Opening The Gates To More Listings

Today's guests are the Managing Director and Senior Client Manager at Tom Ashwood & Co, who are proud members of The FIA. In this episode we discuss career transitions, market shifts, data, pricing, performance, fee justification, communication, the power of language, GeoCale, networking and collaboration.Make sure to check out this conversation as their first appearance on the podcast got very positive feedback and there is plenty of gold shared in this episode as well.

Today's returning guest is CEO of Yopa Property, Chair of WIEA, IWIP Woman of the Year and a board advisor for Propflo.Her journey to holding very senior positions in the property industry is incredibly motivating and I can't help but be very inspired from every conversation I have with her.In this episode we discuss her achievements at Yopa so far, her career, Purple Bricks, Women In Estate Agency, conferences, community, Agents Together, self-employment, customer retention/nurture/lifetime value, leadership, discipline, family, partnership, personal brand and continuous learning. Make sure you give this episode a listen if you want to hear from one of the top figures within our industry right now!

Today's guest is the Founder of Kate Brookfield Limited Bespoke agency specialising in creative marketing and social media led estate agency; selling happy homes for happy people and affectionately known as the homebuyers Cilla Black.She started her journey in the property world in 2002 working within a boutique, all female Estate Agency in Belsize Park and now with over 20+ years of experience and a reputation built on quiet consistency, bold leadership and impeccable taste, she is one of London's most respected property professionals. She doesn't just sell homes, she curates them.In early 2024, she launched her own brand, Kate Brookfield, and became the first collaborator with Vita Collaborations. The move marked a natural evolution in her career, combining her design-led sensibility and creative marketing mind to deliver a curated and considered service focusing on interiors and lifestyle through content creation.Specialising in North West and West London, she has an instinct for homes that tell a story and has also redefined how property is presented and sold on social media. Her distinctive, design-driven content generates exceptional visibility and momentum, with listings that don't just sell, they captivate.In this episode we discuss authenticity, marketing, modern real estate, entrepreneurship, personal branding, social media, owning a niche, plus loads more valuable content.Make sure to give this conversation a listen with one of the leading voices in the new age of estate agents on social media.

Today's guest is a 5x Icon estate agent, eXp Agent's agent of the year twice, and 2x #International Agent for Units Sold at eXp.He is also Team Leader of the current #1 International Team for both Units Sold & Volume and has built a 6-figure estate agency in West Cumbria.Before all of this, he started his career in social lettings in 2012, joined estate agency in 2015, and then joined Purple Bricks in 2018, before finally launching his own business in 2020. This has seen him travel to places such as Lisbon and Las Vegas to speak on stage about the secrets behind his success.In this episode we discuss the power of consistency, effective time management, social media growth, leveraging video, data-driven pricing strategies, continuous learning, the importance of a supportive community and loads more incredibly valuable content.Make sure to check out this conversation with one of the highest performing estate agents across the whole of the UK as he shares the formula to achieving exceptional results.

Today's guest is the owner of Real Surveying and is a residential building surveyor and valuer.She first got into surveying in early 2020, before starting full-time in 2022 and then launching her own business in August 2025.In this episode we discuss improving collaboration, RICS survey levels, the advantage of early surveys, buyer behaviour, renegotiations, property valuation process, being better prepared, transparency, business development, social media, imposter syndrome, business ownership.Make sure to check out this conversation to understand more about how surveyors operate and what things agents can to do to improve the working relationship between both parties.

Today's guest is a consultant, trainer, mentor, and Non Executive Director for estate agency and prop tech companies, working across Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Dubai.With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of Estate Agency, he has a proven track record in both the independent and corporate world. A chief decision maker within Romans, serving as a shareholder and MD during his 22 years with the company and a part of this highly successful group's growth and innovative thinking, not to mention impressive results over an extended period of time. He also enjoyed considerable success in the corporate world as MD for Countrywide Thames, running multiple brands and returning them to good levels of profit with considerable growth year on year.In this episode we discuss the evolving UK property market and estate agency scene, timeless skills, modern necessities, leadership, hiring, the power of collaboration and much much more.Make sure to check the conversation out with one of the most experienced guests I've ever had on the podcast.

