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The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessRebecca Nixon on Real Marketing: Why Data, Story & Empathy Drive Agency GrowthIn this game-changing episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Rebecca Nixon - PropTech growth specialist, strategic marketer, and host of The PropTech Growth Podcast - for a refreshingly honest conversation about what marketing really is, and what letting agents are getting wrong.With years of experience helping PropTech founders, suppliers and property businesses align growth strategy with messaging, Rebecca offers clarity on a core truth: marketing isn’t an add-on - it’s the commercial engine of your business.Together, Kristjan and Rebecca unpack the disconnect between what m...
2025-12-1656 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessRules, Risks & Respect: Carrie Alliston on the Evolution of AgencyIn this powerful episode of The Viking Chat, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Carrie Alliston, Head of Partnerships at HomeLet and one of the UK property industry’s most respected voices on compliance, leadership and transformation. After decades of experience in agency - most recently as Group Lettings Director at Hunters - Carrie brings both operational depth and big-picture strategy to every conversation she joins.This is not a surface-level industry chat. It’s a deep dive into the risks we ignore, the rules we misunderstand, and the relationships we take for granted - all from...
2025-12-031h 11The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessSimon Gates Unfiltered: Property, Podcasts & Playing the Long GameIn this powerhouse episode of The Viking Chat, Kristjan Byfield sits down with one of the UK property sector’s most authentic and disruptive voices - Simon Gates, co-founder of Opening The Gates and a man who has made it his mission to rewire how estate and letting agents think, speak and serve.This isn’t just another industry chat. It’s an unfiltered, high-energy deep dive into what’s broken, what’s exciting, and what’s next for the UK agency landscape - all through the lens of a man who’s spent the last...
2025-11-2059 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessThe Maths of Home: Elaine Penhaul’s Formula for Property SuccessIn this compelling episode of The Viking Chat, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Elaine Penhaul, founder of Lemon & Lime Interiors and author of Sell High, Sell Fast, for a conversation that bridges the gap between data, design, and delivery in the UK property sector.Elaine is a leading voice in home staging, but her message isn’t about soft furnishings and fluff. It’s about strategy - the measurable, evidence-led kind that directly impacts how fast a property sells, who it attracts, and how well it performs in a crowded, emotionally charged market.
2025-11-201h 00The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessEllie Rees: Disrupting Estate Agency with Feminism, Ethics & FireIn this incendiary episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with the remarkable Ellie Rees - co-founder of Brickworks, creator of the viral #DearSirs campaign, and one of the most fearless voices in the UK property industry.What follows is less of an interview and more of a manifesto. A rallying cry. A challenge to the entire real estate sector to stop making excuses and start doing better - for clients, communities, women, and the wider world.Ellie isn’t here to play nice. She’s here to ca...
2025-11-171h 08The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and business1.7 Billion Reasons to Rethink Rent Arrears: Futureproofing Lettings with Julie FordIn this compelling episode of The Viking Chat, Kristjan Byfield welcomes industry powerhouse Julie Ford of Lettings Advice Service for a conversation that might just change the way you view rent arrears, evictions, and the entire tenant-landlord dynamic.With over 30 years in housing, local authority liaison, tenant support, and compliance, Julie Ford brings a razor-sharp perspective on the biggest challenges facing the private rented sector (PRS)- from the staggering £1.7 billion rent arrears crisis to the looming impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill and a rapidly shifting social landscape.Whether you're a...
2025-11-111h 16The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessCurrency Secrets Agents Should Know: A Game-Changing Chat with Steve EakinsIn this eye-opening episode of The Viking Chat, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Steve Eakins from Lumon, one of the property industry's best-kept secrets. Whether you're in lettings, sales, property management, or Build to Rent, this is the episode you didn't know you needed — and one you’ll never forget.With over two decades of experience in currency markets and international property transactions, Steve lifts the lid on a massive blind spot in UK estate agency: the power of currency exchange strategy. From boosting offer acceptances to saving sales that were about to coll...
