Welcome to the Knock Knock Property Podcast by Dorset property experts Ben Dilling and Matt Dixon, two guys with a wealth of experience in the property industry, bringing some lighthearted property related fun and humour to a Podcast. Regular features will include: Matt's joke of the week Ben's bug bear Property of the week Future episodes will include guests from the property industry, as well as other local businesses and characters. We hope you enjoy watching or listening. www.foxes.co.uk
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February 14, 202442 min
012 - SC Inventories - Property Management with Leanne Matthews
In Episode 12 we welcome Leanne Matthews from SC Inventories.
SC Inventories are a market leading inventory services supplier working with some of the UK’s leading businesses and organisations.
Based on the South Coast of England, they offer a portfolio of inventory services to Landlord’s, Tenants, Letting Agents, Commercial Agents and other businesses across a broad range of markets.
Leanne is very passionate about her business, and is currently training to become a surveyor, to add yet another service to her very successful property management company.
If you are a landlord or a letting agent this is a must watch.
Contact Leanne on 01202 830517 or email her at info@scinventories.co.uk
We hope you enjoy the episode.
December 23, 202315 min
011 - Christmas special with Bilbo the wonder dog
Our final episode of the year, with special guest, Bilbo, Ben's Golden Retriever puppy who is 12 weeks old.
A quick update on the market, and a review of our wonderful guests in 2023.
We have had so much fun making these podcast episodes. We hope you enjoy watching and/or listening.
Have a great Christmas, New Year and holiday season.
See you in 2024.
October 31, 202334 min
010 - Autumn Update - Dilling & Dixon
After a break over the summer, we are back with our 10th episode!
Dilling & Dixon have a catch up regarding what has happened over the summer and discuss the current state of the housing market for both sales and rentals.
We hope you enjoy the episode, and don't forget to subscribe.
June 15, 2023Episode 91 hr 44 min
009 - Overcoming adversity with Matthew Whisken - Army Veteran and Amputee
We always said that we would potentially go 'off-piste' with our podcast, and that not every episode had to be about property. If you've got an interesting story, we want to hear it!
So on this episode we welcome Matt Whisken, who almost lost his life whilst serving for the Queen's Royal Hussars in the British Army during a tour of Afghanistan.
Matt was the commander of a vehicle which was blown up by an IED during an operation. This resulted in Matt having to have is right leg amputated through the knee as well as significant damage to his left leg.
Matt's story is incredible and in the episode we discuss how he started his army career, his injury and his road to recovery.
Matt talks about how the game of golf has played a big part in his recovery, and we go onto discuss life now as a civilian.
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Introduction to episode 9
03:44 - Introduction to Matt Whisken
04:20 - Matt's background
05:07 - Boy soldier - Army cadets at 13 years old
06:13 - Army selection at 15 years old
10:17 - Basic training at Bassingbourn
11:57 - Phase 2 training - Bovington - Challenger 2 Tank Training
16:32 - 18 years old and joining his regiment - The Queens Royal Hussars
24:21 - Exercises in Poland
26:18 - What is it like driving a tank
28:37 - Matt's first tour - Iraq 2008
39:09 - Canada
43:53 - Pre deployment training for Afghanistan
50:33 - Leaving for his tour of Afghanistan
1:00:40 - Commanding his Warthog vehicle and his fateful journey
1:10:17 - Matt's long road to recovery and his new love of golf
1:19:50 - Battle Back Golf
1:31:28 - Civilian life after the army
June 2, 202329 min
008 - Dilling & Dixon - May 2023 update
After a short break, Dilling & Dixon are back to discuss what's been going on in the sales & lettings departments.
From selling studio apartments to large HMO's at auction, from large bungalows in Ferndown to retirement flats in Westbourne.
Agreeing let's on large houses in Ferndown to one bedroom flats in Bournemouth town centre.
Other topics of conversation include, BBQ's, Golf, Football and Gardening.
We have an exciting guest lined up for episode 9, so keep your eyes peeled for that!
