NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND PRESS COVERAGE
Novemeber 12th 2009
The Jury Article
November 10th 2009
Norwich Evening News
October 2nd 2009
Property Drum
September 23rd 2009
Assured Shortholds
September 18th 2009
The Student stampede
September 2nd 2009
Letting Agent makes award shortlist
August 30th 2009
Awards boost for Agency
August 28th 2009
Identity Checks Necessary
August 27th 2009
Regional lettings on shortlist for three awards
August 26th 2009
Regional lettings on shortlist for three awards
August 18th 2009
Deposit-payers must be kept informed
July 29th 2009
Room-sealed fanned draught flue systems concealed within voids
HSE Safety Alert on gas appliance flue systems in voids
June 10th 2009
Hot Property - making your rental property more appealing.
So how do you make your rental property stand out from the crowd and make it appealing to the rental market? Read the full article for further information.
May 21st 2009
Who kept the dogs out? - They may be losing out on rent
Landlords struggling to let their properties are missing out on a lucrative market by banning all pets according to our Managing Director, William Jordan. Please read the full article for further details.
May 21st 2009
One eye on renting a house?
Now is the time for you to start renting your property, according to expert William Jordan who is our Managing Director. Please read the full article for further details.
May 06th 2009
Direct service in St Helens
We have expanded our Jordan's Direct service to the St Helens area and have received press coverage in the St Helens reporter. Please read the full article for further details.
May 06th 2009
Who kept the dogs out? - They may lose out on rent
Landlords struggling to let their properties are missing out on a lucrative market by banning all pets, according to one local rental expert. Please read the full article for further details.
April 22nd 2009
Chancellor “wastes opportunity” to improve conditions in the private rented sector
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) today blasted the Chancellor’s Budget, calling it “wholly unsatisfactory” for having failed to improve rental housing stock for a growing number of tenants. The full response from ARLA regarding the budget announcement can be read in the document above.
March 30th 2009
We have been featured in Crains Manchester Business magazine regarding our our deal with Contour Housing Group, please read the article for further details.
March 2nd 2009
Choose Cheshire - Discover an idyllic pocket of unspoilt villages, thriving market towns, good schools - and great property. Please read the full article from the March issue of Country Homes and Interiors for further details.
March 2nd 2009
Is the housing market bottom in sight? Please read the full article from the March issue of the Money Observer for further details.
February 27th 2009
Our Director, William Jordan, has been interviewed in the latest issue of 'Lets Focus' magazine, please read the full article for further details.
February 20th 2009
Our Chairman, Robert Jordan, has given his views on the current property market and the actions the government should take to turn the situation around; please read the article for further details.
February 4th 2009
We have been featured in Urban Life magazine regarding our our deal with Contour Housing Group, please read the article for further details.
January 27th 2009
We were asked to comment on the Jury page of the Manchester Evening News. William Jordan was asked whether taxpayers' money should have been risked again to bail out the banks. His answer is in the attached document.
January 22nd 2009
We have signed a deal with Contour Housing Group Limited who are one of the North West's biggest registered social landlords, please read the article for further details.
January 8th 2009
Thousands of tenants in the UK risk losing their rental deposits following a change in Tenancy Deposit Scheme rules, please read the article for further details.
January 5th 2009
Direct service in St Helens
Jenni Kavanagh who is the assistant branch manager at our Altrincham office has donated all of her bonuses from 2008 to a deaf charity, please read the article for further details.
December 19th 2008
We were approached by Crain’s Manchester Business to comment in an article focusing on why location is so important when choosing your home. Our managing director William Jordan was interviewed and spoke about the current letting trends in Manchester and why the city centre is still desirable for tenants.
William also said the credit crunch, as well as general economic anxiety, has led to people staying in their flats or homes. He explains:
“It is still costly to move. You still need removals or a van. There are still administrative costs to buying or renting. Particularly in Manchester, new builds were built and tenants would move into the new property. Now those properties aren’t being built, there’s nowhere for them to go, so they are just staying put.”
December 9th 2008
We were asked to comment on the Jury page of the Manchester Evening News. William Jordan was asked whether the government should step in to force energy companies to cut their prices. Here’s his answer:
Yes. Most definitely.
Although energy companies operate in a free market and customers have choice, how can we possibly know the real cost of energy production when energy companies post profits of hundreds of millions of pounds? Perhaps a resolution would be a windfall tax for the benefit of pensioners and those on the poverty threshold rather than the government stepping in and using the money to swell government coffers.
November 27th 2008
Our Lets with Pets scheme really caught the attention of the local press. The Manchester Evening News interviewed our MD William Jordan as well as one of our landlords that currently lets his house to a dog owning tenant.
The article highlighted the fact that landlords may be missing out on thousands of pounds in rental income by not allowing any tenants with pets to rent their property.
A report by the Dogs Trust revealed 75% of tenants with dogs are banned from private rental properties. Many dogs the charity cares for have been handed over by owners who cannot find pet friendly homes.
With pet owners making up 43% of the UK population, landlords who reject all pet owning tenants are missing out on a huge number of potential tenants.
William Jordan explains:
“The rental market is extremely competitive with many property owners looking to rent their property rather than sell. We’re calling on landlords to be more open minded to stand out in a crowded marketplace. We already have a number of pet friendly homes on our books and tenants have been snapping them up.”
“Many landlords say a blanket no to all pets, when in fact, they should look at cases individually. A well trained cat, for example, is unlikely to cause much damage. A good letting agent will always have the property professionally cleaned at the end of the tenancy and in the vast majority of cases, this is adequate. If a family or couple have a pet, they are likely to stay in a property for longer and be more committed.”
With the number of repossessions in the second quarter of this year up 71% compared to last year, there are likely to be more people than ever moving into rental accommodation.
Under Jordan’s scheme, tenants with pets pay an additional one month deposit on top of their standard deposit to assure landlords that any damage is covered. All tenants will also be required to have tenant’s contents insurance.
November 11th 2008
We were delighted to be shortlisted for a prestigious national estate agency award this month.
Jordan’s was shortlisted for the Lettings Agency of the Year award and our chairman Robert Jordan, was also shortlisted in the Lifetime Achievement category.
The Negotiator awards received more than 185 entries from all over the UK. We all headed to the Hilton Hotel in London’s Park Lane for the awards ceremony which was hosted by impressionist, Rory Bremner.
Clare Bettelley, the editor of The Negotiator, said:
“We’ve had a terrific response and Jordan’s has done brilliantly to get shortlisted from such a huge field. Britain’s estate agents are certainly having a tough time at the moment, but this is an industry awash with talent, entrepreneurialism and creativity, so we’re delighted we’re able to organise a ceremony to reward the firms that are delivering industry best practice.”
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