Property-Porn Stars
Episodes
"Getting Out of Your Own Head...and Into the Premium Market" #48 Amanda Haworth
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David is joined by Amanda Haworth, the Managing Director of By Design Horsham and Haywards Heath. In this episode, we cover:Why Amanda fell out of lo...
Premium Market Update - March 2026
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you need to know about the premium property market so far this year, in 4 minutes or so.All stats provided by the man in the know, Simon Ga...
Prejudice, Premium Property, and Proving Yourself... International Women's Day Special Episode.
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A different kind of episode to the 'usual programming', but one that has huge importance. Regardless of your gender, well worth listening to...
Premium Market Update - February 2026
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you need to know about the premium property market so far this year, in 3 minutes... And its an interesting one - encouraging numbers in so...
'Hook Them, or Lose Them!'... #47 Toby Martin
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Property Porn Stars, David Lindley sits down with Toby Martin, Chief Content Officer at Unchained.Marketing, to unpack the real rol...
Premium Market Update - January 2026
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How did the premium property market fare over 2025, and whats it got in store for 2026? Some highlights from Simon Gates' latest premium report h...
AI: Portals, Agents Websites, And the Future... #46 Mark Burgess
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What will the future of property portals, of agents websites, and the industry look like when AI changes the way we live and work?What should agents b...
Stop Doing Valuations! ...And what agents should be doing instead... #45 Charlie Lamdin
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Never one to shy away from a controversial opinion, Charlie shares his opinions (and the outcome of his testing with an estate agency business) of a n...
Premium Market Update - November 2025
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the budget, the premium estate agency market, a life lesson from Mariah Carey, and a questionable Christmas jumper all have in common? I&ap...
Stop Doing Property Videos! And other controversial opinions... #44 Sam Ashdown, of AshdownJones.
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David Lindley sits down with Sam Ashdown - Co-Founder of AshdownJones, a premium estate agency in the Lake District, who have enjoyed...
Premium Market Update - October 2025
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The premium market is NOT doing what you might think...! 🤔Simon Gates kindly sent through his premium market report for the latest month's dat...
'I went from losing 30 years of memory...to coaching F1 World Champions' #43 Andrew 'Diesel' Bennett.
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this extraordinary episode of Property-Porn Stars, David Lindley sits down with Andrew “Diesel” Bennett, a former police officer whose life was...
Premium Market Update - September 2025
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the premium market struggling with pre-budget nerves?The answer might surprise you - find out in this month's premium market update in 3 minut...
High Standards, Big Sacrifices, Slaying Dragons...The Imp&Maker Story #42 Sarah-Louise Fairburn
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Property-Porn Stars, David Lindley and Matt Giggs sit down with Sarah-Louise Fairburn, Founder and MD of Imp & Maker, the luxur...
Mini-Episode - Premium Market Update, September 2025, featuring Simon Gates
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The usual monthly premium market update, but featuring the stats man himself Simon Gates! So instead of the usual 3 or 4 minute long summary, we analy...
Resilience, Reinvention and Riviera Real-Estate... #41 Alice Watson-Smith.
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Property-Porn Stars, I am joined by a hugely successful premium agent, with arguably the most incredible story in the industry. A...
One billion pounds in sales, Airbnb, and tech start-ups....and breakfast cereal? #40 Mark Breffit
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Property-Porn Stars, host David Lindley speaks with Mark Breffit, a leading figure in London’s premium property market.With over ...
Premium Market Update - July 2025
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this super-short episode, we cover the headlines of what is going on in the premium property market (spoiler, there is lots of activity!) for July ...
How to Sell Your Agency...And What Not to Do! #40 Adam J. Walker.
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your business worth what you think it is?? This is crucial listening for agents, in order to avoid a nasty surprise down the road, and to set thei...
Premium Market Update - First Half of 2025
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the next instalment of our, super quick, premium market reports. This month we review the headline stats for the first half of 2025 and ho...
PRIME CUT 2025: Special Episode.
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by David Lindley, with expert insight from Simon Leadbetter, Elaine Penhaul, and Simon Gates.Join four leading voices in the premium property s...
