“The one where we sleighed it 🛷 🤣 (the live recording of the 2025 Christmas Special)”

Send Bricks & Banter a text message!Join us for a festive edition of Bricks & Banter as we go live for our Christmas special! In this episode, we put aside the usual serious talk and unwrap our highlights of the year, share new features, along with a Christmas Quiz, and sprinkle in plenty of Christmas cheer. Expect laughter, insights, pure nonsense and a few surprises along the way as we celebrate the end of 2025 with our amazing family, friends and colleagues.Chapters: PART 100:00 - Intro & WelcomeLive audience, introductions to Tom, Laura, producer Steve and Ruby, quick series recap and podcast stats.03:07 – Audience & Awards HighlightsFamily/friends/industry guests introduced, recap of events and award wins (BCA, Modern Law, BLJ “treble”, Rollinsons achievements).16:28 – Personal & Professional Highlights of 2025Laura: Rachel’s wedding, running & races, BLJ growth, new office, staff training; Tom: Skiing, Rollinsons’ staff development pride.23:01 – Feature: Fixture or Fitting?Tom vs Laura quiz on fixtures vs fittings. 29:30 – Christmas QuizSteve’s 10‑question festive quiz with audience participation and results.PART 200:38:42 - Christmas Quiz ResultsAnswers to the Christmas Trivia Quiz45:40 – Audience Q&A With Tom & LauraQuestions from the live audience: life outside work, rumours, worst skills, Google history, Christmas compliance, bromance, spa treatments, dream guests and alternative careers.58:19 – Feature: Who Wants to Be a Conveyancer?Fastest-finger round, Rihanna plays the conveyancing quiz. 1:07:12 – Wheel of Misfortune & Street ChallengeLaura’s completed street challenge video (asking stranger what a conveyancer does), new joint “hidden talents” challenge drawn, Tom’s satsuma party trick.01:13:01 - Series 2 Best BitsHighlights and laughs from Series 2 of Bricks and Banter1:11:30 – What’s Next & Closing Thank you for listening a Merry Christmas from Laura, Tom, Producer Steve & Ruby. Catch the next episode in January when we'll be interviewing, Tracy LongbottomMany thanks to our sponsors Rowlinsons Solicitors and Bell Lamb & Joynson SolicitorsFollow Bricks & Banter on LinkedInVisit the Bricks & Banter WebsiteBricks & Banter - the podcast for conveyancers working at UK Conveyancing firms: we take a light-hearted look at the challenges and issues facing conveyancers.   If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and subscribe.