Simon Gates

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.

Author

Simon Gates

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Education

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 62: Chris Webb 01.06.2023

Today's guest is approaching 20 years of experience in the property industry and shares some amazing advice in this episode. He leverages his Estate Agency expertise to help businesses of all sizes to grow and become more profitable. Specialising in providing tailored guidance to estate agencies, enabling them to optimise their operations, improve their sales processes, and drive long-term bus...

Episode 61: James Hummerstone-Pope 25.05.2023

Today's guest is known as The Straight Talking Agent and you will know why from listening to this episode. He has worked in the industry for almost 20 years and has seen it all from working on the high street to the hybrid model, he started his own self-employed business at the start of 2023. There is lots of practical advice to take from this conversation and go action in your business immedi...

Episode 60: Tom McGee 18.05.2023

Today's guest has been serving the industry for 20 years and is a regular contributor to various estate agency groups across social media, so who better to have on the podcast to share some pearls of wisdom? There is a lot of valuable content in this episode from one of the most knowledgeable people in the sector and it's definitely not one to miss.

Episode 59: Lucy Noonan 11.05.2023

Today's guest has been involved in the property industry for over 20 years now and has loads of experience to share. She started her own business towards the end of 2021 and it continues to go from strength to strength by providing specialist acquisition management to support growth for estate and letting agents. Having been involved in hundreds of acquisitions and having several thousand buye...

Episode 58: Paul Ivens 04.05.2023

Today's guest has been serving our industry longer than I've been born (sorry Paul) and he brings bags of experience to this episode. He shares fantastic advice on how to get the best out of direct mail and offers great expertise from someone who was working the difficult markets of the late 80s/early 90s and the 08/09 recession. Never standing still and always looking to constantly move t...

Episode 57: Steve Betts 27.04.2023

Today's guest has been working in the industry for coming up to 20 years and has run his own estate agency for the past 4 years. There is lots of fantastic content around leveraging social media and using video in your business to grow your audience. You will not want to miss the end of this episode, where an absolute golden nugget is dropped about winning listings in a new market by targeting...

Episode 56: Ebrahim Turner 22.04.2023

Today's guest is someone that I have wanted to get on the podcast since I decided to launch it, having been a guest on his podcast a couple of years ago. We have been aligned on many things since our first conversation and I always come away from our chats inspired and with lots of energy. This episode offers a different perspective on things from a few different angles such as mindset, social...

Episode 55: Dan Firth 06.04.2023

Today’s guest has served our industry for 18 years. From corporate to hybrid, high street to self-employed, he has seen it all. This episode is definitely not one to be missed from the training and development side of things.

Episode 54: James Cocker 30.03.2023

Today's guest is the founder of Agent Accelerator where he helps agents build a pipeline of sellers and landlords. He loves property, & marketing, two things that tie into estate agency in a big way, and this definitely comes across in this episode. If you want to find out more about how to leverage social media to win more listings, you do not want to miss this episode.

Episode 53: Jonathan Handford 23.03.2023

Today's guest is a Non-Executive Director at Fine & Country. He is a very experienced Speaker, Coach, Trainer and Estate Agent committed to the upper quartile of the market focusing on luxury property. He was recognised in 2019 as the Best Overall Operator from 325 Fine & Country offices worldwide. If you're looking to stand on the shoulders of giants (he is very tall) and see how...

Episode 52: Andy McHugo 16.03.2023

Today's guest is a seasoned estate agent with over a dozen years of experience. He started his business 18 months ago and is going from strength to strength. If you're looking for inspiration in starting up your own estate agency, moving into a new market or trying new things outside of your comfort zone, this is one for you to listen to. 

Episode 51: Scott Gunn 12.03.2023

Today's guest has over 15 years of experience selling homes, having sold his very first house in 2002, when he was just 18 years old.  Having joined eXp in October 2019, he was the 2020 eXp Top Performing agent in the UK, voted UK's Most Supportive Agent by his peers,  and Rev Share Agent Of The Year. He saw an opportunity and borrowed £20,000, fast-forward just over 3 years and his life...

Episode 50: Robert Hodgson 09.03.2023

Today's guest spent a dozen years in the corporate world of estate agency before setting up his own estate agency at the start of 2019. Having been involved in a chain with him when I was still an agent, I know first-hand what a fantastic agent he is so I had to get him on the podcast. After entering the Estate Agency profession in 2007, he quickly realised that he had a passion for building lasti...

