Ben Brookes & Victoria Lambden: Collaboration, PropTech & The Future of Agency

In this episode of Property Podcast Today, host Lee Dahill sits down with two industry heavyweights: 🔹 Ben Brookes, Managing Director at Agency Express – the UK’s largest for-sale board service provider. 🔹 Victoria Lambden, Property Veteran & Partnership Lead at GlueDog, one of PropTech’s fastest-growing integration platforms. This conversation goes deep into collaboration, automation, PropTech, and where estate agency is heading over the next five years. 🔥 Key Topics Covered 🚀 The Problem: PropTech Overload Is the PropTech world too crowded? Victoria explains why only 10% of PropTech solutions were historically integrated — and how GlueDog is changing that. 🔗 SignMaster 3 x GlueDog Integration Ben and Victoria break down why this partnership is a game-changer for agents, eliminating duplication and removing human error through powerful two-way automation. ⏱ Time Saving & Cost Saving How automating simple tasks like board collection can save agencies hundreds of pounds a month — and why forgetting to remove a board can cost you 50% of them per day. 💡 Hidden Work Behind PropTech Innovation From 20,000+ unexpected lines of code to endless testing, this episode reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of building integrations. 🔮 The Future of Agency: AI, Automation & Human Touch Ben and Victoria share their predictions on: Why AI is inevitable How agents can stay competitive Why service will always be human-centric And how tech will level the playing field between independents and big chains 💬 Episode Highlights “Integrations used to be a luxury — now they’re an everyday essential.” “If you don’t embrace AI now, you’ll be left behind by the next generation.” “PropTech works best when it removes admin and gives agents their time back.” 🎧 Listen, Learn & Connect Whether you’re an estate agent, PropTech founder, or simply passionate about the property world, this episode is packed with insight. 👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop a comment with your biggest takeaway! About Us We are Angels Media. Discover more about our industry-leading ‘Today Publications’, the award-winning ValPal Network and our other marketing services such as Social Media Management, Content Writing and PR. Visit our website for more information: https://www.angelsmedia.co.uk REAL ESTATE PUBLICATIONS: 📣 Landlord Today: https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk 📣 Estate Agent Today: https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/ 📣 Letting Agent Today: https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/ 📣 Property Investor Today: https://www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk/ 📣 Introducer Today: https://www.introducertoday.co.uk/ SOCIAL MEDIA:   / angelsmedialondon     / angels_media   https://www.feefo.com/en-GB/reviews/a...   / angels-media   https://x.com/angelsmedia #PropertyPodcast #AML #SmartSearch #EstateAgentCompliance #Deepfakes #SyntheticIdentities #UKPropertyMarket #AntiMoneyLaundering #PropTech #EstateAgentsUK