Today's guest is a motivational speaker and Global Communications expert, providing talks & training to big business such as the big 3 CEO groups, where he has won business speaker of the year. With nearly 3 decades of experience, he is a world class speaker and best-selling author of IT'S A ZOO AROUND HERE & THE IMPACT CODE.He has delivered over 1,000 talks across all 5 continents and his presentations have inspired thousands of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 delegates, school children, charities, and prison inmates, in groups of 5 to 5,000 and all over the world, into taking positive strides in their work and personal life.The results of his work have achieved the following results:Staff retention dramatically increased World class presentations that motivate teamsIncreased salesIn this episode we discuss trust, communication, leadership, negotiations, pricing strategies, an abundance mindset, learning, and loads more absolute gold!Make sure to check out this episode as it's one of my favourite ever conversations on Opening The Gates To More Listings.

Today's guest is the owner of Christopher Pallet and has been working in the estate agency industry since the year 2000.He worked at one of the largest estate agents in the country and became owner of Christopher Pallet at the start of 2013.In this episode we discuss his early career, business ownership, navigating crisis, seeking support, self-improvement, sobriety, technology and loads more really impactful topics.You definitely want to give this conversation a listen as I know it will resonate with so many estate agents and might be the push for some to make the change they know they need to.

Today's guest is the Co-Founder and CFO at DeployIQ (Including Yield and DeployIQ Ventures).He has a property and automation background in making UK property companies AI-native and has been building property data products since he was a teenager. Before Yield, he led eight-figure deals for UHNW and high-profile investors, supporting low nine-figure portfolio decisions and has been involved in 70+ deals totalling high eight figures through a land consultancy working with leading UK agencies and has driven seven-figure savings through systems and process improvement across multiple ventures.In this episode we discuss the limitations of estate agent websites, the increasing role of AI in estate agency, enhancing client experience and agent efficiency, plus industry challenges and opportunities.Make sure to check out this conversation to find out how you can make more of your website traffic and turn visitors into clients.

Today's guest started off his estate agency career as a lettings agent in Shoreditch in 2014, going on to launch his own business in 2022 and partnering with eXp in 2023.In the episode we discuss his hospitality background, early years of agency, human connection, AI, corporate shifts, rising costs, stagnating industry wages, financial strain, cold starting a new business, networking, collaboration, self-employment, social media, having a coach and educating sellers.There is so much value packed into this conversation, you definitely want to check it out and hear from someone who acheives fantastic results for their clients.

Today's guest is the Managing Director at Alexander Lawrence, launching his own business at the start of 2018, having originally started as an estate agent at Countrywide back in 2003 and worked in other independent estate agent businesses. In this episode we discuss his early career and spotting a talent for sales, his Countrywide days, mentorship, the power of action and keeping things simple, launching his business, prospecting, standing out from the competition, effective marketing, negotiation tactics, justifying value and partnerships. Make sure to check out this episode and hear from someone who has an incredible success rate when it comes to selling properties and shares the secrets behind his success and the formula for you to do the same.

Today's guest is an Estate Agency Director/Partner Agent/Mentor and part of TAUK and is based in the North East Cardiff area. He joined the industry as a self-employed agent in late 2023, with no prior experience in the industry and has absolutely smashed it so far.In this episode we discuss his entry into estate agency, mentorship, business growth, community engagement, pro-active marketing, technology, content, industry trends, personal development and loads more valuable content.Make sure to check out this episode to hear from someone doing some amazing work having only been in the industry for just over a couple of years and already out-performing plenty of more experienced agents.

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Jamsons and first started as an estate agent back in 2004.He has worked across Lincolnshire and surrounding market towns, including Grantham, Spalding, Holbeach and Lincoln.He's proud to have been named Negotiator of the Year across the UK by the Relocation Agent Network, awarded Rightmove's Mystery Shop of the Year, and recognised nationally as a Community Fundraising Champion by Agents Giving.After 20+ years working in the same business, he launched his own estate agency at the end of 2025 and in this episode we discuss his journey so far, following the first couple of months since launching.Topics covered such as marketing strategies, social media, outsourcing, community, client management, transparent fees, growth, operations and so much more.If you're looking for inspiration from someone who has taken the leap into business ownership and authentically shares their journey so far, you definitely want to check this out.

