Blog: Dorridge

People often ask me what it is that we do differently and one of the most common answers that I give is that we approach the sales and lettings of properties with the eye of a marketeer and not that of an estate agent.
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With Spring upon us, I am pleased to report that teams across the business have been on the front foot, agreeing lets, sales and bringing on plenty of new properties. There is a strong correlation between improved weather, the...

Hello everybody and welcome to what is now, the 10th update of the year! There has been lots of activity this week - ‘off the pitch’ we had the pleasure of watching an exciting 3-all draw at the Armco Arena as Solihull...

Wow - I thought Half Term was meant to slow things down for the week - how wrong was I.

There has been a phenomenal amount of interest in properties across the board, in particular we are seeing lots of activity at the...

What a week here at DM & Co., the last 7 days has seen a sharp rise in the number of properties coming to market.

I had referenced on social media during the week my gratefulness for the hardworking and commitment...

An incredibly exciting week for me across the business, my phone has been red hot all week with referred business continuing to be the very best source of new business.

Thank you to all of those that have introduced me...

As we enter the final weekend of January, I can certainly confirm that there is activity out there - The Dorridge and Premium Office has had its best month on record, as has Gabrielle and her lettings team. There remains a gap...

What a week at Head Office, the ZERO week contract has gone down an absolute storm with feedback from valuations being incredibly positive - perhaps other agents will follow suit and keep the power in clients hands, who knows?...

Are we living in a post-trust world?

We very well might be.

We might have a society that values convenience over integrity. We might have reached a point where our attention spans are so short and we're so used...

The Conversations In Your Head.

It's that time.

The decision has been made. To put your home on the market and now you need an estate agency to help you make that happen.

Those conversations in your...

Negotiation - Is It Really Happening?

Negotiation is one of the main reasons a vendor pays their estate agency a bigger fee.

What's important, though, is to make sure it's pure negotiation and not simply...

The Lost Art of Sales Prevention.

On my way home, quite a while ago, and being the hopeless romantic that I am, I ventured into Vi Stevens, the florist on the Stratford Road, Shirley.

Not for me the petrol station...

Home, or Away?

After wisely deciding that online or hybrid estate agency isn't for them, many homeowners opt for a respected high-street agency. when the time comes to sell their home. One that has been established a...

A relatively recent offering, fixed price estate agency from the likes of PurpleBricks and Yopa is yesteday's-news.

In 1861, a shopkeeper in Philadelphia, John Wannamaker, revolutionised the retail industry by...

House of Cards Estate Agency?

Most people will be familiar with the award-winning Netflix blockbuster, House of Cards. But, it's the back-story that I find most fascinating and a great analogy on how to choose the...

Any estate agency that does what Apple Does.

A visit to the local Apple store in Touchwood. To help my wife with her purchase of an iPhone.

We're both loyal users of Blackberry, but our network provider wasn't...

Hidden Accomplishments of an Estate Agency?

What do they actually do? For the money?

A good question. No doubt asked of many estate agencies over the years.

It's all to easy to respond with a glib...