Letting & Estate Agent Podcast

Christopher Watkin

The Letting & Estate Agents Podcast Having worked for some of the biggest names in the industry, Christopher now offers advice, actions and opinion in helping letting and estate agents grow their lettings and estate agency's. Christopher has proven methods on how to attract landlords and house sellers and helps many agents, using a technique that is designed (if implemented correctly) to grow any agency's turnover by at least 20% to 30% year on year. Its hard work and it requires buckets loads of patience though

  1. 16h ago

    Does working for the wrong boss make you forget how good you are as an Estate Agent? - Ep. 2667

    Hayley Claber shares how poor leadership, micromanagement and impossible targets damaged her confidence despite years of experience in the UK property market. Discover how she recognised the problem was the workplace, not her ability, and found her way forward.

    Does working for the wrong boss make you forget how good you are as an Estate Agent? - Ep. 2667

  2. 1d ago

    Every letting agent should be planning their exit strategy today - Ep. 2666

    Every UK letting agent needs an exit strategy, whether you’re thirty or sixty. In this episode, Sally Lawson explains why you must step off the tools, work on your business, and build an agency that thrives without you. Tune in now.

    Every letting agent should be planning their exit strategy today - Ep. 2666

  3. 4d ago

    UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 42 2026 - Ep.2665

    The UK Property Market Is on Life Support. It is on its last legs. Doom. Gloom. The Budget. Another headline telling us how bad the property market is. Read enough headlines and social media posts and you would wonder why any estate & letting agent bothers opening their doors. Yet the cold hard property market data is telling a different story UK homes are still selling. Buyers are still buying. People are still moving. So what are the headlines missing? In this week’s UK Property Market Stats Show on YouTube, Toby Martin & myself get underneath the noise and into the numbers and as you might expect, the property market statistics very quickly turn into many hard hitting home truths for estate agents when we talk about overvaluing, cheap fees & why agents leave price reductions too late & why getting the listing is pointless if the strategy afterwards does not actually help the homeowner move. In the second part of the show, we head to Rochdale and put the local Rochdale estate agents under the microscope. Not simply who lists the most homes, but who actually gives homeowners the strongest chance of moving, who achieves the better prices and who appears to be gaining ground locally. If you are an estate agent anywhere in the UK, the way we analyse Rochdale might give you a few ideas about how you could prove your own value too. 🟩   Listings Week 42 .. 30.3k new listings this week, (32.3k last week). Weekly 2026 average : 35.7k.  10 year week 42 average : 31.4k  Year to Date 1.501m new listings YTD, which is … 0.2% below 2025 YTD (1.505m) 1.4% higher of 2024 YTD (1.480m) 9.1% higher of 2023 YTD (1.368m) 9.1% higher than the 2017–19 average YTD (1.376m).       8.1% higher than last decade YTD average - 1.393m 🟩  UK Gross Resi Sales Week 42 .. 22.1k homes sold stc this week 42 (22.4k last week)  10 year week 42 average : 24.4k 2026 weekly average : 24.1k. Year to Date for house sales  1.011m UK homes sold stc YTD, which is … 7.5% lower than 2025 YTD (1.093m) 3.3% lower to 2024 YTD (1.046m) 10.7% higher than 2023 YTD (913k) 4.2% higher above pre Covid 2017-19 years (969k). 1.7% lower than the last decade YTD average (1.028m) 🟩 UK Net Resi Sales YTD  (Net Sales being Gross Sales less Sale Fall Thrus).  Week 42 16.6k Net Sales (16.6k last week)  10 year Week 42 average: 18.2k. Weekly average for 2026: 18.5k.  Year to Date 778k UK net home sales YTD, which is …   6.5% lower than 2025 (832k),  2.9% lower than 2024 (801k),  13.8% ahead of 2023 (683k) 2.4% above the 2017/18/19 average 760k).      🟩   Exchanges & Withdrawals  •          86.8k Exchanges in Sept 2026  •          73.8k Withdrawals in Sept 2026  (Note these numbers will change as more exchanges/ withdrawals from September come in during the first few weeks of October) •           Therefore, in September 2026, just 54% of homes that left agents’ books exchanged & completed in September (the rest - 46% withdrew, unsold) •     57.6% is the 7 year average exchange to listings ratio  (which includes the crazy years post lockdown 18 months).  🟥 Want more in-depth analysis on these stats ?? Watch this week’s episode (week 42) of the ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ with Toby Martin on YouTube here … https://youtu.be/BxTiep5RLLE

    UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 42 2026 - Ep.2665

  4. 5d ago

    Could AI kill the portals? - Ep. 2664

    Could AI genuinely kill off Rightmove and Zoopla? Just as the internet replaced newspaper ads, AI is reshaping how buyers search. Jaimie Beers joins me to reveal how changing search habits will affect aggregators and how to futureproof your agency.

