The Viking Chats: Candid Conversations on Property, PropTech & Business
By Kristjan Byfield
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The Viking Chats is a UK property podcast featuring candid conversations with the people shaping lettings, property management, estate agency and PropTech.
Hosted by Kristjan Byfield, co-founder of The Depositary and Base Property Specialists, each episode gets beyond the polished company story to explore how people actually build businesses, lead teams, adopt technology, tackle regulation and deal with the realities of working in residential property.
Guests range from letting agents, property managers and PropTech founders to industry leaders, entrepreneurs and the people challenging how things have traditionally been done.
Expect frank opinions, real experiences, occasional disagreements and plenty of unexpected rabbit holes covering UK lettings, property management, estate agency, PropTech, AI, technology, leadership, regulation, customer experience and business.
No scripts. No corporate fluff. Just good conversations with interesting people from across the property industry.
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The Branding Mistake That Could Cost You Millions with Ted Schlueter
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Nov 10, 2026 |
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From Failed Actress to CEO: Alice Bullard's Unconventional Journey
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Nov 05, 2026 |
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The Future of Property: Fewer Players, Bigger Portfolios & Better Data with Nitin Aggarwal
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Voices of Tomorrow: If You're Good Enough, You're Old Enough with Flyn Crowley
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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'If You Make It Look Easy, People Assume It Is' with Mouna Patel
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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The People Writing the Rules Need to Understand the Game with Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Stop Being a Fanny and Back Yourself with Lucy Noonan
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Buying PropTech Is the Easy Bit with Taylor Coleman of Tapi
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Why Does Everything Reward You Except Your Rent? with Josh Pavis
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There with Sam Olliver
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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What You Don't Know Can Cost You with Paul Conway
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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The Industry Never Stands Still with Ed Mead
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Because We've Always Done It That Way with SJ Taylor
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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If Not Now... When? with Nicola & Paul Broomham
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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The Best Ideas Challenge Assumptions with Anna & Paul of TaskHer
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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You can't train someone to care! with Clare Yates & Jo Bourne
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Success Doesn't Come From Staying Comfortable with Verona Frankish
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Property, AI & the Future of Trust with Sandra Jones of PriceHubble
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Stress, Survival & the Cost of Trying to Be Everything to Everyone with Heather Foster
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May 13, 2026 |
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“The Mountain Didn’t Break Me” - Sarka Wilde on Survival, Failure & Starting Again
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May 11, 2026 |
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Renter’s Rights, AI & the End of ‘Winging It’ in Lettings with Rajeev Nayyar
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May 06, 2026 |
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“We Don’t Have a Tech Problem – We Have a Thinking Problem” with Sammy Pahal, MD of UKPA
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Stop Guessing, Start Planning - The Truth About EPCs, MEES & Retrofit with Simon Bones
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Support When It Matters Most - Megan Eighteen & The Propertymark Trust (Podcasthon Special)
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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From Bedroom Startup to Boardroom Influence - Theresa Wallace on 30 Years of Lettings Change
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Digital Offers, Human Value: Phil Farrell on the Future of Estate Agency
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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From Foxy Beginnings to Founders: Liana & Ollie Unfiltered
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Mintz Condition: Property, Podcasts & Saying What Needs to Be Said
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Not Just a PropTech: Why Street Group Thinks Like a Tech Giant – with Stella Nicol
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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From Silicon Valley to Street Smarts: Neal Bawa on Data, Development & Doing It Differently
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Inside Lettings: From Rightmove to Goodlord with Costas Frangeskou
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Annalese Walmsley: Killing the Frankenstein Stack, One Workflow at a Time
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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From Deliveroo to PropTech: Graham Paterson’s Journey to Reinvent the Property Portal
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Scaling with Soul: Rethinking Success in Estate Agency with Matt Giggs
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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From Agency Leader to Industry Voice: Angi Cooney Unfiltered
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Beyond Compliance: Nicola Thivessen on Championing Standards and Sanity in Lettings
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Rebecca Nixon on Real Marketing: Why Data, Story & Empathy Drive Agency Growth
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Rules, Risks & Respect: Carrie Alliston on the Evolution of Agency
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Simon Gates Unfiltered: Property, Podcasts & Playing the Long Game
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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The Maths of Home: Elaine Penhaul’s Formula for Property Success
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ellie Rees: Disrupting Estate Agency with Feminism, Ethics & Fire
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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1.7 Billion Reasons to Rethink Rent Arrears: Futureproofing Lettings with Julie Ford
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Currency Secrets Agents Should Know: A Game-Changing Chat with Steve Eakins
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Beyond the Deal: Mental Health, Masculinity & Making Peace with Chris Webb
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Brand, Balls & Breaking the Mould: Property as It Should Be with Dan Marsden
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Don’t Just Sell It- Tell It: Chris England on Storytelling in Property Marketing
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Women in Agency, Pride in Property & the Power of People
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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From Lettings to Legacy: Ben Moser on Social Impact & Leadership
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Breaking the Mould: Women, Work & Walking Your Own Path in Property with Wendy Peterman
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Adapt or Disappear: Agency, AI & the Real Digital Threat with Russell Quirk
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Ball, The Buzz & The Business: What We Really Get from Industry Events
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Dr. Rock & The Rise of Agentic AI: Neil Cobbold Unplugged
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Integration Nation: Why GlueDog Could Be the Future of PropTech
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The Unfiltered Agent: Ben Madden on Authenticity, Leadership, and Agency Without the Fluff
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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It’s Not a Secret: Why the Best Letting Agents Share Everything
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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AI: Get onboard or get left behind with Mal McCallion of ModelProp
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May 23, 2025 |
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base turns 21- the memories, the adventures and what's next with An Deckers
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May 23, 2025 |
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AI, Authenticity & Agency: A Proptech Deep Dive with Toby Martin
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May 23, 2025 |
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Inventories, AI & Industry Evolution — with Nick Lyons of No Letting Go & Kaptur
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May 16, 2025 |
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Game of Homes: Winning in a Tech-Driven Market with Simon Whale
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Behind the Curtain of Compliance, Complaints & Change in the PRS with Tim Frome of Hamilton Fraser
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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“STOP BEING BORING!" Why Creativity, Storytelling & Brand Personality Are Your Secret Superpowers
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Importance of the process with Vicky Bibiris
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Beyond transactions: Can proptech make agents more human?
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Apr 04, 2025 |