Rankdesk

Ok, for once, we will not be impartial! Now that we have launched our full product line-up, it’s a good time to look back at our BETA days and speak of those pioneering agents that were the first adopters of Rankdesk.

When Rankdesk, was still on the drawing board, people told us that we will never be able to convince estate agents to sign up!  These were some typical comments:

“Agents act on behalf of vendors, so why would they be open to support a company that provides ratings, some good – some not so good, of their property stock?”

“Property data is unreliable, there are discrepancies in the amount of data that is provided by different agents and for different properties”

Well, ‘the desk’ was not deterred and we approached most of London’s estate agents, some huge, some big, some medium and some very small. Ok, we did get some quite big ‘NO’s’ , but we soon realised that there were a number of agents that shared our big idea (that property, just like any other product or service, can indeed be rated scientifically!)

So a HUGE thank you to the following pioneers for allowing Rankdesk to get off the blocks! Ivor Dickinson & Ed Mead (Douglas & Gordon), Peter Rollings & Beth Hilson (Marsh & Parsons), Robert Bartlett & Tony Gambrill (Chesterton Humberts), Tim Macpherson & Ian Brownridge (Carter Jonas), Andrew Ellinas (Sanfords), Martin Bikhit (Kay & Co), Eric Walker (Bushells), Ryan Kieran (Rickman Properties), Matthew Harrison (James Taylor).

We hope to be writing a similar message in exactly a year’s time, but this time, with the names of New York City realtors!

Rank Desk is an innovative and original idea which has been welcomed by all of the property investors we have spoken to, particularly those unfamiliar with the London market. It offers a comprehensive and easy to understand analysis of how a property ranks as an investment by using a series of clever tests.

The best thing is that a property does not even have to be listed on Rank Desk to be analysed – for a small fee the Rank Desk team will analyse any property so you can get a good idea of whether it will make a sound investment before making an offer. I have no doubt that Rank Desk is set to go from strength to strength in the
coming months and years.

Andrew Ellinas: Managing Director at Sandfords

Rankdesk is a great idea. It fulfils a need by ranking properties in central London which is particularly useful for our buyers from abroad. The fact that Rankdesk is independent of the agents is crucial and gives great credibility. The reports are very comprehensive and enable us to provide potential buyers with the reassurance that the property represents good value and/or good quality. Some of our properties have ranked very highly and our clients have been delighted with the reports. As I said, a great idea, just surprising no one has done it before.

Rankdesk provides comprehensive insight to buyers looking to invest in London property. This provides us exposure to both domestic and international investors alike. With inquiries from international investors to our own international desk increasing, we expect our overseas purchasers, who require pertinent information in order to make an informed decision, to make full use of Rankdesk.

Rankdesk will be an extremely useful tool for property investors, particularly those based overseas, and it will only improve over time. It offers analysis based on comprehensive detail and clever methodology – there’s simply nothing else like it, so we are delighted to be involved.