How can working with house builders help my business?
House builders, as much as many estate agents, have suffered badly from the effects of the credit crisis, and this has greatly affected their business model. As a result they are either pushing part-exchange in a big way, or newly using this as an alternative way of selling properties. What house builders do need, though are properties to part exchange and people through their door which many don’t have at the moment, so they are looking for ways to do this. Many estate agents may already have a good relationship with a local small or large house builder, and this could entail selling properties through the branches, where house builders sometimes agree a deal specifically with the relative estate agent. They may also just have an agreement with the house builder to promote properties, and this can be done with a single piece of advertising in branch, and a commission for properties passed on. House builders have recognised the efficiency of using a third-party property exchange site,
