally incompatible?

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