Today's guest is Sales Director @ Kotini and is a self-confessed PropTech enthusiast, having had several roles across the industry since starting as a PA at Hunters in 2012.Estate agency, proptech, women in residential property, Agents Giving Regional Ambassador, and Reach UK Mentor, means she has worn many hats throughout her career and is well positioned to advise agents on what high performance looks like.In this episode we discuss startups, go-to-market strategies, early adopters, building brand awareness, marketing, client experience, resistance to change, work-life balance and so much more.This is a great conversation to check out and hear from someone who has worked with thousands of agents across the UK in her time and has a tremendous wealth of knowledge to share.

Today's guest is a Strategic Advisor in Prime & Super Prime London Real Estate @ DDRE Global.He advises private clients on the sale and acquisition of £5m+ homes across Prime Central London. Over the past decade, he has successfully transacted close to £850m of property, from landmark family houses in Marylebone to lateral penthouses in Hyde Park and pied a Terre homes in Mayfair and ranked in the top 1% of global real estate advisors at Berkshire Hathaway before joining DDRE Global.In this episode we discuss networking, collaboration, personal branding, being omnipresent content marketing, consistency and of course, Prime property.There is so much value in this conversation and if you're looking to operate in the Prime/Super Prime market, this is definitely a conversation you want to be checking out.

In this special episode of Opening The Gates To More Listings, the tables are turned as Ben Madden interviews me to celebrate three years since launching my business and understand more behind the scenes of what has got me to where I am today.Here are some of the topics discussed in the episode:My mission to elevate estate agency standards

Today's guest is the Managing Director at Tom Ashwood & Co.Since starting as an estate agent in 2003, he's worked in large independents and corporates, before launching his own business in late 2020.He's growing a very successful business and is a proud member of The FIA. In our conversation, we discuss his early career, operational discipline, trust, transparency, communication, launching properties to market correctly, open house strategies, off-market sales, fees, social media, personal branding, collaboration, and so many more valuable insights in this brilliant episode.Make sure to check it out and hear some of the secrets to the success directly from someone who is growing a very impressive independent estate agency business.

Today's guests are a father and son duo from KMJ Property.The family business started in 2008 and has gone on to have multiple branches, win several awards and become members of The FIA.We discuss working in a family business, career paths, personal development, business strategy, operations, pricing properties, client management, networks, technology and current market conditions.If you're navigating the estate agency market in a family business, this is definitely an episode to check out and make sure to look into networks such as The FIA if you're wanting to collaborate and expand your network.

Today's guest is the owner of Neil Robinson Estate Agents and started in estate agenc back in 1994.He's worked in the corporate world, proptech, is a landlord and investor, plus had a brief spell under the umbrella of eXp, before launching his current business, so he certainly knows his way around the industry.In this episode we discuss launching a new business, expansion, social media, networking, awards, reviews, learning, hiring, retention and culture.If you're looking to understand more about if awards are really worth it, the importance of being part of a network and the power of networking, this is definitely an episode to check out and make sure to look into networks such as The FIA if you're wanting to collaborate and expand your network further.

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Kotini, an Innovate UK Young Innovator award winner and board member of the Open Property Data Association.Kotini helps estate agents champion their brand and deliver the onboarding experience today's clients expect and the importance of this is discussed in the episode.Hundreds of agents across the UK, from independents to national networks, use Kotini to reduce friction, speed up onboarding and deliver a consistent client journey.We discuss embracing social media and content creation, the importance of quick execution, the value in failure, transparency, startup lessons, evolution, automation, standout branding, customer behaviour, pricing strategy and collaboration in this value packed conversation.You do not want to miss this episode with someone who has very much got his finger on the pulse when it comes to what is making estate agency tick right now.

Today's returning guest is the Co-Founder of The Avenue and is helping some of the best estate agents build 6 figure businesses through selling the finest homes in their area.From a young age, he was immersed in property, thanks to his family's involvement in property development and then he quickly developed his own passion for property and working with people too, leading to a decade-long career in estate agency. The Avenue are a network of self-employed agents, that specialise in selling premium homes, by combining cutting-edge marketing with a personal touch.Their marketing includes HDR photography, presenter-led 4K video tours, twilight photography, and drone footage, plus with their innovative social media strategies across multiple platforms.In our conversation, we discuss balancing family and work life, discipline, accountability, communication, annual goals, differentiation, fees, self-employed life and cold-start strategies.You'll want to check out this episode to hear from someone who has worked in the corporate world and hybrid space for two of the biggest names in estate agency, plus has successfully launched a self-employed business in the past few years.

