Six years ago, Simon Barnes moved to Dorset and bought the Winkworth Highcliffe franchise – returning to the brand where he had begun his career in estate agency.
Winkworth continues its expansion in the East of England with the opening of a new office in Hellesdon near Norwich to capitalise on people looking to move from London.
Winkworth opened two new offices in the past year and is now at advanced stages of negotiations with four new offices at the start of 2021, its latest trading update reveals.
The countdown to Christmas is already under way – and so is the mad rush to tick off the work to do list and prepare for 2021.
Planning for a fresh start to 2021 is top of many people’s wish lists after a challenging year.
Winkworth is looking for talented, driven professionals to play a key role in the expansion of our highly respected nationwide network of 100 offices, with 60 in the capital.
Winkworth has expanded its presence on the Surrey/Berkshire border with the opening of a new Bagshot office to capitalise on people looking to move out of London.
A major advantage of being part of the Winkworth franchise network is the range of opportunities to expand the breadth of business for individual offices.
Winkworth has demonstrated resilience in its latest interim results for the first half of 2020, with increased market share after adapting quickly to a changed environment and lockdown.
Lettings agents will be facing a number of challenges over the next few months as the impact of the pandemic continues.
Maintaining a high profile online is key to growing a successful business. The digital marketplace is costly and fast-moving and many independent agents find it hard to compete with the big marketing budgets of corporate competitors. You may be offering the very best service and have unrivalled knowledge of your area of operation but if potential customers cannot find you, you will struggle to grow.
The Government’s latest mini-Budget, with its headlines on stamp duty changes, a £2bn green homes deal and initiatives to create jobs, meant estate agents needed to get up to speed instantly on the details behind the Chancellor’s announcements.
