Ed Talks - UK Property Podcast
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -Property expert Ed Mead from https://viewber.co.uk/ discusses the key topics from the property industry. Find out how experienced property agents see the property market and major changes, with insight and opinion from Ed Mead & his guests.
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Ed Talks - Alexander Ali & Tim Main
November 23, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBAre you looking to stay ahead of the competition and ensure compliance with upcoming changes to the UK property market? Join Ed from https://viewber.co.uk/ for the latest episode of Ed Talks where he speaks with two experts in their field, Alexander Ali from Finch and Tim Main from Property Information Products. They discuss strategies for staying on top of changes and how Listing packs can help you do so quickly and efficiently. Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to ...
Ed Talks to Rebecca Marsh: The Property Ombudsman with a Remarkable Journey
October 19, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBMeet Rebecca Marsh: The Property Ombudsman with a Remarkable Journey In the latest episode of Ed Talks, Ed sits down with Rebecca Marsh, the remarkable figure behind The Property Ombudsman, and delves into her extraordinary career spanning multiple sectors. Join us as we uncover fascinating insights into her journey and gain valuable perspectives on resolving disputes in the world of property. Rebecca plays a pivotal role in ensuring fairness and resolution in the property sector. However,...
Ed Talks to Phil Priest - Proven: asking buyers to pay for upfront searches reduces property fall throughs to zero
September 21, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.69 MBYou may have read about how a trial in Cheshire was dramatically cutting property fall throughs and completion times - Ed talks to Phil Priest (founder of 4Corners Property) and is the man behind it all. Plus, see how you can join in with the trial. The trial has conclusively shown that simply asking buyers to pay for an upfront search reduces fall throughs to zero and takes weeks off completion! Here he explains what he’s doing and adds in a free PIP vault data room. Given the paucity of ...
Ed Talks to Peter Ambrose - Buying & selling property - better or worse over the last three years?
August 20, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBSpeed of transactions has been a hot topic for years and Ed first talked to front line practitioner Peter Ambrose in Dec 2020. So what has changed, if anything, in three years from a conveyancing perspective? As CEO of The Partnership, with 48 lawyers and assistants, as well as a software business Legalito (making tried and tested conveyancing software available to all), Peter is well placed to comment and usually doesn't hold back. There's some good empirical data in this discussion, as w...
Ed Talks to Ben Beadle - Recording straight after speaking with Government about issues & changes that are happening in the private rental sector
April 27, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIt's a hot topic - the private rental sector and what is happening with landlords? In this episode Ed talks to Ben Beadle, CEO of The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). The largest membership organisation for private residential landlords in England and Wales, supporting and representing over 100,000 members. Ben reminds us first that he's a landlord himself with a strong background in housing and property management, so plenty of insider knowledge to draw on. Interestingly...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - The sad ending of Douglas & Gordon – what does it say about estate agency?
March 09, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBA reflective episode from Ed in this solo episode. Ed spent many years as part of the Douglas & Gordon family so is understandably sad to see the company end this month. Ed explains how D&G stood for strong, old-school values. We hear about fond memories, mentors and legends who impacted Ed’s career journey and even how some of his biggest competitors at the time turned into life-long friends. Estate agency life was certainly very different back in the late 70s, 80s and 90s. Did you ...
Ed Talks to David Sandeman - Buying a property at auction? Taking a complicated legal process and making it less daunting
February 08, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this episode Ed talks to the original property auction expert, David Sandeman. David is the founder of the Essential Information Group aka. ‘The only place you will find virtually every property auction in the UK’. THE go-to place for auction data: www.eigpropertyauctions.co.uk David’s advice is who you need when considering taking the still somewhat esoteric leap into buying or selling at auction. With over 30 years' experience and insider knowledge, he certainly has a comforting way of...
Ed Talks to Paula Higgins, CEO of The HomeOwners Alliance – Understand the process of buying/selling/owning a home better.
December 14, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBDoes the British public need to understand the process of buying, selling and owning a home better? A big yes - knowledge is power! In this episode, Ed talks to Paula Higgins - CEO of The HomeOwners Alliance (A solid place for trenchant advice on buying, selling and owning a home) https://hoa.org.uk/ With 10 years of experience and a background as a civil servant, Paula knows her stuff and has an eye for detail. Ed and Paula dive into what it takes to be a buyer or homeowner these days, ...
