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advice and support – after all they could be the big names of tomorrow. Our service is based on working in partnership with agents of any size and our team is structured so that we can do this.” ‘Making the agent feel loved’ is a core
strand of the PropertyRisks philosophy and having people out on the road that agents can talk face-to-face with is considered essential. So too is building a management team that can bring something extra to the table. Former agent and advisor to agents Tim Wakelin acts as a consultant and member of the team which also includes let property insurance specialist Dan Welsh. As the company grows, it is looking to bring on board people of a similar calibre who have established reputations in the industry. The same policy applies with the choice of business partners as Miles Ritchie explains, “Our original and sustained principle has been to work with partners that can provide the right level of support, partners of good standing with the same ideals who can add value to our
last two years and we secure much of our business by
word of mouth.” NIGEL ATKINSON prOpErTyrISKS
proposition.” On that basis, PropertyRisks offers the combined experience of Brit Insurance, AXA Assistance and Experian. Early in its life, PropertyRisks was acquired by the ECA (Electrical
We have grown rapidly over the
Contractors’ Association), which gives it substantial financial stability to look to expand its services to complement the current offer. With a growth figure of 40 per cent over the past year, Nigel Atkinson describes the business as ‘successful in achieving what we have and hungry to achieve more’. He says, “We still regard ourselves as a young business with the ability to innovate and add value. We want to expand our customer base, both numerically and geographically – we are currently concentrated in the south – but this will be on the back of true partnerships. We aren’t and won’t be the cheapest on the market, but we have a partnership proposition that we have proved works. With a strong parent company, we have the investment to grow and to expand our risk management services.”
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AUCTION: the big growth opportunity for estate agents
AUCTION HOUSE can help you add it to your range of services
• Auction House is the leading national network of Regional Auctioneers.
• We already have over 20 auction rooms and want to increase this to 50 in total.
• We have territory licences available in many parts of the country and would like to hear from local and regional estate agents interested in exploring the opportunity.
• It has already proved highly successful.
• Auction House is now the market leading auctions brand in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
• Call us soon to take full advantage of this big growth opportunity.
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