Today's guest is the Creative Media Director at The Avenue Estate Agents and leads their creative efforts, specialising in developing high-end, bespoke marketing campaigns for luxury properties.The Avenue are a network of self-employed agents, that specialise in premium homes, combining cutting-edge marketing with a personal touch.Their marketing includes HDR photography, presenter-led 4K video tours, twilight photography, and drone footage, plus with their innovative social media strategies across multiple platforms.In our conversation, we discuss consistency, authenticity, content creation, building trust, personal brand, video content, personal development, client acquisition, time management and the future of AI.You'll want to check out this episode to hear from someone leading the creativity marketing behind the scenes at one of the most impressive newer agents across the UK.

Today's guest is Head of Marketing at John D Wood & Co, a company that was founded in 1872 and has 30 offices across London and the South of England. He joined on a growth agenda to accelerate the John D Wood & Co. brand from an awareness and lead generation perspective and has led all marketing and brand efforts as part of the senior leadership team, reporting to the MD, building and retaining a high performing 8 person marketing team across Digital, Content, PR, and Media.During his time at John D Wood & Co. he has built new performance marketing channels, which increased market appraisals by over 50% in a two year period, increased brand awareness by 35% and brand quality by 30% over a two year period.He also delivered successful campaigns including the rebrand of APW/CHK brands, John D Wood & Co. Halloween campaign and "Little black book" campaign and lead the marketing on all branch new openings including Beckenham, Herne Hill and Winchester.Lastly, John D Wood & Co. was shortlisted for best marketing campaign at the Negotiator Awards 2024.With a CV as impressive as that, I'm sure you can agree we are speaking with a marketing expert.In our conversation, we discuss how to build successful teams, how to get buy in from senior leadership team/board room, and how to show effectiveness of what marketing you're doing, plus loads more.Make sure to tune into this episode if you want to hear from one of the most senior marketeers in the estate agency sector.

Today's guest is a self-employed estate agent working alongside Yopa.He started his career in estate agency in 2003, working his way up from a trainee negotiator to a successful branch manager, covering all aspects of the business and then regional manager for London in a national business. He's worked at some of the largest and most well known estate agents in the country, such as Haart, Countrywide and Purple Bricks before launching his own business.We discuss the importance of taking action, consistency, learning from your mistakes, overcoming market challenges, the importance of expertise, hyper-local marketing, personal brand, prospecting, health issues and loads more from a very inspiring conversation.You don't want to miss this episode if you're looking to learn from someone who has hit the ground running since starting their own estate agency 8 months ago.

Today's guest is the Managing Director at NurtureCloud, which is part of the Ray White Group in Australia and is now bringing AI-driven prospecting technology to UK estate agents, designed to convert dormant database contacts into active listing opportunities.With deep expertise in SaaS and B2B models, he brings a wealth of experience to this conversation, having held senior roles across the UK, Australia and UAE, working at companies such as Nurtur, Flatfair, Howsy and Rex. We discuss the attributes of high-performing estate agents, nurturing relationships, marketing, leveraging data and AI, plus so much more.Check out this episode if you want to find out more about getting most out of your database and how to use data to your advantage.

Today's guests are a mother and daughter duo, who are the CEO and Sales Manager at Elite Home Staging and also co-host the 'Power of We' podcast.The entrepreneurial career began with a purse and jewellery business, which turned into a passion for design and into a profession. After building and designing her own house, a request to stage one of the most famous athlete's of all time multi-million-dollar home came and so began the foundation of Elite.Elite Home Staging is a full-service staging firm, committed to working with their clients until their house is sold and has now successfully staged over 20,000 properties since 2008! They believe that selling a house doesn't have to be a complicated, stressful process. and that every home has a unique personality, as do their owners.Elite Home Staging prides itself on providing a customised design experience for each of their clients that gets properties sold for more money and in less time.In this episode, we discuss cultural and market differences between the UK & US, the business of home staging, entrepreneurship, personal growth and mindset.Having met these two ladies in person and seen them present in public, I can honestly say they have the most amazing energy and you will be guaranteed to feel positivity and motivation from listening to this conversation.