Ed Talks to Vanessa Warwick – Brutal times for landlords & the private rental sector. An unmitigated disaster. Why?
October 10, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBNo one knows the answers (and problems) better than Vanessa Warwick. As a portfolio landlord, media personality and founder of well supported landlord forum www.propertytribes.com, she's uniquely placed to give a succinct and salient view. Landlords have witnessed extraordinary times in the last 2 weeks when it comes to Tax, Legislation and Regulation. Vanessa confesses, “it’s the first time I’m starting to feel buy to let is becoming unviable. What has happened in the last 2 weeks has sen...
Ed Talks to James Tickell - Candid conversations about the UK social housing sector
July 22, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBEd talks to someone he’s been very impressed with – James Tickell, Founding Partner of Campbell Tickell (https://www.campbelltickell.com/) Campbell Tickell is a multi-disciplinary management and recruitment consultancy focusing primarily on the public and not-for-profit sectors. Ed’s interaction with James has been on the property side with particular emphasis on Social Landlords and Housing Associations. Established for over 20 years, they have worked with more than 900 organisations thr...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Competitors looking over your shoulder, ready to 'eat your lunch!'
June 22, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBGetting real in this episode of Ed Talks – a new solo episode where Ed reveals more of his extensive career as an estate agent 😲 Being an estate agent can be seriously tough. It’s constantly changing and there are always competitors looking over your shoulder, ready to “eat your lunch.” Perhaps you are already an estate agent learning the streets of Britain, at the very beginning of your property career or applying for jobs - or you might simply be curious. Whatever your situation, this e...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Competitors looking over your shoulder, ready to 'eat your lunch!'
June 22, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MBGetting real in this episode of Ed Talks – a new solo episode where Ed reveals more of his extensive career as an estate agent 😲 Being an estate agent can be seriously tough. It’s constantly changing and there are always competitors looking over your shoulder, ready to “eat your lunch.” Perhaps you are already an estate agent learning the streets of Britain, at the very beginning of your property career or applying for jobs - or you might simply be curious. Whatever your situation, this e...
Ed Talks to Jonathan Hopper, key insider on the buying side of property & co-founded property advice platform with Phil Spencer
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBJonathan Hopper is a key insider on the buying side of property with unrivalled knowledge of this growing and often misunderstood sector. The buying side of the market has expanded over the last 20-25 years in a meaningful way as Jonathan explains. Jonathan is Chief Executive of National buying agent Garrington and co-founded advice platform MoveiQ with Phil Spencer. He’s also been a stalwart at The Property Ombudsman ensuring the buy side is represented. In this episode Ed and Jonathan...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Quick update: The *new* Viewber (property viewings, inspections & more) website is here!!
April 19, 2022 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.17 MBTeams across Viewber have come together to create a brand new, customer centric website: https://viewber.co.uk/ Here is Viewber co-founder, Ed Mead's thoughts on the new website...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Sorry for the rant... 'Sold Subject to Contract', let's discuss.
April 06, 2022 12:00 - 3 minutes - 2.46 MBSorry for the rant... 1. Does the public even know what SSTC means??! 2. Should it be illegal to put SSTC (sold subject to contract) in tiny letters - on boards etc.?? 3. Should we go back to u/o still showing and u/o not showing? 4. Is it a tool for agents to pump up listings at the expense of wasting buyer time? 5. Is it not endemic of the whole system being out of kilter? News article: https://propertyindustryeye.com/eye-newsflash-leaving-sstc-properties-live-on-portals-is-almost-certain...
EdTalks to Viewber Business Development & Account Manager, Chris – “Fees at 7.5% plus VAT, there will be people spitting out their teas & coffees!”
March 10, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode, Viewber co-founder Ed Mead talks to an insider, and important team member. Chris is a key member of the business development team and talks with clients daily. Many of you might be familiar with him now, so do let him know you’ve listened to this episode, and of course make your comments! What is Chris’s background? Career journey? It started in South Africa in the fast-paced, banking and property world. Full of interesting facts and knowledge Want to hear more real ‘behin...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - WHY is this such a problem?! Trading Standards puts more info on property details
February 23, 2022 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.22 MBTrading Standards (NTSELAT's) research showed that >90% of those going on portals wanted to see detailed info about a property. So I'm not sure I understand why there should be any backlash at all against such info being mandated?! I've seen solicitors and agents worrying about it - why? Interested to hear what James Munro, Head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team thinks about this 🤔 One of many news articles about it: https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breakin...
