Letting Agent Podcast

Toby Martin dropped by the WatkinSofa in the Autumn of 2023. Toby Martin is a top chap, a lettings expert from Bath, Propertymark Regional Executive, Husband & father, Mentor and 'That Video Guy' to chat all things about beating Cheap Fee Letting Agents

Clément Delpirou is the President of iAd, one of Europe's largest Estate Agency groups. He came to London in November 2023 and I caught up with him to chat about where ether UK property market will be by the end of December 2024 NB - As everyone knows, nobody pays to go onto the WatkinSofa. Clément was in London for 24 hours, so time did not allow him to travel to Grantham. Therefore, I travelled to London to interview him and Lee O'Brien from iAd. The cost the film crew (Matt and Nick), the editing costs and train tickets were covered by iAd. I set the questions and no special treatment was given to iAd because of this. I was not paid for my time.

UK House Prices & Number of House Sales at Record Levels. This week’s UK Property Market Weekly Report on YouTube for the week ending Sunday, 11th February 2024 (Week 6), presents a continued robust picture of the UK Property Market. · House Prices on Sale Agreed homes rise in Week 6 to £339/sq.ft (Jan ’24 to £331.35/sq.ft) · Listings for last week (Week 6) are 17% higher than 2024 YTD average · Gross sales for last week 20.3% higher the weekly YTD 2024 average (and 19.76% higher than the 2023 weekly average) · Last week’s net sales - 31.4% higher then theof 2023 weekly average · Sale fall-throughs continue to be at record lows at 1 in 5 sales.

James Cocker is a guru of all things Facebook Ads for Estate & Letting Agents - that's all you need to know really. James came down to Grantham, the G'Town, the 'Tham in Autumn 2023

Chris Webb came to Grantham to sit on the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2023 to chat about Social Media Vs Reality of successful Estate Agents

Toby Martin dropped by the WatkinSofa in the Autumn of 2023. Toby Martin is a top chap, a lettings expert from Bath, Propertymark Regional Executive, Husband & father, Mentor and 'That Video Guy' to chat all things about Chris Watkin helps him grow his Letting Agency

Gareth Yates describes himself as a Dad, Estate Agent, Leader & Mancunian. Ex-Purplebricks Area Director has now set up his own Self-Employed Estate Agency model with eXp. He came to Watkinsofa in Autumn 2023 to talk about What Makes A Great Estate Agent

Clément Delpirou is the President of iAd, one of Europe's largest Estate Agency groups. He came to London in November 2023 and I caught up with him to chat about estate agency fees in the UK. NB - As everyone knows, nobody pays to go onto the WatkinSofa. Clément was in London for 24 hours, so time did not allow him to travel to Grantham. Therefore, I travelled to London to interview him and Lee O'Brien from iAd. The cost the film crew (Matt and Nick), the editing costs and train tickets were covered by iAd. I set the questions and no special treatment was given to iAd because of this. I was not paid for my time.

Gareth Yates describes himself as a Dad, Estate Agent, Leader & Mancunian. Ex-Purplebricks Area Director has now set up his own Self-Employed Estate Agency model with eXp. He came to Watkinsofa in Autumn 2023 to talk about why self employed estate agency isnt for everyone

House Prices & Number of House Sales at UK Record Levels. This week’s UK Property Market Weekly Report on YouTube for the week ending Sunday, 4th February 2024, presents a continued robust picture of the UK Property Market. · House Prices on Sale Agreed homes rise in Jan ’24 to £331.35 / sq.ft - a rise of 1.39% from Q4 ’24 levels (£326.80/sqft) · House Prices on Exchange of Contracts homes rise in Jan ’24 to £336.83 / sq.ft - a rise of 2.26% from Q4 ’24 levels (£329.37/sqft) · £/sqft at Sale Agreed predicts Land Registry House Price Stats with a 91% correlation rate, 5 months before the Land Registry House Price Stats are published - hence this is an important stat. · Listings for Week 5 of 2024 hit a 8-year record high. · Gross sales up 5.2% on week before (& 36% higher than the Jan ’24 weekly average) · Net sales up 4.8% on week before (& 43% higher than the Jan ’24 weekly average) · Sale fall-throughs continue to be at record lows.

Chris Webb came to Grantham to sit on the Watkinsofa in the Autumn of 2023 to chat about how big should an Estate Agents patch be

James Cocker is a guru of all things Facebook Ads for Estate & Letting Agents - that's all you need to know really. James came down to Grantham, the G'Town, the 'Tham in Autumn 2023

Jonathan Morgan is a well-known Estate agent from South Wales. In the Autumn of 2023, he came up to Grantham to sit on the WatkinSofa to talk about why he is a Mentor for Agents Together.

Tony Beales is a very well-known Norfolk estate agent. He has been in estate agency since 1984, both in corporate and independent estate agency. In 1994, he set up his own Estate Agency in the wonderful town of Attleborough in Norfolk. In the late summer of 2023, he came to Grantham to sit on the Watkinson over to talk about all things estate agency. In this interview, he talks about whether or not there is a difference between Estate Agents, or if they are all simply the same.

The UK Property Market Weekly Report on YouTube for the week ending Sunday, 28th January 2024, presents a continued vibrant picture of the UK property market's current state of play · Listings for the 4th week in Jan was a 8-year record high. · Gross sales up 9.4% on week before. · Net sales up 13% on week before. · Sale fall-throughs at record lows last seen 22 months ago. In-Depth Analysis (Week 4) discussed in the Show by Chris Watkin and this week’s special guest, Iain White New Properties to Market: The UK observed 34,709 new listings (the 8-year average for Week 4 is 32,150). This year's YTD listings stand at 116,845, surpassing the historical YTD average of 105,990. Average Listing Price: A key figure of £427,971. Listing vs Sale Agreed Prices: The difference stands at 23.7%. The ideal figure is in the mid-teens. This does concern me as this is overvaluing by Estate Agents Price Reductions: Last week, 17,726 properties saw price reductions, a significant number compared to the 8-year average of

James White, Managing Director and Founder of The Belong Group, came to Grantham to join me on the WatkinSofa to discuss all things estate agency. In this interview, he talks about whether or not Estate Agents are too reliant on RightMove.

Jonathan Morgan is a well-known Estate agent from South Wales. In the Autumn of 2023, he came up to Grantham to sit on the WatkinSofa to talk about how young Estate Agents can survive in a tough housing market.

James White, Managing Director and Founder of The Belong Group, came to Grantham to join me on the WatkinSofa to discuss all things estate agency. In this interview, he talks about using touting letters in Estate Ahency.

Gareth Yates describes himself as a Dad, Estate Agent, Leader & Mancunian. Ex-Purplebricks Area Director has now set up his own Self-Employed Estate Agency model with eXp. He came to Watkinsofa in Autumn 2023 to talk about how to build remote teams in Estate Agency

Jonathan Morgan is a well-known Estate agent from South Wales. In the Autumn of 2023, he came up to Grantham to sit on the WatkinSofa to talk about why so many vendors are downsizing in 2023.