What's the Kerfuffle?

In this episode Simon Whale & David Mintz talk to Property Public Relations and content marketing expert Jerry Lyons of the Estate Agents Content Club. We also cover the heroes and the zeroes of the property industry, the PR Blunders and the PR Wonders, we talk scandal, controversy, meme culture, Gerald Ratner, Rightmove, Sam Ashdown, Drivers and Norris, Oliver James, Jonathan Handford, Positive News and much much more. Help, Hope & Happiness to stay on message.

Simon Whale & David Mintz are joined by John Paul of Castledene. JP takes us through his origins story, from cage fighter to industry guru, mentor and all round lettings aficionado. We also talk about JP becoming a tory, PropertyMark, ARLA, David Cox, processes, supplier management, staff culture & ethos, management structures, LHA, politics, political favours, John Paul's lockdown tip and much, much, more.

The Premiere of the Season 3 kicking it all off with Sarah-Jane Taylor (she prefers S.J.) operations manager of mighty Yorkshire Estate Agency powerhouse Preston Baker. We cover the news and On The Market's attempt at quantitive easing, we discuss whether Homesearch is the great white hope or the great white hype. S.J. also talks to us about what it takes to keep company culture and staff morale on top form, training, management structures, working from home, PropTech suppliers and much much more. So Property, So Kerfuffle, So Season 3.

As part of upcoming series of special Australian shows, Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by Darren Hutchins founder and co-director of one of Australia's fastest growing Real Estate franchise O'Brien Real Estate. Darren talks to us about the evolution and expansion of the business, the differences between the effects of lockdown in Australia and the UK from a property market perspective. We talk about sensitive talks with suppliers, staff renumeration, the franchise model and much, much more. You heard it here first on the podcast that goes half way round the world and back to bring you the very best in Real Estate advice, tips and laughs.

Part 2 of our fabulous Lockdown Lowdown series live from Australia, bringing you the best is Aussie agency. Today we talk to English expat James Trimble who left our blessed isle for the sunshine of Australia. James gives us his perspective on the key differences between the Australian Property market and the UK and practises and we discuss how his experience could inspire UK agents to get their sellers more focussed on a "sale ready" model. All this and the usual Kerfuffle brand of banter that leaves fans begging for more..

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by ex-pat Englishman down under Doug Driscoll CEO of Starr Partners a franchise with over 30 offices across Australia. A Liverpool supporter, this enthusiastic Thought Leader shares his perspectives on our strengths in the UK property industry as well as the franchise model, keeping a consistent brand image, philosophy and ethos with over 350 people in a company. A fascinating and refreshing listen/watch with some fantastic advice and views. Tune in now...

On this episode Simon Whale and David Mintz spend some quality time together generally chewing the cud, reviewing the news and talking about Quora. We talk Rightmove, Culture, Suppliers are human too, Referral fees, solicitors, conveyancing and everything else..

Estate Agent trainer Stephen Brown delivers some excellent advice for agents to get them match fit and ready to come at a post-Covid market like a Trump vaccine. It's going to be the best, the biggest, the fastest thing you ever listened to. Like the EA Podcast just with more learnings, plenty of value and added Mintz & Whale.

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by Murray Lee King of Golders Green and a stalwart of the property industry for over forty years, currently at the helm of Dreamview Estates. More recently, Murray has been at the forefront of an effort to unite agents in the recent protests and negotiations with the property portals and the main antagonist Rightmove. With Rightmove refusing to break radio silence, have we seen the best that Rightmove has to offer? Will Zoopla step up to the challenge? Are the numbers of agents that have left Rightmove significant enough to bring about any tangible and lasting change? What of the myriad of freemium model portals that have come out of the shadows looking to capitalise on Rightmove’s PR blunders? We catch up with Murray the font of all North London knowledge, who gives us the inside scoop on the impasse reached by the “four horsemen of the portal apocalypse”* (*copywrite Chris Watkins if he could ever say it!!) A fascinating insight into the inner workings of the NAEA (Property mark), the industry and the portal wars.

Simon Whale and David Mintz are joined by one of the best known faces in Australian Real Estate, Matty Hayson of Cobden Hayson. Matty gives us his views on what it takes to stay ahead of the competition and to deliver a true Million plus dollar sales agent in some of Sydney's most exclusive areas. Learn from the best and tune in today!