Property marketplaces: Disrupting estate agents - Alvin Chevolleaux

Alvin is CTO at TheHouseShop.com He’s worked in technology for over a decade as a software engineer and a technical manager. Working across a wide range of industries including finance, publishing, property & mapping technologies Alvin is as comfortable writing code as he is managing teams.

TheHouseShop.com TheHouseShop.com is the UK's No.1 Property Marketplace where agents, landlords, homeowners, and developers all advertise properties for sale and to rent in the UK.

TheHouseShop.com provides a gateway for homeowners to access all the ways to sell a home: from For-Sale-By-Owner and online agents to high street agents and even property auctions.

Users have the opportunity to search the entire market in one place, with listings from private sellers, online agents, high street agents, property auctions and online estate agents. TheHouseShop's unique selection of properties will not be found on other major UK portals which cater exclusively to agents.

Podcast On the show Alvin tells Andy about the positive social impact TheHouseShop.com is having on the property market. They also discuss the pros and cons of contracting.