Premium Market Update - May 2025
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second instalment of our new feature, a (super quick!) monthly update on the premium market. Perhaps you're curious, thinking str...
From Yorkshire to Mayfair - how to win in two very different markets…#39 Andrew Butler
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It has been 10 years (!) since Andrew and I last saw each other, but it was great to reconnect and share his story about how to succeed in the rural p...
Premium Market Update - April 2025.
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first instalment of our new feature, a (super quick!) monthly update on the premium market. Perhaps you're curious, thinking stra...
Lessons in Entrepreneurship in Estate Agency... #38 Regina Mangan.
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are take a (virtual) hop across the Irish Sea to speak with Regina Mangan of Liberty Blue estate agents in the beautiful town of Wa...
A Modern Approach to Premium Rural Agency... #37 Ross D'Anielo.
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Customer identification, targeting your niche, standing out and a modern approach to building a rural-orientated business… just some of the subjects...
How to list, market, and sell a £5,000,000 house... #36 Simon Cowie and Alex Wilcocks.
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For well over the asking price (breaking local records), quickly, and at 2%+ fees...This is genuinely a masterclass (a bit of a controversial word!) b...
Independent v Corporate, Online v Premium, Agent v Supplier...#35 David Brierley
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Industry veteran David Brierley has enjoyed a fascinating and varied career throughout the industry so far; agent and supplier, high end and 'onl...
A.I., Psychology and Strategy...#34 Mark Burgess
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Burgess, CEO of Iceberg Digital, is focussed is on applying the future of technology to the estate agency industry. After the last few years of e...
Making Data Sexy...! The reality of 2024's Premium Market #33 Paul Jamieson
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by Paul Jamieson, Sales Director at 20ea, who shares some invaluable listening for anyone operating in the premium market, both from you...
The Brain Designer #30 Ella McCrystal
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is something very different to our 'usual programming'...but I really recommend you listen to this! We are joined by Psychotherapist, ...
From 0 to £15,000,000 in luxury listings #29 Richard Austen
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Austen, MD of By Design in South Cambridgeshire, explains how he cold-started his premium estate agency business from zero to £15,000,000 ins...
How to be a rockstar on camera...literally! #28 - Matt Strafford.
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Strafford is the co-founder of Dream Home Films, one of the premium property industry's leading photography and videography companies (as we...
How to succeed in the premium property market #27 James Cooper
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Cooper, MD of By Design in South Devon, talks Matt and David through how he was instructed on £18,000,000 of instructions in the first 10 weeks...
Special Episode: Everest - Sam Lindley.
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of how my brother, Sam, took the opportunity, when it presented itself, to attempt a summit of Mount Everest - a climb 8,848 metres ...
Designer Turned Agent #26 Simon Cowie
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon is a brilliant premium agent, bringing his talent as a designer into the world of agency, not only from a visual perspective but also by creatin...
The Future of Estate Agents and Property Portals - #25 Steve Carroll
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Carroll shares a fascinating insight into the comparison between the Australian and UK estate agency industry, even more interesting from his ti...
£10m of instructions in 10 weeks through ethical estate agency - #24 Alia Khan.
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alia Khan is a superb premium agent, taking her market by storm - listing over £10,000,000 worth of instructions in the first ten weeks since launchi...
PRIME CUT: Special Episode.
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to PRIME CUT - a special, one-off episode where we take the 'cream' of the Voice of the Agent Survey, and find out what the best pre...
How to go viral... #23 Tanya Baker
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Baker has a social media following well in excess of 120,000 people, achieves millions of views of her property tours and has featured in nation...
'I don't do boring' #22 Oliver Howard
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode is different in lots of ways. Oliver Howard is a larger than life character, who is building his estate agency business in centra...
How I manage a premium brand AND a core brand estate agency #21 - David Warburton
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This cracking episode features David Warburton, of WeLocate and Burton James estate agencies, an especially powerful episode for agents contemplating ...
10 Lessons from Four Decades in Estate Agency - #20 Simon Bradbury
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And now for something completely different... In true Simon Bradbury style...it was never going to be a 'normal' podcast, and of course thi...
