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Opening The Gates To More Listings

Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business. There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.

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Episode 250: Vicky Bibiris

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/12/08

Today’s guest started with Location Location as a junior negotiator in 2006 and within a short period of time became the top-performing sales consultant in the company taking on the role of Branch Manager in 2009. She became Sales Director and equity partner in 2012 and has been an integral part of establishing Location Location’s reputation as one of North London’s leading estate agents.Now she is the Managing Director of Location Location and leads one of the UK’s most respected estate agencies,

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Episode 249: Graham Paterson

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2025/12/04

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Jitty.Jitty offers a clearer, smarter way to buy a home, with the tools and transparency buyers deserve.Consumers can explore, save, and share homes with their AI-powered search features.For agents, they offer more visibility for your listings, at no cost and help you get in front of new homebuyers that can't find your properties on other platforms.Jitty is backed by global property leader REA Group — with cutting-edge tech built by the team behind

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Episode 248: Chris Targett

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2025/12/01

Today's guest is the owner of Social For Brokers and helps busy mortgage advisors create social media posts that keep their pages informative and up to date.He's worked with top UK networks and 200+ advisers since launching his business in 2020.We discussed his journey from working in a golf shop in Scotland to estate agent and now business owner.In this conversation, you will learn how to stand out with social media, the importance of a growth mindset and surrounding yourself with the right

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00:56:07

Episode 247: Peter Thompson

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2025/11/27

Today's guest was one of the Founding Principal Partners of St. James's Place Wealth Management PLC and after 26 years of helping shape SJP into the highly respected FTSE-100 business it is today, he founded ClozeSure.ClozeSure is a pioneering new solution designed to support sellers, estate agents and conveyancers in managing the risks associated with property transactions, particularly during the vulnerable period between exchange and completion.Acting as a safeguard, it is the

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Episode 246: Cindy Slaughter

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2025/11/24

Today's guest is the Marketing Director at Momentum Portfolio and the estate agent who became a marketer and the marketer who built a marketing agency and now helps grow self-employed property brokerages.As Marketing Director at Momentum, she leverages her background in agency marketing, property (residential & commercial), and operations to build an in-house delivery function for their growing portfolio. She's on a mission to support their internal customers, from HQ to their

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00:41:56

Episode 245: Sapna Pieroux

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2025/11/20

Today's guest is an award-winning author, expert speaker, and Founder of InnerVisions.She works with entrepreneurs and business leaders and teams to create aligned business and personal brands for those who want to make a greater impact.In this conversation, we discuss personal/business brand, awards, networking, building trust and credibility, plus loads of other great insights for any agents wanting to make sure their brand is on point and attracting the right type of clients.

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00:57:27

Episode 244: Ben Francis

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/11/17

Today's guest is a partner at Giggs & Company and joined the industry just over five years ago.He has worked in both corporate and independent businesses and I would describe him as a very wise head on young shoulders.We discuss the importance of personal brand, social media, video, training, mentoring, open houses and plenty more insights that agents could action in their business today and see an instant impact.

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00:55:25

Episode 243: Jack Kingsley MARLA & NAEA

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/11/13

Today's guest is the Managing Director of Kingsley Estates, which he launched in March 2025. After 8 years with Imagine Property Group Ltd, 8 years with Your Move, and 1 year at Taylors, he decided to start his own business.We discuss social media, video, building a lettings business, old school sales and loads more in this energetic conversation.Make sure to check out this episode to hear a no nonsense approach to estate agency with someone who has gained lots of traction on social media in recent

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00:55:56

Episode 242: Giles Ellwood

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/11/10

Today's guest is the CEO and Founder at Homesearch and is on a mission to transform UK Property Search with AI + CRM.Homesearch is an intelligent property platform that puts estate agents back in control of the market by combining rich data, seamless tools, and AI-first design.As CEO & Founder of Homesearch.co.uk, he leads a team transforming how homes are discovered, valued, and marketed with a platform that connects the dots between instructions, CRMs, and serious buyers, giving agents in the

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Episode 241: Dan Woods

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/11/06

Today's guest is a bespoke estate agent who specialises in elite and prime homes across Warlingham, Woldingham, and Caterham, and the surrounding Surrey areas.With 20+ years of experience, we uncover his tailored approach, innovative marketing and commitment to getting the best outcome for his clients.We discuss going self-employed, social media, video, door-knocking, off-market opportunities and collaboration to name a few of the topics covered.Make sure to check this episode out as it is packed

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Episode 240: Kenny Bruce MBE