2025-10-2244 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessBeyond the Deal: Mental Health, Masculinity & Making Peace with Chris Webb🎧 Episode: “Beyond the Deal: Mental Health, Masculinity & Making Peace”What happens when the outward trappings of success start to smother the person behind the title?In one of the most raw, powerful and deeply human episodes of The Viking Chats to date, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Chris Webb—Founder of The Estate Agent Consultancy and a long-time leader in the UK residential agency space—for a conversation that’s less about metrics, and more about meaning.With a career spanning branch management, regional leadership, performance coaching, training, and strategic bus...
2025-09-3053 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessBrand, Balls & Breaking the Mould: Property as It Should Be with Dan Marsden🎧 Episode: “Brand, Balls & Breaking the Mould: Property as It Should Be”If you’re tired of property podcasts that play it safe, this one’s for you.In this energetic and unfiltered episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield is joined by Dan Marsden, founder of the award-winning brand agency Marsden & Co., and a force of nature when it comes to brand-first thinking in the property sector.Dan’s not your typical marketing guy. He’s not here to flog templates, spew buzzwords, or pitch 50-page decks. He’s here to challenge...
2025-09-171h 22The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessDon’t Just Sell It- Tell It: Chris England on Storytelling in Property MarketingIn this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud, and insight-packed episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield is joined by Chris England, co-founder and creative director of PVS Media—the content agency helping estate and letting agents rethink what property marketing can be.From the very first minute, Chris brings the energy, honesty and sharp creative thinking that has made PVS Media a go-to for agents looking to level up their brand, listings and customer experience through relatable, human-first video content.This episode isn’t about flashy drone shots or cookie-cutter templates—it’s about...
2025-09-081h 29The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessFrom Lettings to Legacy: Ben Moser on Social Impact & Leadership🎙 Episode Title: Legacy, Leadership & Lettings: Ben Moser on Culture, Confidence & Social ChangeIn this episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Ben Moser—Director of Operations at Petermans Estate Agents, Managing Director of Petermans Housing Initiatives, and a Volunteer Mentor at Agents Together—for an open, vulnerable, and thought-provoking conversation that cuts right to the core of what the property industry should be about.Ben’s journey is anything but typical. As the next generation in a family-run agency, he could have coasted. Instead, he chose to listen, learn and...
2025-08-221h 13The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessBreaking the Mould: Women, Work & Walking Your Own Path in Property with Wendy PetermanIn this deeply personal and brilliantly insightful episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Wendy Peterman—Managing Director of Petermans estate agents—for a conversation that reaches far beyond floorplans, fee structures and portals.Wendy is one of the most authentic and quietly powerful voices in our industry today. As the second generation to take the reins at her family-run agency, and one of the few women to lead a long-standing independent estate agency, Wendy offers a refreshingly honest perspective on leadership, legacy, equality and the human side of property.This isn’t a st...
2025-08-191h 11The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessAdapt or Disappear: Agency, AI & the Real Digital Threat with Russell QuirkIn this candid and explosive episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with the ever-outspoken Russell Quirk, property PR maverick, founder of eMoov, and one of the most polarising voices in the UK residential property scene. If you’re a decision maker in estate agency, lettings, property management, or a serious residential investor—especially in London—this is an episode you cannot miss.Russell opens up on nearly three decades of property experience—from inheriting the family estate agency DNA in Fulham, to founding and scaling one of the UK’s most prominent online age...
2025-07-2942 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessThe Ball, The Buzz & The Business: What We Really Get from Industry EventsIn this special episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with fellow Base Property Specialists & The Depositary co-founder and industry icon An Deckers (aka Big Red) for a reflective and revealing look at what actually matters in the property industry—and why showing up still makes all the difference.Fresh from the Kerfuffle Conference and the Agents Giving Ball, Kristjan and An unpack what attending industry events really offers, beyond the awards, the Prosecco and the usual photos. Spoiler: it’s not about the canapés.This episode is a can...
