Opening The Gates To More Listings

Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder of My Auction, shares his expertise in property auctions and the benefits they offer. Topics include rebranding auctions, professional traders' strategies, and standing out in real estate by providing additional services for clients.

Award-winning founder of Lemon and Lime Interiors, Elaine Penhaul, talks about the benefits of staging homes for quick sales at the best price. She discusses the importance of property presentation and how it can help in a competitive market. The episode also touches on the evolution of estate agents, the art of home staging, mentoring in the real estate industry, and personal sailing adventures.

Experienced estate agent Chris Durrant discusses resilience in real estate, maximizing social media for growth, marketing on a zero budget, consistency in marketing efforts, and utilizing technology in the industry. Personal anecdotes and insights on navigating the real estate field are shared.

Today's guest is a part-time estate agent when he is not playing golf. He's been an estate agent since 2008, but we won't blame him for the market crash that coincided with him starting the profession. His career has seen him work across corporates, franchises, and join Deakin White in April 2020 as a partner agent. The results he has achieved from a cold start in this time have been phenomenal and there is lots to learn from how this has been done in our conversation.

Today's guest is the CEO of Award Winning Creative Digital Agency Estate Apps. He joined Estate Apps in 2011 and took over the running of the company in 2013. We cover loads of valuable topics in this conversation, from websites, reviews, and, social media to name a few. At the time of releasing this episode, Estate Apps have 321 5* Google reviews and clearly practice what they preach. Speaking of reviews, feel free to leave one for Opening The Gates via the link below provided by Estate Apps: https://review.openingthegates.co.uk/

Today's guest is the 2024 best valuer in the UK. She is the sales manager at Location Location and the third guest to feature from this amazing business. She is known at Location Location as Fiber Optic and you will have to take a listen to the episode to find out why. Find out more about bossing video, social media, and so much more in this brilliant conversation. Who better to learn from than the reigning best valuer, right?

Today's guest is an award winning London real estate agent and CEO/Founder of Oliver Howard Real Estate. He started his estate agency career working at Marsh & Parsons but his dare to be different attitude and social media influence meant he went on to launch his own business. If you are nervous about getting on video, leveraging social media and scared of what people might say, this conversation is definitely one for you to listen to.

Today's guest is the CEO of By Design and also hosts the Property-Porn Stars podcast with Matt Giggs. He was previously CEO of Fine & Country and we discuss his years of experience in the higher end of the market in this conversation. If you are looking to enter the premium market or grow your share of this market, the episode is one not to be missed.

Today's guest has been an estate agent for 20 years and started his own business in partnership with The Agency UK during the summer of 2023. He has quickly gone on to generate listings through a variety of strategies, which includes social media and being active in his local community. If you want to find out how he has hit the ground running as a new business, this is definitely not one to be missed.

Today's guest has been working in the industry since 2018 having been in love with property for many years and taking on some pretty scary projects since buying her first home in 2002. She is a trained negotiator and helps her clients achieve on average, 2% more for their property compared to the national average. She is also a speaker at events to help empower women, through her ongoing experience of dealing with an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis. This is a very powerful conversation that covers a variety of very important topics and I hope you enjoy it.