Charlie Lamdin
BestAgent Estate Agency Podcast
Tips, tricks, wisdom and wit from Charlie Lamdin, founder of bestagent.co.uk as he shares his 25 years of industry experience with agents who want to make a great living changing the lives of their customers.
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Charlie Lamdin
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Nov 13, 2025
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Episodes
Tuesday's BestAgent Breakfast Show - Calmer Markets 21.03.2023 18:36
Watch the video of the podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/oxeslviP3js News of the day, Agent Q&A, Tip of the Day Join at https://bestagent.co.uk Follow Charlie on his X account for agents, https://x.com/bestagent.boss Join BestAgent for a fairer future at https://bestagent.co.uk/agents
Banking Wildfires Spread. HSBC shares tumble. 2023 Financial Crisis Begins 20.03.2023 22:56
Watch the video of this pocast here: https://youtube.com/live/2fYZiFCEHSU Credit Suisse hybrid private takeover/gov bailout (not nationalised or wound down). https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2023-03-15/credit-suisse-in-crisis?srnd=premium-uk HSBC Shares down 6% - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/hsbc-shares-tumble-in-hong-kong-on-risky-bond-exposure-concerns $17bn AT1 bon...
Breakfast Show - Hope with a dose of reality 17.03.2023 11:25
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/UgKj1jDWJZY A normal market? Or are we passing through normal on the way from sellers to buyers market? Wage Growth https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/march2023 Estate agents only: please message me privately on LinkedIn if you'd li...
A Big Fat Nothing. That's what. 16.03.2023 9:40
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/4bc-ReeOkXo Budget time! Property market giveaways and handouts! What did we get this time? The 2023 Spring budget will not be remembered for much, except the time that lots in the home moving and home building industries were hoping and expecting for a helping hand. https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/3/budget-2023-c...
Will the Banking crisis in the USA affect the UK housing market? 14.03.2023 17:40
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/MrKtZXl5tzw Tuesday 14th March BestAgent Breakfast Show. Events are unfolding rapidly. What are the possible consequences? Shares fall as fears persist https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64941010 Agents: join at https://bestagent.co.uk/ Follow Charlie on his X account for agents, https://x.com/bestagent.boss Join BestAgent for a faire...
Big Banks Failing = Bumpy week ahead. BestAgent Breakfast Show 13.03.2023 16:44
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/Ca8RXX5WTlI The second largest ever failure of a US bank will send shock waves around the world financial markets. Strap in, it will be bumpy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw/community?lb=Ugkx_UYahCQrc5DokkfjkwVc24iCRSO7Ay3Q Let's also talk about RIghtmove fees passing £2,500pm within the next 5 years. h...
10 Reasons why 2023 will be worse than 2008 10.03.2023 15:20
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/-Ex4nLbOVME I know this isn't what agents want to hear. But it's worth considering. Agents are asking me why I think this housing downturn will be worse than 2008. In this podcast I explain what's different this time. The BestAgent breakfast show with Charlie Lamdin Activate your BestAgent BackOffice account for your fre...
RICS February 2023 Survey - Downward trend continues 09.03.2023 12:41
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/FucMJPqIK-A Seller activity is picking up, but beware of the trap of unsellable stock. RICS Survey for Feb 2023: https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/2._WEB_February_2023_RICS_UK_Residential_Market_Survey.pdf BestAgent wants to deliver a fairer future for good agents. Join at...
Watch out for new Foxtons boss Guy Gittins Gunning for Growth 08.03.2023 18:07
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/SapXh7iksi0 Foxtons is out for your market share. https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/3/foxtons-we-need-to-rediscover-our-dna Reminder, follow the D.O.V.I method to prioritise your day: 1. Deals chased 2. Offers progressed (into deals!) 3. Viewings followed up (into offers) 4. Instruction hunting. Follow Charlie on hi...
Shrinking market = aggressive competition. Fighting the agency battle of 2023 07.03.2023 24:22
How to win the battle for market share without increasing your marketing spend. Watch this podcast on video: https://youtube.com/live/nhAz5WwuwLI Halifax Feb 2023 Index https://www.halifax.co.uk/assets/pdf/february-2023-house-price-index.pdf BestAgent Breakfast Show with Charlie Lamdin. Activate your BestAgent BackOffice account for your free telephone leads, and to make sure your instruction and...
