Tommy's Lifestyle Magazine TLM 349 | Page 3

MMY’S REAL ESTATE ars to come. You don’t need to be an economist to understand the to contend with. The impact of rapidly increasing unemployment nd every one of us will now have a greater respect than we had our lifestyles. Businesses will be run differently in the future, and ess, regular hand washing and social distancing look like becoming xceeded expectations, as many have been e through level 2 and ith some anticipation, our daily routines. Our safely ensconced back s, and salespeople are tion of their home and spective, working from ion but it cuts across ng principles that has cess of Tommy’s over hat is restricting agent n. It has always been ts must communicate r if we are to get the r our vendors. Every e for sale with Tommy’s ed that details of their by every agent in the dealing with. al estate that says, ‘if u can’t sell them’. This every property that is ’s should be inspected ey can then speak to rs with some authority. group inspection or ly called in the industry. of agents descending ways popular, but it is y that helps agents to pecific buyer which in le. At Tommy’s, the sales teams hold meetings, usually, twice weekly. These create an opportunity for agents to promote their listings and to discuss details of any properties they have for sale. As we stated earlier, communication is vital in our industry both between agents and between agent and client. Talking about a property can often be the catalyst for one agent selling a property listed for sale by a different agent in that office. Generally speaking, Tommy’s offices have not been inconvenienced materially by the Covid-19 lock-down and have adapted well to the changes required. We look forward though, to something resembling normality in the months ahead. Whilst winter usually heralds an industry slow-down, we are optimistic that this year may be different. People still need to be housed and with the very favourable borrowing rates on offer at present, we believe June and July may produce better than usual sales statistics. Time will tell, but at least communication will be easier and more effective than what we have worked through in recent months, and good communication facilitates good sales results. The Tommy’s sales team will continue to observe Government directives to protect the safety of those we deal with, and will ensure that buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants dealing with our company obtain the best advice possible in these difficult and unusual times. Best Wishes, Tommys Real Estate Ltd.