Opening The Gates To More Listings

Simon Gates
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Sep 29, 2025 • 1h 10min

Episode 230: Stuart Greenwood

Today's guest is a Business Development Manager for Davies Property Partners.He has over a decade of experience in the estate agency industry from working across both independents and corporates, plus he has also worked in the proptech space for a few years as well before mocing back into estate agency.This makes him well positioned to give insights on what the very best estate agents do differently to deliver exceptional results.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 53min

Episode 229: Gary Simpson

Today's guest is the Founder of Bayzos Estate Agents and Co-Founder of See It Here First.We discuss systems, processes, fees, helpful resources, video, social media, community groups and loads more valuable content in this episode.We close the conversation by talking about the success of the Bayzos Exclusive Buyer Group on Facebook that is now closing in on 4,000 members since launching in June 2021 and seeing them sell approximately 33% of all their listings here before launching to the portals.This then saw the launch of See It Here First, a property service offering users the chance to see exclusive homes before they appear on Rightmove and this has already resulted in 3,732 active users, 688 active properties, 116 viewings booked, and multiple sales taking place since its launch several weeks ago. You definitely don't want to miss this episode with a real visionary within the industry that I think has done some amazing things over the past few years whilst going under the radar that you will definitely learn plenty from.
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Sep 22, 2025 • 52min

Episode 228: Jacob Littorin MNAEA

Today's guest is an aspiring personal estate agent in Islington, who is originally from Sweden and is a member of the National Association of Estate Agents, MNAEA, Propertymark.Since 2019, he has completed numerous courses and awards in residential sales, to be fully qualified to sell property and holds both the Level 2 and the Level 3 Awards in the Sale of Residential Property, which are highly accredited qualifications that have provided him with the essential skills to sell properties while ensuring legislative compliance.In 2022 he was shortlisted as a finalist for Propertymark's Sales Candidate of the Year. He has also been a member of Sell It, the USA's largest sales training community, since 2019, which was founded by one of the most successful real estate agents in the USA, Ryan Serhant.He is tracking 1,200+ Islington listings, has published 20 monthly property market updates, and has authored 46 pages of buyer and seller guides.In this episode we discuss industry qualifications, personal brand, creativity, LinkedIn newsletters, knowing your market and much more.Make sure to tune in if you want to hear from someone who is making a serious dent in the UK property market before he's even getting started!
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Sep 18, 2025 • 55min

Episode 227: Mark Breffit

Today's guest is the Founder of KnokKnok and has 14+ years working within London’s property market, selling in excess of £1b+ worth of property in the capital and the most expensive home in London in 2024 at £70,000,000.He's worked with some of the biggest names in the business, like Dexters, Hamptons and Knight Frank, managing sales teams and breaking records along the way. He was also lucky enough to be part of the early crew at Airbnb in San Francisco, witnessing the incredible growth of a budding unicorn. KnokKnok is a next-gen real estate platform merging premium agency service with social tech, offering a modern, relationship-led alternative to traditional portals.Imagine seeing listing from social media, agency websites and the portals in one place all found via AI search!! From WhatsApp-style messaging to curated off-market opportunities, they're focus is on elevating the client experience and giving agents the tools to connect more deeply with serious buyers.In our conversation, we discuss proptech, AI, selling Super Prime properties, marketing, video, social media, and loads more super valuable topics.This is a must listen for anyone who thinks differently and is looking to stand out from the crowd.
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Sep 15, 2025 • 57min

Episode 226: Mark Bevan

Today's guest is the Managing Director at Loop Software.He's been in and around the property industry for 15 years in multiple roles from training through to solution sales and delivering presentations to agents from 1 offices to 160 offices in size - managing the deal through to completion.His roles have seen him work in the CRM and portal spaces, which gives him a great position to discuss what very best estate agency looks like.We discuss buyer and seller data, service, communication, getting the most out of a CRM, prospecting and loads more really valuable content around what it takes to be one of the very best estate agents.Make sure to check out this episode as you'll be learning from someone who has worked with thousands of estate agents all over the country, so knows a thing or two about what works well for high performing estate agents.
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Sep 11, 2025 • 53min

Episode 225: Mal Mccallion

Today's guest is the Co-Founder and CEO of ModelProp, which is helping estate agents escape Rightmove reliance with AI.He's spent 30+ years helping businesses grow, from early-stage startups like Zoopla and Primelocation.com to global scale-ups like REA Group and GetAgent.In our conversation we discuss the portal space and what that is going to look like in the next few years, where AI is going, and the importance behind still having a human connection.You don't want to miss this episode as you will be hearing from one of the biggest thought leaders in our industry when it comes to innovation and AI.
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Sep 8, 2025 • 57min

Episode 224: Mark Wells

Today's guest Founder and CEO at Invisible Homes, the property market's best kept secret and London’s only online, off-market property platform.His career has seen him work at Hamptons, Savills, and as a search agent before launching Invisible Homes in 2017.He set up Invisible Homes to bring the perks of buying and selling off-market to the world, harnessing the power of AI. A bit like a dating app, but for property.For buyers, it means getting the best matches sent straight to you, without trawling the market and for sellers, it means getting the best price for their home without the risk of being caught in a downward spiral.Invisible Homes now has over 75,000 active buyers and 510+ member agencies using the platform and has ambitions to grow across the whole of London and into the home counties.In our conversation, we discuss the portal space, AI, estate agents working with buyers, price reductions, and obviously the off-market space.This discussion will give you a really interesting perspective on how estate agents can be working differently and more effectively to achieve better results for their clients and you definitely don't want to miss it.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 58min

Episode 223: Ian Storey

Today's guest is the proud owner of Storeys of Cheshire and is also an estate agent mentor and trainer at The Complete Agent.In this conversation with arguably one of the very best estate agents in the country who charges some of the highest average fees in the industry, we discuss marketing, direct mail, team culture, social media, video, mindset, charging higher fees and loads more incredibly valuable topics. You do not want to miss this episode with someone who is at the very top of their game as there is so much to learn from one of the leading agents in the mid to higher end of the market.
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Sep 1, 2025 • 48min

Episode 222: Laura Harvey

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Property Fastrack, which was founded in 2024 to help estate agents and individuals streamline property transactions through expert outsourced sales progression and client support. In this episode we discuss how they aim to reduce fall-throughs, speed up completions, and make the moving process smoother from start to finish. If you're looking to increase your chances of getting paid on each sale and turning your pipeline over more frequently to help with cashflow, you definitely want to be checking out this conversation.
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Aug 28, 2025 • 54min

Episode 221: Ashley Would

Today's guest is the Director of Ashley Would & Partners.He has a decade of experience working as an estate agent and launched his own business powered by eXp in January 2021, going on to to cap multiple times, reach ICON status and achieve over 300 5* Google reviews.In this episode we discuss the importance of preparation, reviews, social media, fees, door knocking, targeting unsold properties and loads more valuable content.Make sure to tune in to hear from someone who is absolutely flying in the self-employed world and was kind enough to give away a lot of the secrets behind his success.

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