The Gavel Drops

The Gavel Drops

The Gavel Drops โ€” powered by The Auction Company. Your go-to podcast for property auctions, real deals, and entrepreneurial lessons from the frontlines. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Real deals. Real stories. Real results. ๐Ÿ”จ When the gavel drops, everything changes.

  1. Why MOST Estate Agents Stay Average | Simon Gates & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    Jan 2

    Why MOST Estate Agents Stay Average | Simon Gates & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    In this episode of The Gavel Drops, I sit down with Simon Gates for a conversation that every UK estate agent needs to hear in the New Year. ๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:- Why Rightmove has made estate agents lazy- The day one enquiry rule, and the data sellers donโ€™t get told- Why price reductions damage listings more than they help- The fear of social media, and why posting anyway wins instructions- How top agents use data, consistency, and mindset to dominate- Why most properties that donโ€™t sell in 12 weeks, never sell- The difference between hope marketing and intentional strategy๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ - ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜.

    45 min
  2. The HARD TRUTH about Estate Agency, overpricing & taking back control | Steve Bell & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    11/28/2025

    The HARD TRUTH about Estate Agency, overpricing & taking back control | Steve Bell & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    That job you think is a safety net? No, itโ€™s a trap ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†”๏ธ In this episode of The Gavel Drops, I sit down with Steve Bell from Commercial Property Experts, and we go all in on the uncomfortable truth most people in property donโ€™t want to face: ๐Ÿ”“ Your โ€œsafeโ€ job in agency isnโ€™t actually safe. ๐Ÿ’ธ Overpricing isnโ€™t โ€œtacticalโ€, itโ€™s killing deals. ๐Ÿ’ญ And if youโ€™re building someone elseโ€™s brand, youโ€™re capping your own future. Steveโ€™s got 25+ years in property, residential, commercial, petrol stations, the lot. Heโ€™s gone from salaried employee to self-employed, written a book called โ€œThe Loyalty Lieโ€, and helped other agents leave the traditional model behind and build a future of their own. ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.

    42 min
  3. Auctions CAN Transform The UK Property Market | Tom Panos & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    11/14/2025

    Auctions CAN Transform The UK Property Market | Tom Panos & Ray Purchase | The Gavel Drops Podcast

    The UK property market has the foundations for Auctions to be successful, so why aren't we utilising them more? ๐Ÿ”จIn this episode, I sat down with the legendary Tom Panos, the man who helped turn entire markets in Australia into auction-first powerhouses. What he shares here? Itโ€™s the wake-up call the UK property world desperately needs.From selling homes in 28 days instead of 128, to eliminating fall-through, to creating real competition, real transparency and real confidence for buyers and sellers.Tom breaks down exactly why auctions transformed Australia, and why the UK is perfectly positioned for the same shift.๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

    14 min

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The Gavel Drops โ€” powered by The Auction Company. Your go-to podcast for property auctions, real deals, and entrepreneurial lessons from the frontlines. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Real deals. Real stories. Real results. ๐Ÿ”จ When the gavel drops, everything changes.