Expert Help
Your Hamiltons Estate Agent no matter where they are in Spain will be representing a brand that is already known for their huge knowledge and experience. It is important that customers recognise you skills and that you are fully conversent with the local market and property values. Hamiltons of London has been working successfully in the Costa Blanca North for more than 25 years now.
Our Franchises will expand our great tradition of customer service to as many other towns and villages throughout Spain as possible. Franchise owners will receive our support but, it is incumbant upon them and their teams to ensure that they form excellent relationships with other local Estate Agents who may collaborate with you to help with your property searches. You will have the backing and support of the Hamiltons team and this will undoubtedly help build confidence both with buyers, vendors and other local agencies. Excellent people skills are essential and knowledge of several languages will expand your client and vendor database considerably to enable you to offer this important service internationally.
Selling
For anyone thinking of selling a property in the area of Spain where you open your Hamiltons Franchise office it is important that your initial contact is to provide a friendly, obligation free valuation where you can discuss the process and costs involved. If the vendor is happy with your estimate then agree a follow up appointment so that they can have their home show ready for you to take photographs and videos. This is also the time to take detailed notes for your description.
Publicity
Ensure that you carefully edit your photographs and videos and add the listing to your website and relevant property portals as quickly as possible following this and send the link to the vendor in case they feel that there is something more that should be added. Make any amendments as quickly as you can once the listing is approved and distribute it via social media, YouTube videos and newsletters to all prospective buyers. Hamiltons of London will provide franchise owners with the relevant tools to increase your reach and publicise properties for sale. To expand your reach ask friends, family and neighbours to share social media posting to attract as many potential buyers to view the property for sale as possible. Lastly keep an attractive and up to date window display in your shop to attract passers-by.
Buying
Your Hamiltons Franchise team will need to get as much information as they can from any potential buyers and a friendly approach will help gain more understanding and information of your clients requirements, needs and budget but, gently help them to be reasonable about what is available in your area of Spain within their price range. They also need to have detailed information about the process of making a purchase in Spain and the costs involved. Once you are able to suggest properties for sale to your client speak with your vendors to arrange viewings of any properties that they are interested in seeing.
Negotiations
Once they have viewed and are wishing to make an offer you will need to guide them and negotiate with both the property buyer and the vendor to ensure that both agree a deal that is mutually acceptable. This won’t happen every time but, if the house was valued correctly in the first instance and listed at a sensible price this is a benefit for you. The problem can be that the selling price is ultimately up to the owner and your skills of pursuasion if their ideas are unrealistic will need to be excellent on these occasions.
Conclusion
With excellent customer service skills, precise administration, language skills and the backing of Hamiltons of London your Franchise will soon be successful in the area of Spain that you have chosen to operate in and you will also have the support of Hamiltons established brand and team.
