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Simon Whale & David Mintz talk to Sam Ashdown of Ashdown Jones Estate Agents in the Lake District but crucially talk about THAT controversial viewing that Sam carried out after Corona Virus Lockdown. Would she do it again? Was it reasonable? Did she take every precaution? We find out this and more whilst also talking all things agency, marketing and values. In the interests of serious and balanced journalism, Mintz & Whale believe everyone should get to answer their accusers. Can you afford not to listen? Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and for the love of all things dear and holy, Stay The F£*k At Home.

In today's episode the golden crowned God of hair Simon Whale is joined by the font of all irrelevant knowledge, David Mintz where they discuss an eclectic range of topics including Zoom Funerals, Middle East Burial rituals, Boris Johnson, Twitter Trolls and Vitriol, Kooks, Xenophobia, 5G conspiracy theories, Corona, Cognitive Dissonance, Paul Long and Facebook advertising optimisation, Turkmenistan, Sam Ashdown's response to the "viewing" and Facebook furore, what makes a good estate agency trainer, Stephen Brown, mentors, accountability partners, supplier negotiation, The ESTAS, Sanjfest, Sanjay Ghandi's sharing of international portal stats and much, much more.

Simon Whale eventually presses the record button, joined as ever by David Mintz in the co-presenter jump seat and their guest the Video Star Oliver Press of Oliver James Estate Agents introducing his latest Proptech venture VLOJ or Vlogs By Oliver James. We talk about Rightmove (again!), Sam Ashdown (allegedly), Darren "Butcher" Beckett, Social Distancing, Pushy Vendors, Community Engagement, Using Video to your advantage and a great offer for Kerfuffle Members. Kick start your week and enhance your life. Stay home, Save Lives, Stay Kerfuffled.

Simon Whale & David Mintz are joined by Ian Preston of award winning estate agents Preston Baker. Ian gives us his views about the challenges facing Estate Agents right now, negotiating with landlords, suppliers. We also talk about the importance of keeping in touch with your team during this difficult time and being ready to come out with the energy to be hitting sixes when lockdown ends. We also talk about cash flow, financial services, Prop Tech, Rightmove (again) and much, much more.

Simon Whale & David Mintz are joined by Fine & Country award winning agent Jonathan Handford (who chose the name for this week's episode all by himself). Don't let the highbrow title of this week's episode fool you - it is packed with useful goodies that any agent can use to improve their mindset, attitude and productivity. We look at what the Aussies have learned from the UK property industry's reaction to Covid, and what we can learn from the Aussies. We talk about Social Media Marketing Versus Portal Dominance and why the ground is shaking beneath the feet of the giants. Also covered Sean Newman, positivity, maintaining a premium fee level, a new innovation coming to the PropTech sphere that will help hold transactions together and move them along more seamlessly, improving your viewing to sale ratio, and much much more...

Simon Whale & David Mintz are joined by Ryan Woolfenden and George O'Sullivan of Leader Fox estate agents in Poole. We get a unique perspective from both MD and Negotiator on emergency measures and changes faced by Estate Agents since the pandemic hit the shores of the UK. We also talk about the HMRC, Reapit, Furloughing (again), Rightmove (again), Portalgeddon, Supplier culture and attitudes, Homesearch, Sam Hunter, Zoom, Calendly and David wears his tin foil hat and treats everyone to another look at those important charts he made about suppressing the self pleasure curves. All this and much, much more on the nation's favourite Property Podcast with a sense of humour. Stay At Home, Listen to the Podcast, Save Lives.

Simon Whale & eventually David Mintz are joined by the prolific video and content marketing superstar Christopher Watkin. We talk furloughing, hats, content marketing, why Chris has over 1200 videos on YouTube, throwing a party for your town, becoming the town's digital mayor, Chris gives his tips for surviving the Covid Crisis and what agents should be doing to support their local communities, mental health, resilience, soul searching, why the Kerfuffle Podcast is the greatest podcast ever and much, much more....

Simon Whale & David Mintz are joined by Glyn Trott of agentOS. Simon neglects to tell David that he has coffee on the end of his nose for way too long and we talk about the House Party App, Zoom shares, video conferencing, the latest news in the housing market, Spicehaart staff layoffs, The Cream Club that was, Ros Renshaw of Property Industry Eye, Glyn Trott's tips for isolation and a new book that agentOS has sent out to their clients with fantastic advice, exercising in captivity, Cross Training and much much more.

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by none other that the Property Academy's very own Mr. Peter Knight. The legendary gentleman of the property industry talks to us about what the best agents are doing with their time during lockdown, planning for the future, training, getting your message right, hitting the pause button, Josh Phegan, CX 4.0 (not the deadly nerve agent is sounds like), surviving Corona, Rightmove, the Property Academy and gives you his tips for making the best of a bad situation. Also features a random clip of some irate lady which we threw in as a treat, right at the end.

In today's episode 8 of Season 2, Simon Whale and David Mintz are working from home, featuring an unscripted cameo from two Mintz kids that drive a hard bribe bargain. We talk about the latest industry news, how suppliers are reacting to the current crisis, we offer ad hoc medical advice to our listeners and explain the need to suppress that curve. We are also joined by Louise Jeffries of SDL Auctions and a rather bizarre man with amazing timing.