Today's guest is Director of Diomed Consulting, a Board Member of Women In Estate Agency, a mentor with Agents Together and was previously Managing Director of Property Academy.With over 20 years' experience in operations, people, and performance, she's built a career around making things work calmly, efficiently, and with laser focus. She has worked with leaders and teams to unlock their potential through learning, connection and conversation and spent several years leading strategy, team development, and high-profile national events.Whether that's embedding a strong team culture, running 50+ leadership meetings a year, producing a flagship event for 1200 delegates, presenting on stage, or managing a seamless overseas incentive, she makes things happen. In this episode, we discuss the power of reputation, the importance of preparation, learning, emotional intelligence, teamwork, recruitment, what good leaders look like, technical excellence, finances, operations, time management, delegation and scaling businesses.This episode is packed full of value with a very capable generalist who offers some incredible insights into what it takes to be a high-performing estate agent and business owner.

Today's guest is an independent estate agent powered by eXp working in Milton Keynes and the surrounding villages.With over 15 years of local property experience and more than 25 years in professional sales, his approach is simple: combine honest advice, standout marketing, and a proven sales strategy to deliver a smooth, stress-free experience and maximum value.In this episode, we discuss his career journey so far, his first six months in business, self-employment, business generation, marketing strategy, strategic processes, delegation, networking and community.Make sure to give this conversation a listen as you will learn from someone who has smashed it since launching his own business six months ago and he shares plenty of the secrets behind his success.

Today's guest is Director of Estate Agency Operations UK at Yopa and is also a mentor with Agents Together.He's worked at some of the biggest names across estate agency, including Purplebricks, Spicerhaart and Countrywide. An experienced Sales Director and Sales Leader with a demonstrated history of succeeding in Sales and Leadership, he is skilled in developing potential and leading teams of people to have rewarding careers.In this episode, we discuss his career journey, leadership, market outlook, core strategies, self-promotion and building trust.You don't want to miss this conversation with someone who has held senior roles at some of the biggest businesses within estate agency and get an insight into what he has learnt over the years across multiple organisations.

Today's guest is the Co-Director of RedRoots Property, a growing network of self-employed estate agents across Yorkshire.He is a Podiatrist turned Property Business Owner and has created RedRoots Property to challenge the traditional estate agency model.Having done multiple property refurbishment projects since 2015 with his brother, joined the family property business, worked in lettings and is now an estate agency owner.His time is spent helping and developing Yorkshire Estate Agents to become their own business owners licensing the RedRoots brand to have all the fundamentals and support they need to launch and grow their own self-employed Estate Agency.In this episode, we discuss managing expectations, providing value, the RedRoots model, leveraging technology, AI, marketing, market insights and advice for new agents.If you're looking to find out more about using tech efficiently, working with AI more wisely and understanding the self-employed model better, definitely give this episode a listen.

Today's guest is TPFG Group MD of Hunters, Whitegates and Northwood.He has been in estate agency since 1989 and has worked for some of the biggest names across the industry, including Woolwich/Prudential Property Services, Spicerhaart and Sequence as well as his current role with TPFG.He is not a prominent figure on social media and rarely does interviews, so this is a very special conversation packed full of value from someone who has almost forty years of experience in being an estate agent.Our conversation covers topics such as market cycles, pricing strategies, interest rates/affordability, recruitment, talent retention, managing people, delegation, leadership, cold starts, data collection, lettings growth, trust and reputation.You definitely don't want to be missing this episode with one of the biggest names and roles within estate agency.

Today's returning guest is the Chief Content Officer at We Are Unchained.A failed rock star. Retired stand-up. Former English teacher.He now specialises in AI, video and unforgettable marketing.In his role as Chief Content Officer at We Are Unchained, he works with businesses in real estate and beyond who want to break free from bland, copy-and-paste marketing.He makes property brands unforgettable and that means showing teams how to use AI without sounding like robots, getting comfortable on camera without cringing, and creating content that actually gets remembered.He's also a popular keynote speaker on AI, video, and marketing.Alongside Unchained, he's a trustee of the Propertymark Trust, one of the industry's key charities.If you're looking to find out more about AI, video, marketing and how to stand out from the competition, this episode is 100% fpr you.

