Letting & Estate Agent Podcast

Chris England, Co-Founder of PVS, dropped by the Watkinsofa in the Summer of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency and video. In this episode Chris talks about which Estate Agents are best at video.

Paul Leslie, Managing Director at Leslie & Co, a West London Estate Agent and part of the Keller Williams network. He dropped by the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency. In this episode Paul talks about stopping Estate Agents from over valuing.

Ollie Henson, from Giggs & Co, in Cambridgeshire dropped by the WatkinSofa in the Summer of 2024 to chat about all things Estate Agency. In this episode Ollie talks about why he chose Giggs and Co as his self employed estate brokerage.

Clare Yates, MD of CY Training Works, dropped by the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency and Conveyancing. In this episode Clare talks about women in Estate Agency.

Paul Leslie, Managing Director at Leslie & Co, a West London Estate Agent and part of the Keller Williams network. He dropped by the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency. In this episode Paul talks about revolutionising Estate Agency one sale at a time.

UK PROPERTY MARKET WEEKLY UPDATE Welcome to the 5th UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your go to weekly TV show on the UK Property Market on YouTube This week, I’m joined by the awesome Kristian Stott, as we delve into the key property market headlines for 5th week of 2025 ending on the 9th February 2025. The YouTube Show - https://youtu.be/GIOCsmlvwW4 . ✴️ UK Property Market Highlights this week . ✅ Listings (New Properties on the Market) 36.5k new listings this week (last week 35.9k) That’s 11% higher than Week 5 of 2024 YTD and 11% higher YTD compared to 2017/18/19. ✅ Price Reductions (% of Resi Stock) 21.5k Price Reductions this week - meaning an approx run rate of 1 in 8 of Resi Sales stock per month is being reduced (12%). For comparison, 11.9% average in 2024, though the long-term 5-year average is 10.6%. ✅ Total Gross Sales (Agreed Sales) 27k UK homes sold STC this week, down from 27.5k last week in Week 4 That’s 24% higher YTD compared to 2024 and 33% higher than 2017/18/19 YTD levels. ✅ Sale-Through Rate (Monthly in Arrears) January’s Run rate of 15% of Resi stock sold stc. For comparison, 13.9% of residential sales stock sold in January 2025. 2024 monthly average: 15.3%. Long-term 8-year average: 17.9%. ✅ Sale Fall-Throughs 6,406 Sale fall-thrus last week from Resi Sale Sales Pipeline of 440,431 homes sale agreed (sold stc). Another method is that week’s sale fall thrus as a % of gross sales that week. This week, that is 23.7% (last week 22.5%). Still slightly below the 7-year average of 24.2%, but well below the 40%+ levels post-Truss Budget (Autumn 2022). For January ’25 as a whole, 6.03% of sales in the UK agents pipelines fell thru in Jan 25. For comparison, 2024 average: 5.36%. ✅ Net Sales (Gross sales for the week less Sale Fall Thrus for the week) 20.6k net sales this week, compared to a typical week 4 average of 19.4k. Last week Week 4 2025 - 21.3k. 18.4k is the weekly YTD 2025 average. 2025 YTD is 23% higher than compared to 2024 YTD and 26% higher than YTD 2017/18/19. ✅ Residential Sales Stock on the Market 660k properties on the market at the end of January 2025 (up, as expected, from 605k in December). Historical comparison for end of January : * 2024: 612k * 2023: 525k * 2022: 373k * 2021: 538k * 2020: 591k * 2019: 614k * 2018: 540k * 2017: 525k ✅ Residential Sales Sold STC Pipeline 440k sales agreed but not yet completed at the end of January 2025. Historical comparison for January : * 2024: 354k * 2023: 347k * 2022: 447k * 2021: 459k * 2020: 308k * 2019: 290k * 2018: 282k * 2017: 270k ✅ UK House Prices (£/sq.ft) As always, the £/sq.ft metric predicts Land Registry figures 5 months in advance with 92% accuracy (the orange line of the graph). January’s final figure: £342/sq.ft. * December ’24 : £339/sq.ft * August ’24: £334/sq.ft * January ’24: £330/sq.ft This means UK house prices have risen 3.64% in the last 12 months. Local Focus this week - Eastbourne Graphs - https://we.tl/t-Du7ORY8pB4

Mike Robson, co-Founder of Avocado Estate Agency, dropped by the WatkinSofa in the Autumn of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency. In this episode Rob talks about why so many people are leaving the Estate Agency Industry.

Chris Barry, Director of Business Development at Thomas Legal, dropped by the WatkinSofa in late Summer 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency and Conveyancing. In this episode Chris talks about why 90% of conveyancers are female.

Ben Moser, Director Of Operations at Petermans Estate Agents, Managing Director at Petermans Housing Initiatives dropped by the WatkinSofa in the Summer of 2024 to chat about all things Estate Agency. In this episode Ben talks about mental health in Estate Agency.

Clare Yates, MD of CY Training Works, dropped by the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2024 to chat all things Estate Agency and Conveyancing. In this episode Clare talks about why it's so hard to find a Property Manager.