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/11/03

Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Purple Bricks and is now Senior Non-Executive Director for The Agency UK.He was also a Founder Member and Volunteer Mentor at Agents Together and owned Larne Football Club between 2017 and 2025, which saw him awarded an MBE for his services to charity and community in Larne.We discuss marketing, tech, culture, prospecting and loads more invaluable content for estate agents in a very short space of time.The episode is full of absolute gold with one of the biggest

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Episode 239: Katy Billany

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2025/10/30

Today's guest is Executive Director at TwentyCi.Having worked within the property sector for over 17 years, she has seen first-hand how the right data and insights can reduce agents' costs and transform performance.TwentyEA, part of the TwentyCi Group, provide a unique suite of tools which track almost every inch of the property market with the most accurate and precise data in the UK. Additionally, their unique insight on upcoming new instructions will directly put you one step ahead of

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01:18:18

Episode 238: Simon Leadbetter

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2025/10/27

Today's returning guest for a now unprecedented eight appearance is the founder of We Are Unchained, a strategic marketing consultancy that helps businesses grow faster by enhancing their market insight, strategy, activity, and talent.Over his 8 years experience in the estate agency industry, he has worked with Countrywide, Fine & Country, Keller Williams, and Knight Frank.He's also a mentor at Agents Together, Propertymark Trust Ambassador and Fractional CMO for Lemon and Lime

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Episode 237: Rachel Ollington

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2025/10/23

Today's guest is Director at Rachel Ollington Consultant supported by The Estate Agent Consultancy. Rachel has seen it all, from the hybrid space, being a self-employed agent and exiting her own business.She now combines all of her experience to help letting agents grow their business.We discuss the power of social media, video, landlord lead generation and loads more invaluable content.You don't want to miss this episode, especially if you're looking to scale a lettings business.

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Episode 236: Rory Black

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/10/20

Today's guest is Director at PriceHubble UK (Dataloft).He is part of the team at Dataloft that transform the marketing for property professionals, helping them win new business through the use of property insights and data.We discuss the importance of data, insights, marketing, and what the very best estate agents are doing with Dataloft to grow their estate agency business.Make sure to tune in and hear from someone that has dealt with some of the very best estate agents across the country and

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Episode 235: Lottie Foden

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2025/10/16

Tooday's guest is the owner of YourKeys and is a lettings expert in the Staffordshire and Cheshire area.She specialises in property lettings & management, single lets and HMO’s.Having worked in corporate and independent businesses, she launched her own business and has been going from strength to strength ever since.In our conversation, we discuss personal brand, social media, video, networking, collaboration and so much more to help get an idea of how to successfully launch your own

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Episode 234: Jorge Gayle

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/10/13

Today's guest is a Negotiations Instructor and Coach at the Black Swan Group and author of "From Jet Who to JetBlue".He was part of the founding team at JetBlue and after an active and thrilling twenty-year career with this successful airline, his book, From JetWho to JetBlue, takes you behind the scenes of this successful organisation from its early days and reveals how to develop a unique culture and working environment that can last decades.Black Swan consultants are seasoned former law

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Episode 233: Lucy Joerin

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/10/09

Today's guest is on a mission to help estate agents break into the luxury market, earn more, and love what they do and is the Founder of Stowhill Estates & The Elite Agent Collective.She has helped estate agents step into the luxury property market with confidence — and build 6-figure (and beyond) businesses doing work they love.As the founder of Stowhill Estates, she know first-hand what it takes to stand out, win premium instructions, and grow a high-end agency from the ground up. Since

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Episode 232: Matt Baldock

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/10/06

Today's returning guest is Director and co-owner of Charles David Casson, who are an estate agents in Chelmsford, Essex and he is also a consultant and coach for estate agency owners. He also runs the HMO network, the estate agency dinner, and is a member of The FIA.In this episode we discuss proptech, social media, networking, lettings and loads more from one of the good guys in estate agency.Make sure to give this a listen and hear from one of my best mates in the industry and before he tells

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Episode 231: Mia Evans

Opening The Gates To More Listings ·

2025/10/02

Today's guest is a Director at The Agency UK.She has worked within corporate and independent estate agency and covered, Cheshire, North Wales, Sefton and West Lancashire. Priding herself on taking the stress and strain out of moving, she is there from the first conversation, to negotiating offers, sales progression all the way down to handing out keys.She started as a trainee Negotiator several years ago in Cheshire and then moved to Chorley with Arnold and Phillips and decided to be her own

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