Hotels specialists from Colliers International have wasted no time finding their feet in their new Bristol headquarters.
Four months since moving from Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds to Bristol’s bustling commercial district the hotels team has broadened the existing client base and has also reached out to a whole new generation of potential clients using Twitter.
Directors Peter Brunt and Simon Wells – who have both worked in the city before – send regular tweets, some just minutes after viewing properties in high-demand locations to ensure clients are kept informed of market developments.
Peter Brunt said: “It’s a great way to get snapshots of information out to those who are following the market. The best agents need to keep pace with a fast-developing market at all times. Just by saving half an hour driving back to the office can make all the difference when everything is instant.”
Peter and fellow director Simon Wells had been among the first agents in the sector to explore the potential of Twitter as an integral part of their operations.
The hotels team – which operated across the Cotswolds from its former base in Cirencester since the 1960s – transferred to Broad Quay in Bristol to take advantage of the city’s increasingly dominant position as financial hub of the South West.
Peter Brunt said they were pleased with the impact they had made in their first four months in the big city.
Peter said: “I was going to say that it’s business as usual, but in fact it’s better than it has been for a while which is great news for both buyers and sellers. We have seen an increase in viewers this year and there is now something of a shortage of businesses on offer.”
The team is currently marketing a number of businesses ranging from large hotels to pubs and even a traditional coffee shop. The team has also been retained by local brewery Hook Norton to seek out potential new pub businesses up to 50 miles from their HQ between Oxford and Banbury.
Peter Brunt said: “As part of a global concern like Colliers International some people might expect us to rely on corporate messaging but we find our deliberately individual approach is bringing very positive results with clients new and old.”
