Letting & Estate Agent Podcast

Why Are 8% of UK Landlords Leaving High Street Estate Agents? Suzanne Smith, lawyer turned landlord, and the person behind The Independent Landlord, joins us today to explore why so many UK landlords are turning their backs on High Street estate agents in favour of self management platforms like OpenRent. What’s driving this shift? Suzanne shares her personal experience and valuable insights into...

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 the importance of Negotiators in Estate Agency.

UK PROPERTY MARKET WEEKLY UPDATE Welcome to the 7th 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 brilliant Iain McKenzie, Bossman of the 800 agent Guild of Property Professionals, as we delve into the key property market headlines for 7th week of 2025 ending on the 23rd February 2025. The YouTube Show https://you...

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 the zero excuse culture within Estate Agency.

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 it takes so long to get a conveyancing through to exchange and completion.

Minimum Wage Estate Agency! In this interview, Iain and Myles White, discuss the evolving estate agency industry, focusing on challenges such as rising fees, generational differences in leadership, and the role of technology in managing leads. In the past, agents were directly involved in securing deals, but now they rely more on platforms like Rightmove, which passively generate leads. Technology...

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 personal brand in Estate Agency.

UK PROPERTY MARKET WEEKLY UPDATE Welcome to the 6th 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 Iain White, as we delve into the key property market headlines for 6th week of 2025 ending on the 16th February 2025. The YouTube Show - https://youtu.be/_t4sThuNZlY . ✴️ UK Property Market Highlights this wee...

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.

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...

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.

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 tells us his Estate Agency story.

Welcome to the fourth UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your go to weekly Podcast show on the UK Property Market (also on YouTube - link below) This week, I’m joined by the awesome Bryan Mansell, CEO of Gazeal & revered former Countrywide Regional Director in London & the SE, as we delve into the key property market headlines for 4th week of 2025 ending on the 2nd February 2025. ✴️ UK Propert...

Preparing for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025: What Letting Agents Need to Know NOW! The Renters' Rights Act 2025 is just around the corner, and as an estate or letting agent, now is the time to act. In this episode, Des Taylor from Landlord Licensing & Defence shares crucial advice on how letting agents can start preparing for the changes that are coming in the summer. With less than six months to g...

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 the broken relationship between Estate Agents, Conveyancers and Mortgage Arrangers.

UK PROPERTY MARKET WEEKLY UPDATE Welcome to the third UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your go to weekly one hour documentary of the UK Property Market on YouTube This week, I’m joined by the awesome Alice Bullard, CEO of Nested, to delve into the key property market headlines for Week 3 of 2025. The YouTube Show - https://youtu.be/04SXtSzeZvo . ✴️ UK Property Market Highlights this week ....

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 if Estate Agents should upgrade their Rightmove package?

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 integrity in Estate Agency.

This is the second ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ of 2025, the ‘Stat Show’ is a weekly one-hour documentary report on YouTube. It is for the week ending Sunday, 19th January 2025, I am joined by this week’s special guest, Verona Frankish, boss lady of Yopa, the 6th/7th largest Estate Agency brand in the UK to discuss the property market headlines for Week 2 of 2025. It must be stressed this is th...

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 if referral fees and panel solicitors have ruined 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 Estate Agents in the local community.

This is the first ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ of 2025, the ‘Stat Show’ is a weekly one-hour documentary report on YouTube. It is for the week ending Sunday, 12th January 2025, I am joined by this week’s special guest, Ben Madden, an Estate Agent from West London to discuss the property market headlines for Week 1 of 2025. It must be stressed this is the first week of the year, and because the...

Kirsty Franks is the fractional marketing director for the Property Franchise Group, and also boss of Frank Marketing, a firm that helps big or small estate agents with their marketing. In the winter of 2024, she dropped by the WatkinSofa to chat about the challenges in being a single parent.