Episode 49: Richard Zeff 05.03.2023

Today's guest is an estate agent covering South Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas. He has over 25 years of experience and has been responsible for over £350,000,000 worth of residential property sales and responsible for the letting and management of hundreds of properties. He started in real estate in the 1990s, and, apart from a few years spent living and working abroad, he has always been...

Episode 48: Julian O'Dell 02.03.2023

Today's guest is the owner, of Marvellous Training Solutions - helping estate agents & lettings agents reach exceptional standards.  He is approaching 40 years in the world of estate agency and helped run, grow and sell multi award-winning estate agency Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings. No theory - pure proven pragmatic principles that power up your performance - delivered by someone wh...

Episode 47: Ross D'Aniello 26.02.2023

Today's guest is the Sales Director at Nock Deighton, overseeing all 9 territories across Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands and he's also a mentor at Agents Together. He has successfully overseen the implementation and launch of the Land & New Homes Department, the Auctions Service, a Country Homes & Equestrian Homes service, a Prime Homes Department and the Sales Progressio...

Episode 46: Leanne Parr 23.02.2023

Today's guest has been in the industry for 15 years now and started her own award-winning estate agency in 2018. She has won multiple awards, gained hundreds of reviews, and achieves 110% of the asking price for her clients. If you're looking to be different to your competition, get a better outcome for your clients, win awards, and get reviews for your business, this is not one to be missed.&nbsp...

Episode 45: Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell 19.02.2023

Today's guest has been in the industry for approximately 25 years and is a director at The Able Agent. She works with estate and lettings agents to provide a full and cost-effective solution for training whilst offering an arm round shoulder approach to help staff progress to the best of their abilities.

Episode 44: Luke St Clair 16.02.2023

Today's guest has been in the industry for over 20 years now and is a director of Knightsbridge Estate Agents in the Leicester City and the South Leicestershire area. He is also a co-presenter of The Estate Agents Podcast He learns, travels the world, takes action, and implements. Not only that, but he gives a lot back to both his community and this industry. There is lots of experience shared in...

Episode 43: Adam Day 12.02.2023

Today's guest is International Expansion Leader of eXp UK. He started his estate agency career at Country Properties in Hitchin way back in 1997, then in 2006, he founded the 2nd online estate agent, hatched.co.uk, to enter the UK property market. In 2015, he led the company to be the first-ever online estate agent in the UK, to be acquired by a 'bricks and mortar' estate agency group - Connells G...

Episode 42: Brendan Kay 09.02.2023

Today's guest has gone from squadron commander to managing director of a West Oxfordshire estate agents. He is someone who is a big learner and takes action with what he learns as well.  There is lots of value to be had from this episode, and just like the guest, please make sure to implement what you take from it. 

Episode 41: Laura Howey 05.02.2023

Today's guest is the Founder & CEO of Love Property which started in 2009. I came away from recording this absolutely blown away and I'm sure you will too.  I think the passion of today's guest is summed up perfectly by the following quote on her website: "For me, this is not just a job, this is my life and my purpose is to get you the best results in the most efficient way possible."

Episode 40: James Kendall 02.02.2023

Today's guest is the Managing Director of a business he founded in 2011 following a career in estate agency that began back in 2003. His website has him down as AKA Mr Everywhere and I have to agree as I don't how he finds the time to serve his clients and the industry. He has carved a market for himself in recent years across Bedfordshire by selling executive homes and charging higher fees. He ha...

Episode 39: Angharad Trueman 29.01.2023

Today's guest is Managing Director of CGT Sales & Lettings and is also Vice President of ARLA Propertymark. She was also the winner of the Rising Star Award at the Negotiator Awards 2018, and shortlisted in the top 100 most Inspirational Women in the West Awards 2019. A lot has been fitted in and achieved over a decade serving the industry and there is plenty to learn from this listen. 

Episode 38: Michelle Gallagher 26.01.2023

Today's guest has been serving the industry since 2001 and has won back-to-back awards for being the best estate agent in the country at The Best Estate Agent Guide. I was privileged to spend an early Monday morning with this guest and hear what the very best at the top of their game has to say. This is one not to miss with plenty of golden nuggets to implement from a proven winner. 

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