Buyers have reached the limit of their elasticity – Mead
Ed Mead is the former Executive Director of Douglas & Gordon, and now an independent property advisor who sits on the board of Viewber. An agent for over 35 years, he has gained a reputation for saying things as they are and is a regular pundit for the likes of the BBC and Sky News.
Mead: In defence of traditional full service estate agency
After that Daily Mail article on estate agents' "eight sneaky secrets" (penned by an online agent), Ed Mead answers back, with interest...
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The fact that more people aren’t testing the market with offers at the moment is astounding, says Ed Mead...
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