2025-07-171h 17The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessDr. Rock & The Rise of Agentic AI: Neil Cobbold UnpluggedIn this electric episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield is joined by none other than Neil Cobbold—industry heavyweight, tech evangelist, landlord, Drum & Bass DJ, and true rock superfan—to unpack what’s really going on behind the scenes in UK lettings, PropTech, and beyond.You might know Neil as the Managing Director of Reapit, or from his long tenure as the voice of PayProp. But in true Viking Chats fashion, we go way deeper than job titles. From sleepless DJ gigs to serious property pain points, Neil brings his full self to the mic in a conv...
2025-07-071h 00The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessIntegration Nation: Why GlueDog Could Be the Future of PropTechIn this unmissable episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with Mark McCorrie—founder of Made Snappy 360 and the innovator behind the integration tool GlueDog—for a no-holds-barred deep dive into the tangled, chaotic, and often comical world of PropTech in the UK property industry.If you've ever felt frustrated by the sheer number of logins, dashboards, and disconnected systems in your daily agency life—you are not alone. Mark’s journey from coin-operated internet terminals to pioneering virtual tours and now launching an integration solution for CRMs, is equal parts inspiring and revelatory.Over t...
2025-06-3056 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessThe Unfiltered Agent: Ben Madden on Authenticity, Leadership, and Agency Without the FluffIn this episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with the brilliantly unfiltered Ben Madden—Principal Director at Fine & Country, founder of Digital Sparks, and all-around champion for doing estate agency differently.Titled “The Unfiltered Agent: Ben Madden on Authenticity, Leadership, and Agency Without the Fluff”, this episode is a straight-talking deep dive into what’s broken, what’s working, and what the future should look like in residential lettings and estate agency. Ben’s journey spans the launch (and exit) of one of London’s most awarded agencies, to helping shape strategy at Fine & Country, and n...
2025-06-191h 01The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessIt’s Not a Secret: Why the Best Letting Agents Share EverythingIn this episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield is joined by the powerhouse behind Liberty Blue, Regina Mangan, for a vibrant and unfiltered discussion that every forward-thinking letting and estate agency leader needs to hear.Titled “It’s Not a Secret: Why the Best Letting Agents Share Everything”, this episode dives headfirst into one of the industry’s most overlooked superpowers: collaboration. In a sector where many still operate behind closed doors, clinging tightly to their ‘trade secrets’, Kristjan and Regina make the compelling case that the true path to faster processes, happier clients, and a more respect...
2025-06-1648 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessAI: Get onboard or get left behind with Mal McCallion of ModelPropIn this razor-sharp episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield sits down with one of PropTech’s original pioneers—Mal McCallion—to unpack the message every UK letting agent, estate agent and landlord needs to hear:AI isn’t coming. It’s already here.And if you’re not on board? You’re at risk of being left behind.🧠 From PrimeLocation to Prophetic PredictionsWith 24+ years in property and tech, Mal’s résumé reads like a PropTech hall of fame: launching PrimeLocation, rolling out Zoopla, and building tools for Th...
2025-05-231h 08The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessAI, Authenticity & Agency: A Proptech Deep Dive with Toby MartinIn this powerful episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield is joined by the sharp, funny, and endlessly insightful Toby Martin—a former agent turned consultant who’s on a mission to help agencies thrive in a tech-powered world.This episode isn’t just about AI—it’s about how you, your team, and your business can stay ahead of the curve, remain unmistakably human, and stop sounding like every other agent in town.🚀 AI: The New Industrial Revolution?Kristjan opens with a bold claim: AI is our generation’s Industrial Revolution—and...