    Could AI kill the portals? - Ep. 2664

  5. 6d ago

    Will the rent to rent model survive the Renters Rights Act? - Ep. 2663

    I recently sat down with solicitor Ryan Heaven to explore whether guaranteed rent models can survive the Renters’ Rights Act. We uncover the risks of rogue operators, unlicensed HMOs and dubious subletting schemes, and what estate agents need to know to protect their clients.

    Will the rent to rent model survive the Renters Rights Act? - Ep. 2663

  6. Oct 27

    You arrive in this world with nothing, and you leave it with nothing - Ep. 2662

    In this episode, I sit down with Doncaster estate agent Sanjay Gandhi to explore resilience, mindset and personal responsibility. Sanjay shares powerful lessons from his father, his battle with cancer, and why taking action, rejecting entitlement and grasping the nettle are essential for success.

    You arrive in this world with nothing, and you leave it with nothing - Ep. 2662

  7. Oct 26

    AI will not replace letting agents, it will just replace the bad ones - Ep. 2661

    AI won’t replace agents, but it will replace those who don’t adapt. In this episode, lettings expert Sally Lawson explains how forward thinking agencies embed affordable AI teammates into their workflows to handle repetitive admin and future proof their business. Tune in now.

    AI will not replace letting agents, it will just replace the bad ones - Ep. 2661

  8. Oct 23

    UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 41 2026 - Ep.2660

    The UK Property Market Is Dead. Doom. Gloom. Another headline telling us how bad the property market is. Read enough of them and you would wonder why any estate agent bothers opening the office. Yet homes are still selling. Buyers are still buying. People are still moving. So what are the headlines missing? In this week’s UK Property Market Stats Show on YouTube, Dan Marsden & myself get underneath the noise and into the numbers and as you might expect, the property market statistics very quickly turn into many hard hitting home truths for estate agents when we talk about overvaluing, cheap fees & why agents leave price reductions too late & why getting the listing is pointless if the strategy afterwards does not actually help the homeowner move. In the second part of the show, we head to Burnley and put the local Burnley estate agents under the microscope. Not simply who lists the most homes, but who actually gives homeowners the strongest chance of moving, who achieves the better prices and who appears to be gaining ground locally. If you are an estate agent anywhere in the UK, the way we analyse Burnley might give you a few ideas about how you could prove your own value too. 🟩   Listings Week 41 .. 32.2k new listings this week, (33k last week). Weekly 2026 average : 35.9k.  10 year week 40 average : 32.8k  Year to Date 1.471m new listings YTD, which is … 0.3% below 2025 YTD (1.475m) 1.6% higher of 2024 YTD (1.447m) 9.4% higher of 2023 YTD (1.338m) 9.4% higher than the 2017–19 average YTD (1.336m).       8.4% higher than last decade YTD average - 1.361m 🟩  UK Gross Resi Sales Week 41 .. 22.4k homes sold stc this week 40 (22.6k last week)  10 year week 41 average : 24.4k 2026 weekly average : 24.1k. Year to Date for house sales  989k UK homes sold stc YTD, which is … 7.5% lower than 2025 YTD (1.068m) 3% lower to 2024 YTD (1.019m) 10.9% higher than 2023 YTD (891k) 4.5% higher above pre Covid 2017-19 years (946k). 1.5% lower than the last decade YTD average (1.004m) 🟩 UK Net Resi Sales YTD  (Net Sales being Gross Sales less Sale Fall Thrus).  Week 41 16.6k Net Sales (16.8k last week)  10 year Week 41 average: 18.1k. Weekly average for 2026: 18.6k.  Year to Date 761k UK net home sales YTD, which is …   6.4% lower than 2025 (814k),  2.6% lower than 2024 (782k),  14% ahead of 2023 (668k) 2.7% above the 2017/18/19 average 741k).      🟩   Exchanges & Withdrawals  •          86.8k Exchanges in Sept 2026  •          73.8k Withdrawals in Sept 2026  (Note these numbers will change as more exchanges/ withdrawals from September come in during the first few weeks of October) •           Therefore, in September 2026, just 54% of homes that left agents’ books exchanged & completed in September (the rest - 46% withdrew, unsold) •     57.6% is the 7 year average exchange to listings ratio  (which includes the crazy years post lockdown 18 months).  🟥 Want more in-depth analysis on these stats ?? Watch this week’s episode (week 41) of the ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’  with Dan Marsden on YouTube here … https://youtu.be/2wEZ16bEd0c

    UK Property Market Stats Show - Week 41 2026 - Ep.2660
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The Letting & Estate Agents Podcast Having worked for some of the biggest names in the industry, Christopher now offers advice, actions and opinion in helping letting and estate agents grow their lettings and estate agency's. Christopher has proven methods on how to attract landlords and house sellers and helps many agents, using a technique that is designed (if implemented correctly) to grow any agency's turnover by at least 20% to 30% year on year. Its hard work and it requires buckets loads of patience though

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