Property Review - March 2026
Thank you Howard Davis for writing this article. Howard is Managing Directory of Howard Independent East Agents.
Shepherding
Howard explains what being an estate agent really means.
This spring, all over our fields and uplands, shepherds will be supervising lambing and moving their sheep about. Moving anything, especially sheep, is often complicated and fraught with difficulty. Just think about moving twin six-year-olds singlehandedly from bedroom to school every morning or moving a central heating boiler. It all takes planning, patience, knowhow, experience and resolve. It means expecting the unexpected, problem solving, and often the highest level of tact and diplomacy.
But some inexperienced people faced with moving a flock of sheep may not think it’s even worth hiring a shepherd. Then, when it’s has been pouring with rain all day, the quad bike’s broken down, a fox has snatched a lamb, they’ve lost a welly, and a large group of unreasonable ewes make a long break for freedom they realise that employing a shepherd is worth every penny.
Estate agents are like shepherds. Most of the time their job isn’t just selling property but moving people. Estate agents arrange for something with lots of moving parts - each with a mind of its own - to end up where it should be on the date it is supposed to be there. Experienced estate agents like us shepherd people, contracts, surveys, mortgages, removals, withdrawals, false starts, disappointments, the unforeseen and the triumphs from one place to another.
So, if you are selling property this spring, hire a great estate agent like us. Think of the sheep. It will be worth it. You won’t just be getting your property sold, you’ll be getting a moving experience.
