Lednor • Estate Agents • Kent

Case Study

Overview:

Established in 1986, Lednor & Company is independently owned and operated estate agency in Bishops Stortford. Key aims of the project were to exude the traditional feel of the agency and professionalism of the staff whist encouraging uses to proactively engage with the site.

As a multi-faceted company a traditional yet clear and bold main navigation has been designed to attract users to the main areas of the website where direct enquiries for sales, lettings, financial services can be submitted.

Below the main image of the home page a neat modular strip contains graphical images to other key areas of the website including a link to the Relocation Agent Network video section which has been embedded within this video ready website.

The latest property module is automatically populated by the property software feed keeping the home page current without any manual intervention. Below this are links to accreditations and with a proactive approach to social media it was important to feature these heavily.

The social media API integration from with our website engine powers a social wall and enables our clients to publish any area of the website direct to social media with the click of a button. We are also able to integrate with any third party API plugins such as testimonial/review websites to automate processes.

Features

  • Fully responsive
  • Search engine optimised
  • Content manageable
  • Search by school
  • Automated property updates
  • Email alerts
  • Social media integrated
  • Video ready
  • Draw a search
  • Local area guides

The Location Information guides have been very successful in helping to win business at the valuation stage. As you know, I was initially uncertain about how effective they would be, but they have proven to be an extremely worthwhile investment for us.

We were excited at the very beginning with the HIVE Location Information product. It adds real value to both vendors and landlords properties in providing in-depth local information and data for the property. Buyers and renters alike love the booklets and online presentation of the properties and the local amenities and infrastructure. It has also proved an instruction winner and gives us an added advantage over the other agents at valuations.

Joshua Rafter MARLA | Managing Director

HIVE's 360 Virtual Tour service has enabled us to stand out from the ever-growing number of estate agents and has given us the opportunity to impress our clients with something new and innovative. We can confidently say that it has helped us win several instructions over our competitors and the service HIVE offers has exceeded our expectations.

Jamie Ullmer

We have been extremely impressed with Bruce and his team at Hive. Their technical knowledge and understanding of our Estate Agency needs has only been outweighed by their drive and desire to deliver "a top-notch product", within the time-frames that our business has demanded!

"Location Information" is a real USP for Miles & Barr and has not only helped us gain Listings where we may not have, but has also been an invaluable tool for relocating buyers which will surely help us secure future business.

Christin Miles | Partner

East Estate Agency of the Year silver award

We are now fully utilising the HIVE Brochures and they are being really well received by both potential vendors at market appraisals and by our current vendors. None of our competitors are offering anything like it and they help us win business.

Dee Quealy | Director

Having forged a reputation for innovative and forward-thinking marketing, ‘Local Information’ was a perfect product for staying one step ahead from our nearest competitors. Our listers report that potential vendors are very impressed and this has had a direct impact on our conversion rates.

Hive offer a fantastic product coupled with excellent after-sales and ongoing support. This product has allowed us to not only impress clients but improve our conversion and average fee value.

Robert Chamberlain | Area Sales Manager Essex & East Anglia

Being in a market with a shortage of instructions and available stock to sell, Hive Location Information Brochures have given us a distinct advantage with potential vendors in terms of winning marginal instructions or achieving the right fee. It is also particularly impressive how quick we receive the completed brochures.

I would just like to drop you an email to mention that our Hive brochures are well received by our clients and gives us the edge to be different in providing bespoke information. I must also mention it was a contributory factor in us winning Gold in The Sunday Times Award for Best Estate Agent in the East of England (Single Office Category). We hope to see more great market-leading innovation from your company.