Today's guest is the Key Partner Director at Lumon.In this role he became the account director for the firm's biggest partner snd his role was to build and establish an international based team to support a partner with over 800 staff members.Achievements within this role included responsibility for trade volume increase of 18% to over £250 million new business annually, an increase in new client aquations by 12% and an improvement of conversation rations for introduction to account, and account to trade of over 9%.

Today's guest is a personal estate agent with over 11 years' experience in property. He started in a junior role and has worked his way up the career ladder, driven by his love of working with people and the thrill of a successful sale. He believes to be a great estate agent, you need to connect people with properties, secure the best price for your clients, keep the chain moving smoothly and spotting the hidden potential in a property and helping others to see it too.His focus is on delivering a truly personal service and believes that each client and every property is unique, so he makes it his priority to provide tailored advice and guidance from the first viewing right through to completion.

Today's guest is the author of How to Price Your Platypus and is an international speaker, specialising in helping audiences to discover simple ways to improve their pricing. He speaks at conferences (including several estate agency events) about the ways you can make a higher price ‘stickier'. He also works one-on-one with clients, helping them apply his Platypus Pricing Process. He also speaks to and works with sales teams, helping them improve the profitability and the value they deliver. Similarly, he is frequently engaged to speak to CEO groups and smaller business audiences.As a fractional CMO, he applies psychology research into consumer behaviour to business and marketing.In this conversation, you will discover simple, quick and easy changes that will make a dramatic difference to your profits and learn simple techniques that will increase your average order value.You will be entertained, you will be engaged, and you will leave ready to make immediate changes which will improve your profits.

Today's guest is the Head of Operations at The Agency UK and has been working in the industry since 2001.As Head of Operations at TAUK, she builds the systems that bring clarity, create consistency, and drive momentum across TAUK because freedom works when foundations are strong.She's also looking to build a team of like-minded and client-focused Personal Estate Agents in the York area.With well over two decades in estate agency, she has experienced every part of the business, from working on the front desk as a viewing assistant, Negotiator, Valuer, Branch Manager, heading up a large sales progression team, franchise support, to leading operations nationally. As a mum of four, her journey has shaped how she leads with empathy, integrity, and honesty, while keeping space for laughter and enjoyment along the way.For over ten years, she worked within one of the UK's largest franchised estate agency networks, supporting franchisees and driving growth. Her time as National Operations Director allowed her to implement strategies that connected people, process, and performance, always focused on helping agents thrive.In this episode, we discuss some of her key learnings from over the years, self-employed estate agency, navigating the industry as a female, and loads more valuable topics.

Today's guest is the Co-Founder and CEO of Survey Shack, which is the first interactive, affordable, and informative self-survey app, guiding users through each step of the property survey process.He left school at 16 with a plan to trade derivatives then build something of his own and by 20, he was one of the youngest traders in London, learning to operate under pressure, think commercially, and back himself.At 18 he started buying property and later retrained as a surveyor, drawn to a profession where his output could start helping others. However, he kept seeing the same problems: deals collapsing, frustrated sellers, and a lack of clarity for buyers. Rather than keep explaining the flaws, he has set out to fix them and that is how Survey Shack began and a simple way for buyers and sellers to assess condition quickly and clearly at low cost. It reduces risk, saves time, and builds trust. We are changing the status quo.Survey Shack are now raising under EIS to scale across the UK and expand into B2B across the property spectrum.Their focus is tools that capture condition data at source and make decisions faster and fairer.Survey Shack is solving today's problems and building towards a future where fully autonomous condition assessments are the norm.In this episode, we discuss surveys, the process of moving home, what can be done to improve the industry, plus many more valuable topics.

Today's guest is a 4 times ICON agent with eXp and has sold 600 properties since going self-employed at the start of 2020, having previously been with Purple Bricks since 2017 and was also the number one agent in the UK for eXp in 2023.We discuss how he has managed to hit these numbers, achieve these records, move to Spain and still keep his business running in Wales, plus loads more absolute gold.