Ed Talks to Angus Gibson - spent spinning discs & putting high-end Audio Visual into properties since the mid-70s
February 04, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBEd and Angus knew each other as teenagers, from when Angus was behind the tables doing discos, so there’s a bit of nostalgia here – inclusive for the over 50s. Angus has become an expert in putting high-end audio and visual into high-end houses (and yes, he’s worked for some big names in the industry) *cough* Rolling Stones *cough* In this fun episode, Angus teaches us more about the history of audio visual and gives advice on kit, costs and more. He even reveals some of the biggest mista...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - The inside tricks of an outsider
January 18, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBStarting off 2022 with Ed doing a special solo episode. Ed reveals more of his true thoughts and feelings on working in the property industry. As we all know, working from home is STILL a hot topic. Ed has lived both lives, as a fast paced, face-to-face London property estate agent surrounded by fellow colleagues, and the complete opposite working solo from home on his own business ventures. He's gone from being an 'insider' in the estate agency world to an 'outsider' running a company th...
Ed Talks flexible training with 'The Able Agent' - Estate & lettings agents, up your game!
December 01, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBModern estate and letting agents are now called upon to provide a bewildering array of services to cater to modern consumers. With that in mind Ed was very pleased to be able to talk to flexible training provider, The Able Agent's director Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell. Like Ed, Charlotte's been an agent and has seen the changes in demands on agents, lettings and sales, over the last twenty years. Hopefully our perspectives will prove useful for anyone in the industry as they try to work out w...
Ed Talks to social housing expert & consultant, Jonathan Gregory - Approximately 5 million houses in the social housing sector...
November 01, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBEd welcomes social housing expert and consultant, Jonathan Gregory to the podcast. Plenty to learn about the sector in this very open and honest chat between the pair - one experienced in the private rental sector, the other in the social rental sector. Jonathan has a background in social care and managing children’s homes and is well-known as a part of the social housing, maintenance and repair side of the industry. He also provides coaching/advice to organisations and is a consultant at ...
Ed Talks to Location App what3words Head of UK Partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser
September 06, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThe famous App that divides the world into 57 trillion, 3x3 metre squares and each having a unique code of 3 words – what3words. We are delighted to have what3words head of UK partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser on the Ed Talks podcast. “Co-ordinates are not very easy to communicate human to human.” Our new safety app, ViewBuddy, uses what3words and helps anyone in the property industry on property appointments alone. It lets others know where you are and alerts them in emergencies with a s...
Ed Talks to Location App what3words Head of UK Partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser
September 06, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThe famous App that divides the world into 57 trillion, 3x3 metre squares and each having a unique code of 3 words – what3words. We are delighted to have what3words head of UK partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser on the Ed Talks podcast. “Co-ordinates are not very easy to communicate human to human.” Our new safety app, ViewBuddy, uses what3words and helps anyone in the property industry on property appointments alone. It lets others know where you are and alerts them in emergencies with a s...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Don't rule out renting
July 27, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.5 MBViewber co-founder, Ed, has recorded episode two of what we are calling ‘The Ed Mead Diaries’ – a solo series, revealing more about his property career, personal stories, wins, losses – with a whole lot of honesty thrown in there too. This time, Ed talks about renting. Lately, we’ve been researching this topic in more detail. It can be a touchy subject and there are LOTS of opinions about renting vs buying – take our latest blog post for example, ‘Why are Brits hung up on homeownership?’...
Ed Talks - 'The Ed Mead Diaries' - A Property Career Series - Don't rule out renting
July 27, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.5 MBViewber co-founder, Ed, has recorded episode two of what we are calling ‘The Ed Mead Diaries’ – a solo series, revealing more about his property career, personal stories, wins, losses – with a whole lot of honesty thrown in there too. This time, Ed talks about renting. Lately, we’ve been researching this topic in more detail. It can be a touchy subject and there are LOTS of opinions about renting vs buying – take our latest blog post for example, ‘Why are Brits hung up on homeownership?’...
