
Opening The Gates To More Listings
Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business.
There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.
Latest episodes

Nov 17, 2022 • 40min
Episode 24: Paul Travers
Today's guest has been working in the industry since just before I was born in 1990 (sorry to make you sound old) and runs a specialist content agency for estate and letting agents with a unique service.
Lots to take from this episode and implement to help you get more listings.

Nov 13, 2022 • 37min
Episode 23: Michael Bailey
Today's guest is known as the man who saved Christmas and keeps me in supply of Scampi & Chips.
He has been in the industry for over 15 years, having started his career in London before moving up to the Preston area.
He's been running his own business for just over 3 years now and has seen continued growth during this time.
There are lots of great points to digest in this episode, so you will need your pad and pen at the ready.

Nov 10, 2022 • 31min
Episode 22: Mike Love
Today's guest is a Real Estate Advisor with Nest Seekers International in the UK.
He has been connecting and building relationships with new people from his childhood, standing on the side of the road with a version of the allure of Will Smith, trying to sell corn and tomatoes in the busy streets of Bulawayo.
He is not afraid to do things differently and stand out from the crowd
There are some great shares in this episode highlighting examples of doing what others will not do.

Nov 6, 2022 • 32min
Episode 21: Nick Cheshire
Today's guest is the Founder of Nest in Essex.
We Achieve More... Because We Care More.... is written on his website and I think you can hear this from the pearls of wisdom shared in this episode.
His LinkedIn profile states NOT your ‘average’ Estate Agent and again this is demonstrated by the views given in the interview.

Nov 3, 2022 • 31min
Episode 20: Andy Davies
Today's guest is the MD of James Neave who is known by some in the industry as 'The Wise One'.
He shares lots of great thoughts from his established career in estate agency.

Oct 30, 2022 • 35min
Episode 19: Owen Setter
Today's guest has been an estate agent in both London and Somerset over the past decade.
He knows his local market inside out and shares the successes he has had in this episode to leave clues for others to follow suit.

Oct 27, 2022 • 29min
Episode 18: Chris Trott
Today's guest is qualified by the recognised member of ‘Propertymark’ holding a level 3 qualification in the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
He became an estate agent in 2007 just before the property market crash and in 2013 he moved to Dubai to sell real estate and has recently just celebrated two years of business ownership at Coast & Country Real Estate.
He is the proud President of the Worthing District Estate Agents and has been for the last 3 years and also sits on the management board that represents ‘Time for Worthing’, which is a group of local residents and businesses who collectively set out to improve and promote the image of the town and surrounding areas.

Oct 23, 2022 • 41min
Episode 17: Graham Lock
Today's guest founded House Network in 2005 and is the Founder & CEO of The FIA.
The FIA recently won their first ESTAS award for Best Agency Network.
He has a mission of building the best independent estate agency network in the world.
The advice given in the episode highlights how to become the best agents and win awards along the way.

Oct 20, 2022 • 34min
Episode 16: Tanya Baker
Today's guest took the leap from working on the High Street to starting her own business in the summer of 2021.
She has very quickly built a reputation for using social media effectively to win more business.
There are some great tips shared in this episode for anyone looking to get out of their comfort zone and get more listings.

Oct 16, 2022 • 40min
Episode 15: Sean Newman
Today's guest is a veteran and well-respected figure in the industry.
He helps Estate Agents become entrepreneurs and raise the standards in estate agency at the same time.
He shares great advice on how to be successful, earn a great income and have a great lifestyle.