One of my priorities in business is to keep things fresh. I try to come up with new, or re-work old, ideas on a regular basis. The 'View from the Cole-Face’ articles is one such trial that turned out to be a real winner.

It is simply a weekly editorial piece that tells how it really is working in Estate Agency. How legislation affects us, some of the comedy moments that occur, my own views on the good and the bad of the business and frankly any other musings I care to put to print.

The pieces appear in our weekly local paper adverts. They can vary from serious political comment to tongue in cheek rants to generally putting the world to rights. Whether you agree with the comments or not, we've found the straight talking is appreciated and the fact I’m not your stereotypical smarmy estate agent tends to enhance our reputation.

We receive more and more instructions based on clients being ‘fans’ of the articles and that persuaded me to archive them via our website rather than retain them purely in our paper advertising.

If you get chance to flick threw them I hope you enjoy. Feel free to email me any property questions you would like me to tackle in future articles.

For more info contact Mike Cole via email: Mike.cole@imagine-group.co.uk

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Past articles and musings

Happy New Year from Award Winning Agency
The Smart Board

The Land Development Conundrum
Cameron Launches New Housing Policy
Christmas Blues
Why the Top End of the Market Keeps Moving
ZOOPLA & PRIME LOCATION MERGE
A Moments Reflection
Is Your Agent a Neanderthal?
Have You Been GAZANGED?
OPEN HOUSE MARKETING - Does it work?
Do Agents Know About The New Ombudsman Rules?
TIP FOR HOLIDAY FLIGHT BOOKINGS
Best Man Duties
WATFORD AUDENTIOR AWARDS
How Many Agents Will Survive??
Rightmove Profits Soar
The Morning After The Morning Before
Look Out For – ‘SAFE AGENTS’
Bushey Office Buck the Trend!!
A Revolution Is Coming
TRIATHLON - AGENCY CHALLENGE RESULTS...
I Had a Dream.....
Advertising My Fellow Agents
Quite a Week
Generation Rent
Oh I Do Love To Be Beside The Seaside.
Whats in a Name?
Why do Properties Look Like they are Increasing?
CRINGEWORTHY TALE...
Hallelujah! It’s Finally Happened!
TAX ON PROPERTY
QR CODE
BUDGET REVIEW
I Think I’ve Broken a Record!
RENTING COSTS MORE THAN HOME OWNERSHIP
SAFE AND SECURE
SAFE AND SECURE
SAFE AND SECURE
PROPERTIES ON THE MOVE
Moving Home Is Stressful
MARY PORTAS CUSTOMER SERVICE IN ESTATE AGENCY REVIEW
POLICE.UK
A Year in Property
STARLIGHT WALK 2011
'How's the property market looking so far?'
The ONLY 3 Ways YOU Can Affect A Sale On Your Home...
2010 REVIEW
AWARD WINNING BUT ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT...
TENANTS DEPOSITS
Imagine Moving Home Too...
The Triathlon Challenge
THE YOUTH OF TODAY...
ADVERTISING STANDARDS
Banging the Drum!
The X Factor
Who Turned the Tap Off?
Getting A Foot On The Property Ladder
In Sickness and In Health
How You Spot A Good Seller
The Banks - Seriously Driving Me Mad
Imagine TV Overhaul
40 and Counting....
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
How to Conduct a Viewing (Not)
Confident or Arrogant?
Garden Grabbing Halted!!
Imagine Branches Sell 1 in 4 & 1 in 6 Houses Locally
Woe is Me!!!
MY HOLIDAY DIARY
Pyramids and Plans
Please, Not Penalties Again!!!
Social Media Matters
So Hips Are Banished!!!
Par for the course.
The Key To Our Mystery
The Patter of Tiny Feet
Election Fever
Bloody Computers!!!
Mop Up Your Bank Holiday Blues
Houses Sell Themselves....
Proud of My Girls
THE PRIVATE SALE
Record number of house sales!
THE F FACTOR
IMAGINE - USAIN BOLT - BECKHAM - What is the Link?
Foot in Mouth Disease
How Long To Sell A House??
The Marketing League
Snow Time Like The Present
HOUSE PRICE PREDICTION FOR 2010
TWIT TO WHO.....
Website Upgrade
£99 HIP OFFER!
Increased Licensing for Estate Agents
The Rightmove or The Wrong Move
Changing Perceptions.
LUCKY 13
The Watford – Bushey Connection.
NEW DEVELOPMENT APPEAL
Corny but True!!
“I’M PULLING OUT!!!”
The Shiver Moments
Declaration of Interest
INSTRUCTING IMAGINE GIVES YOU A 97% CHANCE OF FINDING A BUYER!!!!
Oops, I forgot to mention....
More Summer Tales
The English Summer
Removals....
Consolidate or Charge
The Apprentice
TOP DOGS
AUCTION SALES
‘You Win Some, You Move Some’
STREETWISE
Rightmove - The Myth
Budget Comment
The Probe Incident
Bank Holiday Blues
THE GRAND NATIONAL ANALOGY
Pensions and Property
Mr Cole Turns 65
Are We Brave, Foolish or Just Very Good???
The Next Big Challenge
CALLING Cassiobury / Nascot Wood.
“HOW LONG?!”
NEWS FLASH - House Prices Rise
Does The Bank Base Cut Matter To The Housing Market?
Off To A Flyer!!!
Dear Santa, I
A Diet Coke and Seven Straws Please
What’s the French word for queue?
TURN YOUR TELEVISION OFF!!!
What Happened Next...
Tread Carefully In The Housing Market
Falling House Prices Have An Upside
Right to Reply
Sport Mirrors Business
Only On The Net?
Birthday Blues
STAMPING DOWN ON STAMP DUTY
Are There Any Buyers Out There?
The New Homes Dilemna
Is Now a Good Time to Buy for First Time Buyers?
"House it Going?"
Mortgage Rates - A Conflict of Interest
To Let or not To Let? That is the Question.
Is it business or personal?
What an Amazing Team
Hallelujah - We
What’s Missing From The Property Market?
Are Less People Really Looking?
Selling Fees Set To Rise
My magnetic personality or my expertise?
HOUSING MARKET REPORT
Tongue-in-cheek translation
Choosing Colours That Sell Homes
Sell your home with the help of our House Doctor.
How To Read The Market....
To Accompany or Not Too Accompany
Marketing
Employee of the Month
The Lettings Market...
Mortgage Costs Spiralling...
What Did Santa Bring?
Diary of an Estate Agent 2
Diary of an Estate Agent
Is Now A Good Time to Buy???
Which Agent Should You Choose??
Imagine Refurbishment Complete
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Tesco Suspend Property Market
Quickies...
Political Potato
Between a 'Rock' and a Hard Place
The Wonders of Technology
Conspiracy Theory
Let's Stay Together
The Customer is always right
Improving an Estate Agents' Rep