
Ed Talks - UK Property Podcast
Join property expert Ed Mead, Co-Founder of Viewber, as he shares insider insights on the property market. Tune in for expert opinions, the latest market trends, and in-depth discussions on major industry changes with Ed and his guests.
Episodes
48 episodes
Ed Talks to Richard Berridge - Build-to-Rent & Single Family Homes: The Future of UK Housing?
A message from Ed - Build to Rent is a tiny sector at the moment - with perhaps c.150k units in a vast sea of property.However, with private landlords (sadly) exiting the sector, and some developers struggling to sell stock, the ability...
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27:29

Ed Talks - Mandatory Upfront Information for Property Deals: Key Insights for Estate Agents
Despite upfront information already being mandatory for agents, enforcement is going to get meaningful from June 2025. Making the move to provide upfront information can only improve the process of selling and buying property, and being seen to...
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17:03

Ed Talks - Alexander Ali & Tim Main
Are you looking to stay ahead of the competition and ensure compliance with upcoming changes to the UK property market?Join Ed from https://viewber.co.uk/ for the latest episode of Ed Talks where he ...
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18:12

Ed Talks to Rebecca Marsh: The Property Ombudsman with a Remarkable Journey
Meet Rebecca Marsh: The Property Ombudsman with a Remarkable JourneyIn the latest episode of Ed Talks, Ed sits down with Rebecca Marsh, the remarkable figure behind The Property Ombudsman, and delves into her extraordinary career spanni...
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29:52

Ed Talks to Phil Priest - Proven: asking buyers to pay for upfront searches reduces property fall throughs to zero
You may have read about how a trial in Cheshire was dramatically cutting property fall throughs and completion times - Ed talks to
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12:36

Ed Talks to Peter Ambrose - Buying & selling property - better or worse over the last three years?
Speed of transactions has been a hot topic for years and Ed first talked to front line practitioner Peter Ambrose ...
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26:24

Ed Talks to Ben Beadle - Recording straight after speaking with Government about issues & changes that are happening in the private rental sector
It's a hot topic - the private rental sector and what is happening with landlords?In this episode Ed talks to Ben Beadle...
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36:20

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - The sad ending of Douglas & Gordon – what does it say about estate agency?
A reflective episode from Ed in this solo episode. Ed spent many years as part of the Douglas & Gordon family so is understandably sad to see the company end this month. ...
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15:20

Ed Talks to David Sandeman - Buying a property at auction? Taking a complicated legal process and making it less daunting
In this episode Ed talks to the original property auction expert, David Sandeman. David is the founder of the Essential Information Group aka. ‘The only place you will find virtually every property auction in the UK’. THE go-to place for auctio...
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25:16

Ed Talks to Paula Higgins, CEO of The HomeOwners Alliance – Understand the process of buying/selling/owning a home better.
Does the British public need to understand the process of buying, selling and owning a home better? A big yes - knowledge is power!In this episode, Ed talks to
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30:10

Ed Talks to Vanessa Warwick – Brutal times for landlords & the private rental sector. An unmitigated disaster. Why?
No one knows the answers (and problems) better than Vanessa Warwick. As a portfolio landlord, media personality and founder of well supported landlord forum
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27:43

Ed Talks to James Tickell - Candid conversations about the UK social housing sector
Ed talks to someone he’s been very impressed with – James Tickell, Founding Partner of Campbell Tickell
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24:18

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Competitors looking over your shoulder, ready to 'eat your lunch!'
Getting real in this episode of Ed Talks – a new solo episode where Ed reveals more of his extensive career as an estate agent 😲Being an estate agent can be seriously tough. It’s constantly changing and there are always competitors look...
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13:20

Ed Talks to Jonathan Hopper, key insider on the buying side of property & co-founded property advice platform with Phil Spencer
Jonathan Hopper is a key insider on the buying side of property with unrivalled knowledge of this growing and often misunderstood sector. The buying side of the market has expa...
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24:07

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Quick update: The *new* Viewber (property viewings, inspections & more) website is here!!
Teams across Viewber have come together to create a brand new, customer centric website:
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1:39

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Sorry for the rant... 'Sold Subject to Contract', let's discuss.
Sorry for the rant...1. Does the public even know what SSTC means??!2. Should it be illegal to put SSTC (sold subject to contract) in tiny letters - on boards etc.??3. Should we go back to u/o still showing and u/o not showing?4...
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3:32

EdTalks to Viewber Business Development & Account Manager, Chris – “Fees at 7.5% plus VAT, there will be people spitting out their teas & coffees!”
In this episode, Viewber co-founder Ed Mead talks to an insider, and important team member.
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24:37

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - WHY is this such a problem?! Trading Standards puts more info on property details
Trading Standards (NTSELAT's) research showed that >90% of those going on portals wanted to see detailed info about a property. So I'm not sure I understand why there should be any backlash at all against such info being mandated?! I've seen...
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Ed Talks to Angus Gibson - spent spinning discs & putting high-end Audio Visual into properties since the mid-70s
Ed and Angus knew each other as teenagers, from when Angus was behind the tables doing discos, so there’s a bit of nostalgia here – inclusive for the over 50s.Angus has become an expert in putting high-end audio and visual into high-end ...
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30:09

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - The inside tricks of an outsider
Starting off 2022 with Ed doing a special solo episode. Ed reveals more of his true thoughts and feelings on working in the property industry.As we all know, working from ...
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16:26

Ed Talks flexible training with 'The Able Agent' - Estate & lettings agents, up your game!
Modern estate and letting agents are now called upon to provide a bewildering array of services to cater to modern consumers. With that in mind Ed was very pleased to be able to talk to flexible training provider,
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19:04

Ed Talks to social housing expert & consultant, Jonathan Gregory - Approximately 5 million houses in the social housing sector...
Ed welcomes social housing expert and consultant, Jonathan Gregory to the podcast.Plenty to learn about the ...
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18:57

Ed Talks to Location App what3words Head of UK Partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser
The famous App that divides the world into 57 trillion, 3x3 metre squares and each having a unique code of 3 words – what3words. We are delighted to have what3words head of UK partnerships, Luis Galdino-Glaeser on the Ed Talks podcast.
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28:23

Ed Talks - Solo Episode - Don't rule out renting
Viewber co-founder, Ed, has recorded episode two of what we are calling ‘The Ed Mead Diaries’ – a solo series, revealing more about his property career, personal stories, wins, losses – with a whole lot of honesty thrown in there too. ...
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Ed Talks - Solo Episode - A property career series introduction...
Thinking about starting a career in the property industry or know someone who is?Would REAL insight into Estate Agency help?Or might you just like to know a bit more, have a refresh, learn some new tips and tricks from a long term...
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