Michael Fabb Email & Phone Number

Decades of owning and operating a wide range of businesses, from industrial fastener distribution to the manufacture of specialist bolting systems for the oil and gas industry. Followed by 12 years in music retail, being one of the first all-CD record stores based in Guildford, then 8 years as an independent mortgage broker. The mortgage business introduced me to the property market, which has been a constant source of interest and change over the past 50 years. So called experts have frequently predicted that property prices will fall or crash due to the circumstances of the day but it is a fact that over the 25 years of a normal repayment mortgage, the increase in property prices has out-performed any other form of investment where the purchase of a house remains the biggest financial investment a family will ever make. It is surprising therefore that the property market is closed on Sundays when for most people the weekend is the only free time they have for viewing and buying a property. Imagine the uproar if car showrooms were closed on Sundays where buying a car is the second largest purchase made by members of the public. This is the raison d'etre of Sunday Viewings, a service the property industry can no longer ignore.A constant throughout my career has been the ability to be ahead of the curve, being able to spot opportunities, that gap in the market, which is why I foresee that Sunday trading in property is coming not if but when. What Sunday Viewings if offering is an opportunity to take the first step into the property martket by securing a position in an up martket estate agency. You will learn on the job how it operates and gain invaluable experience which could lead to a more permanent position if desired, a second carer perhaps. I envisage a situation where estate agents will also come to rely on Sunday Viewings to help with sickness or holiday staff shortages and thus provide further opportunities for Sunday Viewings staff.

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