Ed Talks - 'The Ed Mead Diaries' - A Property Career Series - Introduction...
July 05, 2021 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBThinking about starting a career in the property industry or know someone who is? Would REAL insight into Estate Agency help? Or might you just like to know a bit more, have a refresh, learn some new tips and tricks from a long term, successful player. We've started a new series with Viewber Co-Founder Ed Mead - it could be time to reeeeally find out what Ed's journey has been like. With 40 years in this industry, he has some salient knowledge to pass on (plus a few amusing and rather ho...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - A property career series introduction...
July 05, 2021 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBThinking about starting a career in the property industry or know someone who is? Would REAL insight into Estate Agency help? Or might you just like to know a bit more, have a refresh, learn some new tips and tricks from a long term, successful player. We've started a new series with Viewber Co-Founder Ed Mead - it could be time to reeeeally find out what Ed's journey has been like. With 40 years in this industry, he has some salient knowledge to pass on (plus a few amusing and rather ho...
Ed Talks - Solo Episode - A property career series introduction...
July 05, 2021 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBThinking about starting a career in the property industry or know someone who is? Would REAL insight into Estate Agency help? Or might you just like to know a bit more, have a refresh, learn some new tips and tricks from a long term, successful player. We've started a new series with Viewber Co-Founder Ed Mead - it could be time to reeeeally find out what Ed's journey has been like. With 40 years in this industry, he has some salient knowledge to pass on (plus a few amusing and rather ho...
Ed Talks - Talking to a REAL Viewber - Iain from Gloucester
June 09, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBUsual Ed Talks form is to chat with someone industry based – different this time as Ed talks to Iain, a Viewber based in the Gloucester area. The perfect chance to dive a little deeper into what being a Viewber is really like, the sort of people who are carrying out various property appointments on behalf of our clients and how these appointments happen – what better way than to bring a REAL Viewber onto the show?! Before we begin, this statement in particular means a lot, as Iain says “...
Ed Talks - 'Dialogue with David’- Ed was invited onto David Sandeman’s new series (David IS Mr. Auctions)
March 15, 2021 15:00 - 8 minutes - 6.02 MBThis time, it's Ed's turn to be in the hot seat and we really wanted to share this with you. Viewber co-founder, Ed Mead was invited onto David Sandeman’s new series – ‘Dialogue with David’ David is head of the Essential Information Group and has been watching us grow the business at Viewber since 2016 David IS Mr Auctions and is so full of knowledge. This is a relaxed and honest chat between Ed and David, the two share snippets of their personal journeys in property – both very differe...
Ed Talks - Lockdown Edition - Longevity works? Are short lets out the window?
February 24, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBLongevity works? Ed talks to London based Ludlow Thompson MD, Alexander Rawlinson in this Lockdown edition episode. Alex has been part of the company for a long, long time (unusual these days) and is partly why Ed wanted to talk to him. Alex reveals that typically, Ludlow Thompson mainly deal with more lettings properties than sales, but Covid has levelled that up. Ed: “Why are you experiencing more lettings and sales at the same time now?” Alex: “We’ve not experienced this before. Both...
Ed Talks - Lockdown Edition - Looking for solutions to speeding up the home buying and selling process
December 01, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.08 MBInstead of pointing out deficiencies, Ed Mead, as an ex estate agent and now Proptech Founder at Viewber, started a discussion recently looking for solutions to speeding up the home buying and selling process. Peter Ambrose, a principle at The Partnership - a team of property solicitors - has joined that discussion so have a look at their video session to see what they think! Watch the chat here: https://vimeo.com/484496228
Ed Talks - Lockdown Edition - Fixed property service costs you might do without
August 06, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBThis week Viewber co-founder, Ed Mead caught up with CEO of Prospect Engine, Ishmael Herrera-Lee. Prospect Engine is a clever lead management outsourcing outfit. As Ishmael describes his company, it’s a white labelled outsourced prospecting firm, working predominately through historic data i.e. previous appraisals, landlords, listings, withdrawn stock, applicants with properties to sell on the market selling privately. They also manage and handle any type of lead source, giving a response ...