2025-05-2356 minThe Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessInventories, AI & Industry Evolution — with Nick Lyons of No Letting Go & KapturIn this episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield welcomes Nick Lyons, founder of No Letting Go and Kaptur Software, to dive deep into the evolution of the inventory sector—and how technology, AI, and data are reshaping it for agents, landlords, and property managers across the UK.🚀 From early dictaphones and manually edited Word docs to a national franchise network processing 10,000 reports a month and a platform producing 300,000+ compliance inspections annually, Nick shares how he turned a scrappy startup into the UK’s largest inventory provider—all built on three core values: reliability, accountability, and consisten...
2025-05-161h 11The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessGame of Homes: Winning in a Tech-Driven Market with Simon WhaleHold onto your helmets, Vikings — in this latest voyage across the turbulent seas of property, technology and business, Kristjan Byfield welcomes a true industry legend (or should we say lovable rogue?): Simon Whale, known for his time at Reapit, his antics with Kerfuffle, and for generally causing "productive chaos" in the world of PropTech and estate agency.In this epic chat, Kristjan and Simon dive deep into the fast-evolving landscape of property technology and what it really means for modern estate and letting agents. No corporate spin here — just honest, practical insi...
2025-04-291h 16The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and business“STOP BEING BORING!" Why Creativity, Storytelling & Brand Personality Are Your Secret SuperpowersAre you stuck in a loop of “free valuations”, “stunning homes”, and “professional photography”? Do your marketing materials look suspiciously like your competitors’? Then buckle up, because this episode of Viking Chat might just blow the doors off your agency's entire approach to branding.This week, Kristjan Byfield – industry troublemaker and Base Property founder – is joined by the ever-creative Tom Durrant, CEO of DCTR (formerly known as Dr. Photo). What starts as a friendly chat about creativity quickly becomes a full-throttle, no-holds-barred deep dive into why most estate agency branding is flat, forgettable, and dangerously dull
2025-04-231h 10The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessBehind the Curtain of Compliance, Complaints & Change in the PRS with Tim Frome of Hamilton FraserIn this powerhouse episode of Viking Chat, industry trailblazer Kristjan Byfield sits down with Tim Frome, legal and compliance heavyweight from Hamilton Fraser, for a deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of the private rented sector (PRS). Buckle up for a fast-paced, insight-rich ride through the trends, tensions, and tectonic shifts affecting agents, landlords, and tenants alike.Tim unpacks Hamilton Fraser’s 2024 annual report—a digital-first, data-driven, interactive document that’s setting new standards for how compliance can be communicated. From the increasing importance of alternative deposits to the dramatic rise in complaints (up 20% year-on-year and 44% over two ye...
2025-04-231h 11The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessThe Importance of the process with Vicky BibirisIn this engaging episode of The Viking Chats, Kristjan Byfield—co-founder of The Depositary and self-proclaimed industry innovator—sits down with the brilliant Vicky Bibiris, Managing Director at award-winning agency Location Location, to explore one of the most underappreciated yet transformative elements of running a successful agency: process.Let’s face it—“process” doesn’t always sound exciting. But as Kristjan and Vicky reveal in this thought-provoking conversation, getting your processes right is the bedrock of consistent, scalable, and exceptional service in the property sector.🧩 Why Process Matters Vicky passionately unpacks why havin...
2025-04-041h 02The Viking Chats: navigating the choppy waters of property, technology and businessBeyond transactions: Can proptech make agents more human?In this powerful first episode of our new conversation series, Kristjan Byfield—co-founder of The Depositary & base property specilaists—sits down with Sian Metcalfe, Operations Director at Inventory Base, to unpack a fascinating and timely question: Can property technology (PropTech) actually help estate agents become more human?Too often, PropTech is dismissed as cold or impersonal—seen as a digital wedge between agents and their clients. But what if the opposite were true?💡 Reframing PropTech Sian flips the script on the traditional narrative, arguing that PropTech isn’t about replacing people—it’s about freeing...
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