Company Tag: Eccord
Jo Eccles: Reflections on a challenging year
Eccord's MD summarises the key themes at play in PCL over last 12 months, and some trends to keep an eye on in the lead-up to the holidays.
Jo Eccles: The autumn market is gathering momentum
Buyer confidence has been boosted by a number of factors over the last few weeks, and enquiries levels are back up to last year's levels, reports Eccord's MD.
PCL bargain hunters facing disappointment, warns buying agency
Some purchasers are expecting to 'hold all the cards' and achieve reductions of up to 20% off last year’s prices - and cheeky offers are costing them valuable credibility.
Jo Eccles: Landlords coming under pressure face a stark choice
The founder & MD of Eccord, which manages £1.5bn of resi property in PCL, explains why the challenges facing landlords right now can’t always be resolved with rent increases alone...
From cash-rich buyers to overly-aggressive tactics: Five key trends in the PCL market right now
'We have seen several instances recently where overly-aggressive tactics and tone have been deployed by a seller’s estate agent or lawyer, which has nearly derailed a transaction close to exchange unnecessarily.'
Jo Eccles: Sellers trying their luck with ‘take it or leave it’ prices
Homeowners in prime neighbourhoods are acutely aware of fierce competition for the best properties, reports buying agent Jo Eccles.
Buyer vetting ‘paramount’, warns PCL agency, as realism goes out the window
High numbers of buyers are demanding significant discounts and 'failing to conduct themselves in a credible manner', reports Eccord.
Spring buying season begins with ‘more of a whimper than a bang’
London buying agents expect most of the action will be happening off-market in the coming weeks.
International Women’s Day 2023: Wisdom & career advice from inspirational real estate leaders
'I feel that being a woman in property is a super-power'
PCL agency reports flurry of enquiries as buyers make their move
2023's purchasers are falling into two categories, says buying firm Eccord.
Why househunting in London is getting harder
Buying agency flags surge in off-market selling and an increasingly fragmented industry as key challenges for affluent purchasers
Media headlines ‘are not aligned’ with PCL property market reality, says buying agent
'Buyers are feeling overwhelmed by news reports and headlines, which are often not fully reflective of the experience many of them are having on the ground,' says Jo Eccles of Eccord.