Simon Deen
Peter & The Wolf
“Whenever I interview someone for a job, I like to ask this question: What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”...
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Simon Deen
Jun 10, 20226 min read
In Conversation With: Barry Burrows of Bartholomew Landscaping
When I was growing up, my father would say “To be a good talker, you have to be a good listener”. Always give people time. Always listen...
Simon Deen
Mar 25, 20225 min read
In Conversation With: Jonny Rosenblatt of Spacemade
We’re not just competing with other flexible providers, we’re also competing with home. It’s somebody’s spare room or kitchen table...
Simon Deen
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Paying Attention
Whether you’re the subject of a newspaper article, appearing in a TV show, posting on social media or writing a blog, you’re really vying...
Simon Deen
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Pink Floyd
It came as little surprise to me that even as 2022 was in its infancy, some well known names in the world of London residential agency...
Simon Deen
Nov 25, 20215 min read
Three Point Zero
You may have noticed that Mark Zuckerberg recently changed the name of the company he co-founded to Meta. It’s an abbreviated term for...
Simon Deen
Nov 5, 20214 min read
Market Update: Budget Edition
For the first time since I can remember, the Chancellor delivered a budget which largely ignored the property market. It’s about time...
Simon Deen
Oct 22, 20214 min read
The Office
For those of you who have opened this week’s blog in the hope of reading about the show created by the genius that is Ricky Gervais...
Simon Deen
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Looking stupid
If you pay attention, you can learn a lot from children. They seem to be born with an innate curiosity for new things. Like eating mud...
Simon Deen
Sep 24, 20213 min read
Exile on Main Street
Once upon a time, about twenty years ago, I was a student at University of Leeds. In my third and final year, we lived in an area called...
Simon Deen
Sep 10, 20213 min read
The Jetsons
Estate Agency moves at a slightly slower pace than a glacier. Although, we haven’t quite been immune to the power of the internet...
Simon Deen
Aug 27, 20214 min read
The Agency Problem
In a survey of estate agency fees in nearly 30 countries. The UK was ranked 24th...
Simon Deen
May 7, 20213 min read
Vorsprung durch Technik
I am just about old enough to remember the way things used to be done in estate agency. Paper details, sent by Royal Mail...
Simon Deen
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Green & clean - The future of London
For a while now there’s been an increasing understanding of the detrimental effects of air pollution on our health, and at the same time...
Simon Deen
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Personal branding, social media & estate agency
Lawyer. Accountant. Architect. We understand what these words mean, or more importantly, what someone had to do in order to gain that...
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