A week in the life of an estate agent: Thursday

Thursday

Today the morning meeting has had to be conducted at a quick pace due to the first viewing being booked for 10:15am; a second viewing on a £500,000 property so I have high hopes of a sale. We do a quick run through of yesterday’s appointments as is standard for morning meetings. There were several offers made yesterday which require attention. I will deal with these late morning and hopefully get them agreed. When a vendor has agreed a sale, they become top priority as a buyer if we have not already found them a new home. We do aim to find our vendors a new home before we sell their property, making the transaction smooth and quick, this is not always possible though.

The main part of the day today is based around vendor reviews. I have a property which has recently fallen through due to the chain below breaking down. It is a superb barn conversion in the heart of the countryside, with off road parking, a private garden, three good sized bedrooms and a log burner in the lounge; a superb rural property. I’ll be discussing progress with the seller and all the options available to get their sale pack on track. I like to meet the owners face to face and run through: the amount of online activity, what I have been doing since the property came back available and the number of people I have called and emailed about the property. I will be providing all the help and advice I can as I’m a committed estate agent who wants the very best for their client.

After this I am meeting another vendor of a property which I have agreed a sale for, she would like me to go through the finances of the move and the costs involved now I have found her a property to buy. It’s going to be another busy day and all in all. We will also get to hear the chancellor's financial statement it will be interesting to see how this affects the economy and property market.