High Street Agency - Dead... or Dominating? #19 Jamie Minors
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Minors, Co-Founder of Minors & Brady Estate Agents in Norfolk set up his business at 22. He now sells more than any other owner operated est...
Mindset Mastery from Marie: #18 Marie Fritz
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What an episode! If you are interested in:How to master your mindsetAchieving 2%+ FeesOvercoming the challenges of operating at the top of the market ...
The 'Whale Files'... #17 Simon Whale
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Whale (version 2.0) joins Matt and David in the studio to set the record straight about who is the most controversial character in the property ...
How to Escape the Rat Race #16 James Kendall
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Kendall is an awesome agent, running a market leading estate agency business in Bedfordshire. Having operated across the market, and in multiple...
Prime Market Expert, Networking Master & Death Defier! #15 Jessica Bishop
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Bishop, Advisor from DDRE Global, joins us in the studio to share her journey, and her insights, into what it takes to be successful in the co...
What are the best agents doing?...#14 Simon Gates
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Simon Gates, founder of Opening the Gates to More Listings, joins David and Matt in the studio to share an amazing wealth of knowledg...
Christmas Special: 'The 12 Pods of Christmas'
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join David and Matt as they don their polyester Christmas hats to deliver the '12 Pods of Christmas' special edition of Property-Porn Stars....
How to beat your annual target in 4 months... #13 Adam Lascelles
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam Lascelles, Managing Director of By Design in Lincolnshire, shares an incredible amount of information...We cover how he started ...
Secrets of a Professional Property Presenter... #12 Freya Melling
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Freya Melling, central London estate agent, videography company owner and professional property presenter for the country's larg...
Setting Up My Premium Agency... In Covid! And How I Succeeded: #11 James Skudder.
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to James Skudder, founder of the Country Living Group who are using pioneering videography to take the lucrative west Wales ...
Why vendors come to me, before they talk to estate agents... #10 Elaine Penhaul
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by the founder of Lemon + Lime Interiors, a multi-award winning home staging company, and multiple author, Elaine Penhau...
Starting a Premium Estate Agency...What I learnt 2 years in! #9 John-Paul Rafferty
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by John-Paul Rafferty, of Rafferty & Pickard estate agents in South East England. We pick up the story early on int...
Growing a premium estate agency...with your other half? How we did it! #8 Jordan Yorath.
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into a growing, premium estate agency business - and share the lessons, learnings and advice gained from the crucial first tw...
BONUS EPISODE: Property-Porn Stars 'Down Under' - Matt meets Katrina Tarrant, CEO of Harcourts NSW
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, 'Property-Porn Stars: Down Under', Matt is on the road armed with his iphone and microphone at AREC 2023, in the Gold...
The Shortcut to Premium Estate Agency Success... #7 Christopher Watkin
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tables have turned!!! Or, rather the sofas have... because our guest on this episode of Property-Porn Stars needs very little introduction...not o...
Estate Agency's King of Controversy...#6 Russell Quirk
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the head of Russell Quirk...King of controversy, PR guru, TV Presenter and even occasionally an estate agent, Russell Quirk joins David and Mat...
How I Built A Premium Agency from Scratch... #5: Ian Storey
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Storey has built a business the envy of almost all of the industry. He charges fees others could only dream of, selling houses which must 'i...
2.5% Fees, No Rightmove Account, A Waiting List of Sellers...Fiction or Reality? #4: Simon Hawkesley
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined in the studio by one of the most interesting operators in the industry, Simon Hawkesley. An explorer, mountaineer, adv...
Episode #3 - Premium Property Marketing Masterclass, starring Simon Leadbetter
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we cram in as much marketing mastery in 45 minutes as possible; you’re going to get loads out of this episode it’s a good one! W...
Mr Super-Prime, Daniel Daggers: Episode #2
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joining by the one and only Mr Super Prime himself, Daniel Daggers from DDRE. With experience in independent agency, corporat...
Pilot episode...introducing Property-Porn Stars, the premium property podcast.
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this 'pilot' episode, your hosts, David Lindley and Matt Giggs, introduce 'Property-Porn Stars', the new podcast for property p...