April 24, 202353 min
007 - Matt the Management Guy - Trying to sell a property unsuccessfully, including some management chat
In episode 7 we welcome Matt the Management Guy to the channel.
In this episode we discuss the pitfalls of buying and selling a property in this country, particularly when you find yourself in a lengthy chain.
We then go on to discuss what Matt the Management Guy is all about. Whether you are a seasoned executive, budding entrepreneur or an aspiring corporate manager, www.mattmanager.co.uk should be your go to source for all things management and leadership.
0:00 - Intro to podcast
0:31 - Intro to episode 7 and Matt the Management Guy
1:39 - MMG's bad experience trying to sell and purchase a house in Bournemouth
41:13 - Who is Matt the Management Guy and what is www.mattmanager.co.uk all about?
April 16, 202332 min
006 - Dilling & Dixon - A quick recap and general property chit chat
In episode 6 Ben welcomes Matt back to the table, and on this episodes agenda is:
* Reflecting on the guests we've had so far
* Two properties for sale in Queens Park
* Recent sales that have completed
* Properties coming soon
* Recent properties that have been let
* Available properties to let
* Ben's Bug Bear - which discusses how agents often price property incorrectly
* Matt's Joke of the week
More guests planned for the coming weeks and months so stay tuned.
March 30, 202347 min
005 - Craig Webb from Countrywide Coatings & Insulation and Plastic Free Sea's Worldwide
Welcome to episode 5, where we welcome Craig Webb from Countrywide Coatings & Insulation.
Energy efficiency has been a regular theme in all of our episodes so far, and Craig's business helps residential and commercial buildings become more energy efficient through different types of insulation and exterior wall coatings.
Spray Foam Insulation is a big topic of conversation in the insulation industry at the moment, and Craig talks about the 'elephant in the room' with a great deal of transparency and technical knowledge.
We also discuss an initiative that Craig set up in 2017 when he lived in the south of Spain, called Plastic Free Seas Worldwide. It involves cleaning our seas and beaches of plastic and is now widely supported in both Spain and the UK. Check them out on Facebook and Instagram. Get hold of Craig or one of his team at https://countrywidecoatings.co.uk/ . They are currently offering FREE loft inspections to all Landlords.
#insulation #sprayfoaminsulation #sprayfoam #exteriorwallcoating #energyefficiency #landlords #homeowners #plasticfree #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfreeseas
March 23, 2023Episode 41 hr 1 min
004 - Landlord & Letting Legislation with Darrel Kwong from DWK Consultancy
Welcome to episode 4 of The Knock Knock Property Podcast.
In this episode we welcome Darrel Kwong from DWK Consultancy.
Darrel has over 26 years of experience in the lettings industry, and he specialises in landlord and lettings legislation.
He offers extensive training to landlords, letting agents and local authorities in an industry that has over 700 pieces of legislation. This episode offers a whistle stop tour of some of the most important pieces of legislation and some important changes that we might see in the coming years.
If anything, this episode highlights the importance of instructing a good letting agent to act on your behalf. There are so many ways a self managed landlord can slip up if they do not do things in the correct manner.
You can also view this podcast on our YouTube channel @knockknockPP, but why not check Darrel's own channel for videos helping landlords and lettings agents https://www.youtube.com/@thelettingsguru/videos
Welcome to episode 3.
A quick 20 minute episode where we reflect on the previous episode where we welcomed Matthew Fleming-Duffy from Knight Frank Finance.
Matt and Ben go on to discuss the current housing market for both sales and lettings.
Matt talks us through a recent success story whereby he let a house in Canford Cliffs which was on the market for £5950.
Ben discusses his property of the week which is a four bedroom detached house in Ferndown.
We welcome back regular features such as 'Matt's joke of the week' and 'Ben's bug bear' followed by a rant about inflation, and right at the end we chat football as Matt takes great delight in Southampton's recent demise in the FA Cup to Grimsby Town (we did say we would go off piste from time to time)
#bournemouth #property #housingmarket #sales #lettings #rentalproperty #knockknockpropertypodcast #foxessalesandlettings #ferndown #canfordcliffs #poole #inflation
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