This morning we hosted our very first Rettie live webinar. First to take to the online stage were our new St Andrews branch who presented on the property insights and demand behind their recent branch opening.
Simon Rettie opened the meeting with a warm welcome to all attendees, some personal anecdotes from time spent in St Andrews as a young boy, and then his knowledge on the key metrics for success when opening a branch in a new area. George Lorimer followed up with an introduction to the new St Andrews team and the service lines that the branch is offering. Dr John Boyle then concluded the presentation section of the webinar with a deep-dive into the current data and trends in the Fife property market and the outlook for the future in this region. The event ended with an engaging Q & A section to address the questions asked by the audience.
The slides from the presentation can be viewed here and a recording of the webinar can be viewed below:
Now that we’ve successfully hosted our first live webinar we are hoping to roll out this format to other branches and areas of the business. Watch this space for more events coming up soon, and we hope that you’ll be able to join us online for one of these in the near future.
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