Mortgage Transaction Values Fall 17% Since May 2022 06.03.2023 22:39
The graphs for Monday's BestAgent Breakfast Show live stream. It's not pretty. Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/Z-PCudpje8k A link to the graphs in the show https://twitter.com/alexgroundwater/status/1632495667049291779?s=20 https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/3/estate-agents-entering-rocky-period-for-insolvencies https://thenegotiator.co.u...
Rightmove Takes £241m More as Agents Get Less 03.03.2023 10:02
News Story of the Day: Rightmove fee income rises: https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/3/rightmove-agency-fee-income-rises-but-member-numbers-dip Watch the video of this: https://youtube.com/live/eA4nFlj0SAY Tip of the Day: Come off "Optimiser"? Join BestAgent for a better future. https://bestagent.co.uk Follow Charlie on his X account for agents, https://x.com/bestage...
30% of agents will go out of business. I want to help you avoid becoming one of them. 02.03.2023 30:56
Watch the video of this livestream here: https://youtube.com/live/fVPJ_8kiVnQ Annual House Prices are falling at their sharpest rate in 10 years. Mortgage approvals are at their lowest since 2009. Sellers will finally start to drop prices faster, and more stock will come to the market, but can it be sold? In this livestream, Charlie will talk about how to be the kind of agent who turns this market...
Nationwide: Annual House Prices Fall - How to beat Rightmove 01.03.2023 11:13
Your need to know news to start your day. Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/IrAhK1ePUa4 Annual House Price Growth Turns Negative https://www.nationwidehousepriceindex.co.uk/reports/annual-house-price-growth-turns-negative-in-february-falling-to-its-weakest-level-since-2012 Join the BestAgent community at https://bestagent.co.uk Follow Charlie on his X account for agent...
Watch out for Zombie Buyers! BestAgent Breakfast Show 28.02.2023 11:23
Mortgage rates to rise. Price Reductions on Zoopla. Watch this show on video: https://youtube.com/live/mfVlvzsTOTU Mortgage rates are rising again. Cost of living will increase with gov energy bailout being lifted so most people will see 20% increase in energy bills, despite the falling cost of wholesale energy. It also turns out that 2022 residential property transactions will have been the lowe...
Honesty breeds trust. Trust breeds business. RIP Douglas & Gordon 27.02.2023 13:27
Honesty breeds trust. Trust breeds business. Lie today, lose tomorrow. Don't make estate agency harder than it already is by resorting to spin and guff. Feel good about yourself, tell the truth. It makes life easier, it makes you happier, it makes you more successful. Watch this podcast on video: https://youtube.com/live/X-qlFM5ieXI Kick your working week off with a morale booster from Charli...
Making stubborn sellers drop prices. Friday's BestAgent Breakfast Show 24.02.2023 10:44
Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtube.com/live/iqq3pXizrDY Charlie Lamdin keeps you up to date with your need to know before you kick off on your Friday. Market News story of the day https://propertyindustryeye.com/vendors-increasing-switching-estate-agents-as-market-slows/ https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/2/third-of-home-sellers-being-gazundered--claim https://www....
2023 Survival training with Immediate Take Away Actions 23.02.2023 54:49
Charlie Lamdin has been supplying technology and marketing services and strategies to UK estate agents of all sizes, from single person operations to national corporations since 1999. With the breadth of client size and locations, he knows more about estate agency operations, and in particular how to make them much more profitable, than anyone else in his field. In this first of its kind event, wh...
Thursday 23 Feb BestAgent Breakfast Show - Lloyds Bank House Price Forecasts for 2023 23.02.2023 10:02
Book your free place for today's 'Surviving 2023' video talk with Charlie here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2023-survival-training-for-estate-agents-with-immediate-take-away-actions-tickets-557717727737 Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/XLZYBqjyoFE Lloyds Bank Annual Report. Page 40 https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/assets/pdfs/investors/financial-pe...
The 10 min BestAgent Breakfast Show with Charlie Lamdin - Wed 22 Feb 22.02.2023 14:23
Housing Market and Economic commentary, main industry news story and Charlie's Tip of the Day for UK Estate and Lettings agents. Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtube.com/live/8dCHmMQkQTE Follow Charlie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestagentprop Follow BestAgent Market Data here: https://twitter.com/bestagentboss Get your free 2023 Survival for Estate Agents video tickets...
Low Fee Estate Agency Cannot Ever Work 21.02.2023 22:00
Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtube.com/live/y57KQJu7NFc Charlie Lamdin talks about helping agents to navigate the falling transactions of 2023 Rebecca Beardmore's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7033377340155953152 Book your ticket for Thursday's free 3pm one hour talk on surviving 2023. (Estate Agents Only) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e...
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