Today's guest is the Founder and CEO at AZ Real Estate and AZ Alliance.She is a real estate professional with over two decades of experience in the UK and Russia. Formerly with Cushman & Wakefield and JLL in Russia and the UK, she was top office agent in Moscow in 2006 and then headed Russian Cross-Border Investment desk in London, followed by running C&W's Alliance Program across EMEA. In 2015 she's advised CBRE Residential on launching their Russian Desk in London. She is well known and regarded within London and European professional peer network thanks to her long-term involvement in Urban Land Institute (ULI), WIRE and several mentoring schemes. In this episode, we discuss the international property market, the Prime sector, her new self-employed business, AZ Alliance and so much more.

Today's guest started with Location Location as a junior negotiator in 2006 and within a short period of time became the top-performing sales consultant in the company taking on the role of Branch Manager in 2009. She became Sales Director and equity partner in 2012 and has been an integral part of establishing Location Location's reputation as one of North London's leading estate agents.Now she is the Managing Director of Location Location and leads one of the UK's most respected estate agencies, recognised with prestigious awards like the EA Masters for Best Overall Agency and the Negotiator Awards for Best Single Office in the UK. Her passion for empowering others, exceptional marketing, and fostering a high performance culture has been central to the agency's success.And if that wasn't enough, she is also now the Chair of Ambassadors at Agents Together.In this episode, we discuss, the power of consistency, authenticity, vulnerability, mindset, networking, Agents Together and so much more.Make sure to give this conversation a listen with one of the most well thought of leaders in estate agency across the UK.

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Jitty.Jitty offers a clearer, smarter way to buy a home, with the tools and transparency buyers deserve.Consumers can explore, save, and share homes with their AI-powered search features.For agents, they offer more visibility for your listings, at no cost and help you get in front of new homebuyers that can't find your properties on other platforms.Jitty is backed by global property leader REA Group — with cutting-edge tech built by the team behind Deliveroo and deep industry expertise.In this episode, we discuss how Jitty is helping the property market for both consumers and agents, the power of AI and what's to come, the complacency of Rightmove and loads of other useful content for the future of the UK property market.

Today's guest is the owner of Social For Brokers and helps busy mortgage advisors create social media posts that keep their pages informative and up to date.He's worked with top UK networks and 200+ advisers since launching his business in 2020.We discussed his journey from working in a golf shop in Scotland to estate agent and now business owner.In this conversation, you will learn how to stand out with social media, the importance of a growth mindset and surrounding yourself with the right people, the power of effort and consistency, self-development, thinking outside of the box and so much more in this value packed episode.Make sure you don't miss this one as it was a brilliant chat with someone who is really switched on to how things work and attracting eyeballs to your business.

Today's guest was one of the Founding Principal Partners of St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC and after 26 years of helping shape SJP into the highly respected FTSE-100 business it is today, he founded ClozeSure.ClozeSure is a pioneering new solution designed to support sellers, estate agents and conveyancers in managing the risks associated with property transactions, particularly during the vulnerable period between exchange and completion.Acting as a safeguard, it is the first-of-its-kind product that guarantees sellers 100% of their agreed sale price if their buyer fails to complete after exchange. ClozeSure is actively partnering with estate agencies, conveyancing firms, and property portals to bring this solution to market and empowering property professionals to offer a more robust and reliable service to their clients and enhancing the proposition of agents and conveyancers.In our conversation, we discuss the challenges when selling a home, managing financial risk, standing out from the competition, justifying your worth, defending fees, the importance of relationships and so much more.Make sure to give this episode a listen and hear from a very experienced professional when it comes to making the right investments and risk analysis.

Today's guest is the Marketing Director at Momentum Portfolio and the estate agent who became a marketer and the marketer who built a marketing agency and now helps grow self-employed property brokerages.As Marketing Director at Momentum, she leverages her background in agency marketing, property (residential & commercial), and operations to build an in-house delivery function for their growing portfolio. She's on a mission to support their internal customers, from HQ to their self-employed estate agents, fostering collaboration across their brands and nurturing a growing team committed to innovative, omnipresent, data-driven marketing.With a combination of strategic growth and a hands-on approach, I help our brands thrive in a cluttered landscape, demonstrating how modern ways of working can meet and exceed customer expectations in industries that are only beginning to adapt to current times.Beyond her career, she's a proud mother of two girls and is aiming for equality and balance, both professionally and personally, showing her daughters and others that they can build a life they love.In this conversation, we discuss self-employed estate agency, marketing, equality and loads more valuable content for estate agents, so make sure to give the episode a listen and hear from someone right at the heart of one of the leading brokerages in the country.

