Claire Cossey
Claire Cossey

An estate agent in Leighton Buzzard is confident that she could help sell just about any property with a song.

Claire Cossey, 42, along with partner Tony Bailey, 48, run Just Knock estate agents from their home in Hockliffe, a recently launched firm that is doing things differently.

Cossey, who has a professional singing background, has made a music video for a property that was struggling to sell. It features altered lyrics of a well-known ABBA song.

This is the latest in a long line of videos by Cossey that have attracted thousands of views online.

Explaining how their company was established, Cossey told Leighton Buzzard Observer: “I’m a professional singer of 24 years and travelled all over the world; I’ve been to Russia, all around Europe.

“I also worked for an industry estate agency six years ago on a part-time basis to fit around singing.

“But then the pandemic came, and with me being a singer and Tony a pilot for easyJet we lost everything in one fell swoop.
“We were absolutely devastated.”

Just Knock estate agency was established last August and music played a fundamental part in the company’s marketing strategy from an early stage.

Cossey said: “A particular property just wasn’t selling for us, so I said to Tony, ‘I have an idea, I’m going to sing about this house!’

“I rewrote the lyrics to a song and we walked round taking clips and synced it all together.”

She added: “I’m not saying they will guarantee a sale, but they are different and, in this day, and age you need to stand out.”