Join Katie Griffin and Martyn Baum for the latest edition of House Of Property - This week on House of Property, we’re talking about something every estate agent can feel right now…PRESSURE.

The pressure is back.

Chains are wobbling.

Buyers are twitchy.

Sellers are emotional.

Solicitors are “reviewing paperwork.” or uncommunicating.

Mortgage offers are time-sensitive.

And suddenly everyone wants an update. Yesterday.

But here’s the thing – pressure in property isn’t new. It’s just louder.

In this episode, we unpack how to handle stressed, demanding clients without letting it derail your confidence, your diary, or your standards. Because being busy is one thing but being under emotional pressure is another.

We talk :

About acknowledging the emotion before addressing the issue - Stressed clients don’t want solutions first – they want to feel heard.

We talk about how a simple shift in language can immediately lower the temperature:

“I can hear how frustrating this is.”

“Given where you are in the process, that reaction makes total sense.”

Skip this step and even the best advice will land badly. Control the communication rhythm (or it will control you)Unstructured communication breeds anxiety.

We discuss how setting expectations around updates, check in's Translate the process, not just the progress

Clients are rarely stressed by what’s happening. They’re stressed by what they don’t understand.

You are part estate agent, part interpreter of chaos.

Remember: pressure travels downhill – don’t let it stop with you

Most demanding clients aren’t difficult people, they are simply people under pressure. They are scared of losing: Money, their home, timing, control.

And that pressure rolls downhill… often landing squarely on the agent.

Your job isn’t to absorb it. It’s to redirect it calmly, consistently, and professionally.

And sometimes that means saying:

“I completely understand how you feel – but this is the reality of where we are.”

Closing Thought - If you’re listening to this thinking,

“This is exactly my client right now…”

You’re not failing. You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just in the middle of the process. And pressure handled well doesn’t break great agents. It sharpens them.

As always, we bring:

A property insight from the front line

A dad joke (brace yourself)

Real talk about what’s actually happening in agency right nowBecause this isn’t just any property podcast…It’s HOP.

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