Today's guest is an award-winning author, expert speaker, and Founder of InnerVisions.She works with entrepreneurs and business leaders and teams to create aligned business and personal brands for those who want to make a greater impact.In this conversation, we discuss personal/business brand, awards, networking, building trust and credibility, plus loads of other great insights for any agents wanting to make sure their brand is on point and attracting the right type of clients.

Today's guest is a partner at Giggs & Company and joined the industry just over five years ago.He has worked in both corporate and independent businesses and I would describe him as a very wise head on young shoulders.We discuss the importance of personal brand, social media, video, training, mentoring, open houses and plenty more insights that agents could action in their business today and see an instant impact.

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Kingsley Estates, which he launched in March 2025. After 8 years with Imagine Property Group Ltd, 8 years with Your Move, and 1 year at Taylors, he decided to start his own business.We discuss social media, video, building a lettings business, old school sales and loads more in this energetic conversation.Make sure to check out this episode to hear a no nonsense approach to estate agency with someone who has gained lots of traction on social media in recent months from his authentic behind the scenes content.

Today's guest is the CEO and Founder at Homesearch and is on a mission to transform UK Property Search with AI + CRM.Homesearch is an intelligent property platform that puts estate agents back in control of the market by combining rich data, seamless tools, and AI-first design.As CEO & Founder of Homesearch.co.uk, he leads a team transforming how homes are discovered, valued, and marketed with a platform that connects the dots between instructions, CRMs, and serious buyers, giving agents in the Homesearch network an edge.Over the past 15+ years, he's launched and scaled multi-million-pound businesses in tech and publishing and is now focused on reshaping UK property by creating tools that are smarter, faster, and fairer; for agents, buyers, and sellers alike.We discuss how Homesearch is aiming to increase transaction numbers, their AI system 'HAILO', leadership, recruitment, leadership, and world records.Make sure to listen to this episode and hear from one of the two men who took a chance on me in early 2020, helping pave the way for me to start this podcast and launch my own business.

Today's guest is a bespoke estate agent who specialises in elite and prime homes across Warlingham, Woldingham, and Caterham, and the surrounding Surrey areas.With 20+ years of experience, we uncover his tailored approach, innovative marketing and commitment to getting the best outcome for his clients.We discuss going self-employed, social media, video, door-knocking, off-market opportunities and collaboration to name a few of the topics covered.Make sure to check this episode out as it is packed full of plenty of things that agents can implement immediately to make a huge difference in their business.

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Purple Bricks and is now Senior Non-Executive Director for The Agency UK.He was also a Founder Member and Volunteer Mentor at Agents Together and owned Larne Football Club between 2017 and 2025, which saw him awarded an MBE for his services to charity and community in Larne.We discuss marketing, tech, culture, prospecting and loads more invaluable content for estate agents in a very short space of time.The episode is full of absolute gold with one of the biggest disruptors the UK estate agency industry has seen, you definitely do not want to miss this one!

Today's guest is Executive Director at TwentyCi.Having worked within the property sector for over 17 years, she has seen first-hand how the right data and insights can reduce agents' costs and transform performance.TwentyEA, part of the TwentyCi Group, provide a unique suite of tools which track almost every inch of the property market with the most accurate and precise data in the UK. Additionally, their unique insight on upcoming new instructions will directly put you one step ahead of your competition.Want to know exactly which properties are coming on to the market or who is keen to switch agents?Want to compare your brand performance against competitors?Want to know more about a property ready for the market appraisal?I'm a huge fan of the data TwentyCi provides and in this discussion we dive into their latest insights from the property & homemover Q3 2025 report, which is packed full of insightful data to help estate agents better understand the market.Q3 market performance, activity levels, off-market sales, withdrawn listings, price reductions, pensioner market, Open Rent, and the self-employed world, we covered a lot of topics into our conversation.If you're an estate agent serious about using data in your business to track the numbers that matter, you don't want to miss this episode.