How ‘Available’ is Your Estate Agent?
One thing the team here at Leightons has in common is that we’ve all bought and sold homes in the past.
This means we have walked a mile in our clients’ shoes and can see our business from their perspective.
One of the biggest frustrations we hear from clients involved in a chain is how hard it was to speak with other agents involved in the chain. We get it too! I’m sure some of them know our number and don’t bother answering when we’re chasing up a related sale or purchase! It’s all basic stuff, but very important when you’re making what will probably be the biggest purchase/sale of your life.
I remember when I was in the process of buying my first home and leaving messages for the agent to call me but only getting a response two or three days later.
It was one of the things I vowed to do differently when we opened the office in August 2018
That’s why I include my mobile number on my business card. That’s also why we operate an ‘out of hours’ service where if a client wants to contact us after usual office hours they can.
In the age of the internet we could have gone down the route of being an online only estate agency, having a virtual office somewhere and doing the majority of our work over the phone or via email.
But from our own buying and selling experience we all agreed that having offices in prominent local locations would help us deliver even better client service.
We get lots of people popping into our office to discuss how their sale is progressing or to book a valuation. For me that face to face interaction is incredibly important.
When you instruct an agent to work on your behalf you want there to be trust and rapport. We believe the best way to achieve that is by meeting with and talking to people about their needs.
Thanks for reading,
Michael
Thinking of moving? Call the office on 01535 66603, call me direct on 07557 088460 or email me: michael@leightonsestateagency.co.uk for honest, expert and friendly advice.
