The Home Stretch

After 30 fantastic episodes with some of the industries most respected influencers joining Iain and Holly throughout the second series of The Home Stretch Podcast, we looked back on some of our favourite episodes from the last five months of recording. A huge thank you to all of our guests including; Grainne Gilmore, Simon Whale, Kevin Ellis, Russell Humphrey, Chris Millington, Russell Humphrey, Nathan Emmerson, Verona Frankish, Ben Beadle, Rob Hailstone, Savvas Savouri, Elaine Penhaul, Bryan Mansell, Richard Combellack, Peter Knight, Peter Brodnicki and Anthony Codling. As well as all the #ProudGuildMembers who have contributed.

In the final episode of the second season of The Home Stretch podcast, Iain McKenzie is joined by property market analyst and Head of European Housing and Building Materials at the Royal Bank of Canada, Anthony Codling, to discuss what has been unfolding within the market during the second quarter of the year. In previous episodes Codling had made several predictions regarding what he thought we would see in the property market during 2023, so is the market playing the game and reacting as predicted?

Don't panic! That is the advice from Mortgage Advice Bureau. Listen to Peter Brodnicki, Chief Executive at MAB, discuss the changing landscape of mortgages in the current property market as he tells Iain McKenzie why it is important consumers understand the role of a broker and that agents articulate that to their buyers.

After Peter spoke to us previously about his early years in agency and the experiences that shaped him, he joins us again on the latest episode to divulge in what came next for the successful director and how the EA Masters and Agents Giving were established some 20 years ago both with the aim of supporting the industry through recognition and philanthropy. Find out more about Property Academy at propertyacademy.co.uk.

Peter Knight started his career as a negotiator in 1979 and worked his way up through the ranks, working as sales manager at Barratt Homes and eventually becoming director at Jackson Property Services. In the present day, as founder of Property Academy, Best Estate Agent Guide and EA Masters, Peter comments that his purpose is to inspire people to fulfil their potential. Listen to Peter and Iain discuss his experiences in over 40 years in agency and understand the key traits needed to be successful.

A recent report from Nationwide suggests that Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK to see an increase in house prices in the past 12-months. We invited Julie McCrory, Director at Kingham Property Specialists in Lurgan near Belfast, on to The Home Stretch podcast to discuss how a changing market doesn't always have to mean a change of tactics, and how traditional lead nurturing is still key to her business 17 years since opening.

The nurtur eco-system, a series of integrations revolutionising the property industry, offers smart prop-tech and innovative thinking for estate and letting agents. We invited Richard Combellack, Chief Commercial Officer at nurtur.tech on to The Home Stretch podcast this week to tell us the benefits of managing leads from the very beginning of the customer journey, all the way through to conversion, and beyond, joining the dots up and connecting systems as it goes. Find out more or get in touch with Richard and the team at: www.nurtur.tech.

Alex Pelosi-Buchanan, Sales Manager at award-winning estate agency Archer & Co, specialises in selling property throughout Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire. Iain invited Alex onto the podcast this week to get to know the man behind the property tours and market update videos and to understand the Welsh property market compared with 'across the water'. We finish up by asking Alex how his team justify an average fee of 1.5% by proving the value of their service.

Bryan Mansell is the CEO and Co-Founder Gazeal and is considered an expert in the UK property market. Not only does he provide consultancy services along with Sarah Edmundson in the form of Allstars Coaching, he also strives towards new and innovative ways to help improve the way people buy and sell property. Listen to Bryan and Iain discuss his latest technology, Gazeal.

Steven Wayne launched Benjamin Stevens Estate Agents in January 2004 aged just 22. We invited him to speak with Iain McKenzie for this weeks episode to discuss some of his keys to success in business, from working hard, being honest, planning your day and not worrying about things you cannot control. Hear Steve let us in on his strategy for listing and his thoughts on EXP and the self-employed model.