Ed Talks - Lockdown Edition - New build customer service, Show House Magazine offers more!
July 09, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MBAnother positive collaboration that’s come from Viewber co-founder Ed’s lockdown… Rupert Bates has spent his career in journalism with a property background including twenty years at The Telegraph covering property and sport. He's now editorial director and owner of industry bible Show House Magazine and B2C portal Whathouse.com. Anyone familiar with his Social Media feeds will understand his passion for Rugby and Wolves(!). He's also fearless about wandering out of his comfort zone. Show...
Ed Talks - Lockdown Edition - Rawlings looks at outsourcing & wonders why (not)?
June 25, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBAs the world came to a Covid halt, Viewber co-founder Ed turned lockdown around and used it to positively listen to a variety of industry experts. If you don’t know Richard Rawlings, founder of Estate Agency Insight already, he is an award-winning estate agency trainer and sought-after coach and always at top-industry gatherings. The reason Richard is here is because Ed was trouble shooting with the team on why all high street agents don't at least use Viewber occasionally – Ed knew exactl...
Ed Talks to Phil Spencer - delving deeper into Phil's property journey, filming TV shows and his new business, Move iQ
March 04, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWelcome back to ‘#EdTalks’ the property podcast! Ed has invited an old friend into the recording booth this time (a familiar face to a lot of you), Phil Spencer. In this open and honest episode, Phil talks more about his journey, starting work as an estate agent at 23 and learning the hard way, especially when recession hit the property market! He has developed quite the career for himself in the property industry, seemingly mostly on the buyer’s side, so it was a fantastic opportunity for...
Ed Talks to Paul Conway... Paul is re-branding 'Houses in Multiple Occupation' (HMOs) as "Co-Living"
December 09, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBHouses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) used to be a dirty word in Ed's day, but are they now a passport to better yields. Do you worry about keeping up with lettings legislation in general and should you be actively thinking of turning your existing rental into one for a better return? Do you even know if that rental you own/manage even IS an HMO and requires licensing?! With over 300 authorities in the UK to understand and stay compliant with, how do you keep up to date? Ed's guest this mo...
Ed Talks to Vice President of OneDome, Tim Price - This company is making the process of selling property much, much simpler!
November 13, 2019 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBWelcome back to Ed Talks, the property podcast. In this episode Ed talks to Vice President of sales at OneDome, Tim Price, also in charge of business development and partnerships. If you are an Estate Agent you have probably already heard of OneDome but you might not necessarily know what they do. Tim describes OneDome as ‘the gear box’ that connects consumers, buyers and sellers, estate agents and conveyancers/ mortgage providers. There are LOTS of moving parts when it comes to selling a...
Ed Talks to Kevin Hollinrake MP about Affordable Housing, Stamp Duty, Regulation vs beefed up Redress, Hunters and much much more!
October 16, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBEveryone coming on the #EdTalks podcast series has something to say, they're also increasingly listened to as our figures show. This month, however, Ed's guest is not only Chairman of one of the UK's biggest agency groups, but is also MP for Thirsk and Malton. Kevin Hollinrake MP talks to Ed about Affordable Housing, Stamp Duty, Regulation vs beefed up Redress, Hunters and much much more. If you want to listen to someone who actually has a voice and a say in YOUR future, this is your chan...
Ed Talks to David Sandeman & Tim Main, they delve deeper into the alchemy that is the Property Auction business...
September 25, 2019 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBEd tries to bring guests onto the property podcast who have good ideas for the future, but also like to try and open the door to some people that you may have heard about and may not know much about. So, on this latest episode of Ed Talks, he has invited two guests – one with a healthy and longstanding auction background, the other with an eye on using tech from auctions to improve private treaty sales. David Sandeman, MD of The Essential Information Group (does what it says on the tin and...
Ed Talks to Rajeev Nayyar, ex lawyer now MD of Fixflo
July 25, 2019 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBRajeev is someone Ed asked for advice, in the early days he said to Ed, “don’t try and do too many things well, just do one or two things well.” Fixflo is a system to help people deal with maintenance and repairs in properties… and helps tenants just as much as Landlords. As a tenant and landlord, Raj saw pain in the property repairs and maintenance process and that it was broken. Lots of you will have now heard of Fixflo, almost 40% of resi agents use their software - it’s mostly white l...
