Island Life June July 2015 June July 2015 | Page 87

ADVERTORIAL Hose Rhodes Dickson goes west! W hilst many businesses have decided to leave the high street and consolidate in ‘out of town’ commercial hubs, Hose Rhodes Dickson believes that estate agency is about people and being accessible to them. This is why Hose Rhodes Dickson has now invested in opening a branch in the centre of Freshwater, from where Jamie Busby and Matthew White, Partners of Hose Rhodes Dickson, are available to provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of selling, letting, buying and renting property. Matthew White said, “the owners and staff of our established, independently owned firm pride ourselves on delivering the highest standard of service to our clients and with an ethos of maintaining the wholesome reputation attained through integrity, fairness and honesty, Hose Rhodes Dickson will continue to embrace traditional values in its commitment to serve the Isle of Wight community.” As is the case with most businesses today, technology plays a part, and in estate agency, if used with a sense of balance, it facilitates the distribution of property particulars wider and farther afield than ever before and as such reaches more people than ever before. Hose Rhodes Dickson has invested considerably in software that enables its staff to keep up to date records of their client’s sales, lets, purchases and tenancies and to create marketing particulars that promote their client’s properties with presentation that is second to none. Jamie Busby added, “at Hose Rhodes Dickson it’s about maintaining a balance of personal service, local knowledge and the use of technology. These days it’s all too easy to hide behind a website and be ‘faceless’. At Hose Rhodes Dickson it’s about communication, interaction and being proactive.” www.visitilife.com 87