Author: Mark Bentley

HS2, Webinar & Transaction Reform Group Meeting

17.6.19 to 21.6.19 An interesting and varied week last week including a visit to a client in Coleshill affected by HS2, Co-presenting a webinar offering advice on how to increase your market share plus how to improve your service using the latest technology and a transaction reform group meeting at Propertymark HQ, Arbon House, working on ways to speed up the property buying and selling process. ...

Board meeting, AGM & New Presidents Dinner

13.6.19 to 15.6.19 A busy end to last week with a NAEA Propertymark Advisory Board Meeting at the Propertymark offices at The Sanctuary on Thursday and the Propertymark AGM and the Presidents Dinner at the Savoy on the Friday. Many congratulations to Lauren Scott, the new NAEA Propertymark President, a long standing member of the NAEA Propertymark Advisory Board & Propertymark Board and a wonderful role model for young property professionals and to the new ARLA Propertymark President, Phil...

Panel Discussion, Instintif, London

5.6.19 Very interesting meeting at Instintif in London yesterday morning. The subject - whether customer loyalty can be better established in the housing market. Many good ideas including -It is not about customer loyalty it is about you being loyal to your customers. ...

NAEA Propertymark Workshop, Newmarket

4.6.19 Great to meet more NAEA Propertymark Professionals at our Suffolk workshop yesterday in Newmarket. Well done to our Regional Executive Ian Harris & Josh Gilvary, Propertymark Relationship Manager for hosting, great update talk by CEO Mark Hayward, legal reminders from Lloyd Clark of Atwells and a NAEA Propertymark update and update from my visit to the NAR Meetings in Washington from me. ...

DFT, Property Press Awards, Propertymark HQ & Nottingham Workshop

21.5.19 to 23.5.19 Following my return from Washington DC another busy week with a catch up day at Propertymark HQ, Warwick, further visit to DFT in London re HS2 Compensation Schemes, the Property Press Awards and a very well attended NAEA Propertymark Workshop in Nottingham. Congratulations to Graham Norwood for picking up 5 awards and to NAEA Propertymark Regional Executive Ian Terry for an excellent job in hosting the workshop. ...

NAR Legislative Meetings & Expo. Washington DC.

13.5.19 to 17.5.19 Arrived back in the UK after attending the extremely interesting National Association of Realtors Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington DC. Good relationships further cemented between NAR & NAEA Propertymark & with Property Professionals from around the world who are all part of the NAR Global Association.Many meetings & many ideas which I will report back to the board and our members and a visit to Capitol Hill. President Trump spoke to the conference. You will find...

NAEA Propertymark Northern Ireland Conference

Great visit to Belfast for our Northern Ireland Conference. Well done to all the NI Property Professionals who attended & to our NI Regional Executives, Mary Lou Press & Kirsty Finney for their hardwork in helping put the Conference together and to Tanya Richards from our events Team for ensuring the conference ran smoothly and successfully. I was also very pleased to have enough time the day before to visit Mary Lou’s office in Downpatrick and Kirsty’s office in East...

NAEA Propertymark Workshop Chatham, Kent

2.5.19 Great to meet more NAEA Propertymark Professionals at our workshop in Chatham, Kent yesterday. Well done to our NAEA Propertymark Regional Executive Jackie Quinn for hosting the event and to all the delegates that attended, ensuring their knowledge is up to date. ...