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Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by ex-pat Englishman down under Doug Driscoll CEO of Starr Partners a franchise with over 30 offices across Australia. A Liverpool supporter, this enthusiastic Thought Leader shares his perspectives on our strengths in the UK property industry as well as the franchise model, keeping a consistent brand image, philosophy and ethos with over 350 people in a comp...

On this episode Simon Whale and David Mintz spend some quality time together generally chewing the cud, reviewing the news and talking about Quora. We talk Rightmove, Culture, Suppliers are human too, Referral fees, solicitors, conveyancing and everything else..

Estate Agent trainer Stephen Brown delivers some excellent advice for agents to get them match fit and ready to come at a post-Covid market like a Trump vaccine. It's going to be the best, the biggest, the fastest thing you ever listened to. Like the EA Podcast just with more learnings, plenty of value and added Mintz & Whale.

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by Murray Lee King of Golders Green and a stalwart of the property industry for over forty years, currently at the helm of Dreamview Estates. More recently, Murray has been at the forefront of an effort to unite agents in the recent protests and negotiations with the property portals and the main antagonist Rightmove. With Rightmove refusing to break radio si...

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by one of the best known faces in Australian Real Estate, Matty Hayson of Cobden Hayson. Matty gives us his views on what it takes to stay ahead of the competition and to deliver a true Million plus dollar sales agent in some of Sydney's most exclusive areas. Learn from the best and tune in today!

In the first episode of Season 4, Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by ICG supremo Iain White. We talk everything property industry including when Whaley met Whitey, heroes and villains, hopes and dreams, the past and the present. We also talk about portals, Rightmove, Onedome and whether higher fees and vendor paid advertising will become an industry standard. All this as well as all the usu...

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by Aussie super trainer Peter Gilchrist. Featuring colourful language from the start, Peter tells it to us like it is and cuts through to the heart of the issue of what is stop us from achieving more. We also talk about the dynamics of partnerships, staff management, cutting out the bullshit, the mistakes people make when setting goals, getting out of your ow...

Part 4 of our Lockdown Lowdown specials sees Simon Whale and David Mintz joined by none other than Australian powerhouse of inspiration (and longtime fan of the show) Mr. Josh Phegan. We talk about routine, maintaining energy and focus, exercise, mini-me Phegan's property roots, where it all began; we also talk wardrobe and functionality, strategy, plans, goals and outstanding customer focus and s...

The Kerfuffle Podcast - EA Masters 2022 Exclusive with Peter Knight With Whaley MIA at the Guild Conference this week, David Mintz caught up with Peter Knight and asked the questions we've all been asking ourselves since the news broke that the EA Masters had changed its principle partners from Rightmove to Onthemarket. What does this mean for the judging criteria? Where is the data coming from? W...

Join the The Kerfuffle Podcast for their (almost) Earth Day Special with Jerry Lyons, estate agency content legend.

Propertymark Election Special - we talk to the candidates for the forthcoming ARLA Propertymark election for President Elect. Why should you vote for them and what vision do they have for Propertymark's future? Where do they stand on the key issues effecting our industry and how are they going to help you? Supplier and agents - are we united as one, or is there a divide? Find out here...

Propertymark Election Special - we talk to the candidates for the forthcoming ARLA Propertymark election for President Elect. Why should you vote for them and what vision do they have for Propertymark's future? Where do they stand on the key issues effecting our industry and how are they going to help you?

Propertymark Election Special - we talk to the candidates for the forthcoming ARLA Propertymark election for President Elect. Why should you vote for them and what vision do they have for Propertymark's future? Where do they stand on the key issues effecting our industry and how are they going to help you? Can a Tory politician speak up for the industry to his own government? Does government care?...

Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell joins Mintzy and Whaley at the most convenient time on a Friday afternoon(!) to review the week's news and views, as we talk ROPA and why we shouldn't be sat around waiting for it.

So this is how it ends. Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by Suzanna Mavity of Acaboom, Christian Balshen and Mark Bevan of Van Mildert. We talk Bishops, Gin, Rightmove, Tenant Referencing, Proptech Reps, Selling out, Exit strategies and much much more...

In this week's grand finale of season 1, we talk to Louise Jefferies and Jason Lee of SDL Auctions. We are also joined by Suzanna Mavity of Acaboom. We talk about Mike Tyson, sloths, giraffes, auctions, mansplaining, inclusion, diversity within the estate agency industry, marketing and post valuation follow ups. Is this the end for Mintz & Whale? Will the Kerfuffle Podcast continue? Tune in an...

In this episode Simon & David talk to Mark Manning, MD of a 19 branch, award winning, Yorkshire estate agency empire Manning Stainton. We discuss changes and developments in modern agency, best practice, creating a company culture that works, recruiting the right staff, maintaining core values, scaling from a single branch to an expanded network and much, much more. We also review all the late...

In this week's episode we talk to guests Louis Harwood of Tennoc, a Proptech company that facilitating better connectivity between systems and platforms for Estate Agents. We also talk to Peter Lawrence of Lawrence Rand about the massive savings and efficiency delivered by the Kerfuffle White Paper (https://www.kerfuffle.it/images/template/Kerfuffle_A4_White_Paper_Form.pdf) and his views on managi...

An extra special Australian episode of the Kerfuffle podcast raising awareness and much needed aid funds for the Australian bush fires campaign 'Agents For Aus' - featuring Tom Panos, Josh Phegan and Sam Hunter! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/agentsforaus In this episode Simon & David talk to World class industry trainers Tom Panos & Josh Phegan, about the effects of the fires on t...

In this bumper second episode, cunningly disguised as a Christmas Special, our heroes return from a particularly hard election for Simon. Joined by two guests this week: the fantastic Jerry Lyons of Property PR Expert and the Estate Agent Content Club & a special cameo appearance by a guest from a rival podcast. We talk elections, the Negotiator Awards and Conference, Hair, Content Generation,...

Today the kerfuffle podcast kicks off with David Mintz and Simon Whale hauling Heather Staff of Spectre fame over the coals. We probably took the Bond reference a mite too seriously. Todays show rated at 24% filler, 7% educational, 79% fluff, 7% Diane Abbott…..