Ed Talks to Tom Tennant, Chief Executive of successful family-run, Somerset Estates Residential Buy to Let REIT
July 04, 2019 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB“What we like to do is get out there and meet landlords face-to-face. Property is a people’s business.” – Tom Tennant, Chief Executive of successful family-run, Somerset Estates Residential Buy to Let REIT. In this podcast episode, Ed invites Tom back into the recording studio to follow up on some important topics that they touched on in their previous episode. Tom is someone who has been at the forefront of what’s happening with changes in buy-to-let legislation and trying to adapt to th...
Ed Talks to Josh Rayner, Owner of Rayner Personnel... Property Recruitment Expert, Irrepressible & ‘Old beyond His years’
June 05, 2019 12:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MB'Is it the people coming into the agency that are changing it, or the other way round?' is this episode of Ed Talk's hot topic! In this episode: Ed's guest Josh Rayner began his recruitment career at the young age of 17 and really hustled and worked his way to the top. Having dabbled in estate agency for a brief period, then a large recruitment agency, he left and began building up his own business. Rayners Personnel is now a successful franchise business, working with the 'super brands' to...
Ed Talks to Iain White, Estate Agent Mentor & Prop Tech Investor & Advisor
May 10, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode, Ed talks to someone he's been wanting to chat to for a very long time... Iain White! Iain has huge experience in the estate agency field, and describes himself as a 'thoroughbred estate agent', starting his career as an estate agent in 1987. From working in the entrepreneurial side of estate agency, building up a business with Romans, to the more corporate side and becoming a subsidiary MD at Countrywide. This experience has given Iain the chance to see both sides of how i...
Ed Talks to Matt Gilpin, CEO & Founder of Sprift
March 28, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this podcast episode, Ed talks to Matt Gilpin CEO and founder of one of the internet's most transparent and comprehensive property data platform, Sprift. Matt has been investing and developing properties for 20 years, since the late 90's. Over that period he has transacted many properties but it got to the point where he felt frustrated by the slow services he was provided. Matt took it into his own hands and made it his mission to find the information that was delaying property transac...
Ed Talks to James Evans, the CEO of Douglas & Gordon
February 28, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBEd talks to a very special guest and someone that is he has known throughout his property career, James Evans - CEO of Douglas & Gordon. In this episode, James shares some very knowledgeable advice on business mindset from his own experiences. Good, solid branding is a key part of James's advice for success and talks about how a great company needs to be trusted and liked. Discussing Douglas & Gordon, he mentions "I like the fact that it's privately owned, yes I like the fact that it's big...
Ed Talks to Richard Blanco, The London Representative for the National Landlord Association (NLA) – A Huge Success Story & Rich in Advice for all Landlord’s
January 25, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBWelcome back to Ed’s Property Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Richard Blanco – A successful Landlord himself with properties/shops across 6 London boroughs, and also the London representative for the National Landlord Association (NLA) He began his career in Theatre and Dance, set up and ran an agency, became an arts consultant and also studied an MA in Theatre – Meanwhile, with all of this going on Richard decided to start investing into property, buying property at auction and...
Ed Talks to Robert (Bob) Scarff... The Corporate High Street Agent Speaks
November 14, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode, Ed is joined by Bob Scarff. Together they have a vast history when it comes to working as Estate Agents. Bob went straight from school into the Estate Agency world and Ed wants to delve a little deeper, learning more about Bob and his path to success, and of course his thoughts on Corporate High Street Agents.
Ed Talks to Robert (Bob) Scarff... The Corporate High Street Agent Speaks
November 14, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode, Ed is joined by Bob Scarff. Together they have a vast history when it comes to working as Estate Agents. Bob went straight from school into the Estate Agency world and Ed wants to delve a little deeper, learning more about Bob and his path to success, and of course his thoughts on Corporate High Street Agents.
Ed Talks to James Dearsley AKA. Mr. PropTech
October 16, 2018 23:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBEd invites hugely successful James Dearsley into the recording booth this time to find out about his great knowledge and passion for all things PropTech and technology in the property world, and also about his new business!