Episodes

#162 Did you know that commercial property usually cost less per square foot to buy than residential? This can make commercial property a very attractive option if you’re looking to develop HMOs. And often the location of com...

#161 Starting with the end in mind is a familiar theme in UK property investing, but it’s not as easy as it sounds when it comes to tax planning. For this episode, we’re going back into the archives to remind …

#160 Do you know what Sideways Loss Relief is? How about the Annual Investment allowance mechanism? And what do they have to do with Capital Allowances? Are you familiar with the deadlines for making a Capital Allowances clai...

You’ve probably heard about Capital allowances. You might even know something about this generally little known area of tax relief. But I’m sure you’d like to know more, right? If you have Commercial property, Serviced Accomm...

#158 Is social housing a business model that interests you? Do you understand how it works? Would you like to know how to go about building a portfolio based on providing housing for vulnerable people in all their shapes and …

#157 You may have heard people talking about sustainability, Net Zero, future proofing, institutional funding, socially conscious investing, Environmental and Social Governance or ESG and thought what’s it all got to do with ...

#156 Building a UK property portfolio as an expat is not easy. Firstly there’s the distance… And the further you are from the UK the harder it is. Not only does it take a lot longer to get back to …

#155 Did you know that there are 3 billion Google Searches every day? And have you heard of a website called Answer the Public? Answer the Public is a website which listens into data from search engines like Google then …

#154 Have you considered using a home stager to market a property? Is it worth paying for a stager? What’s the difference between a home stager and an interior designer? Do you know if there’s a difference is between staging …

#153 Adopting a new UK property strategy is no walk in the park because you need to understand and control as many of the variables you can identify as possible. This is even more important if you’re using investor finance, …

#152 How do you go about carrying out due diligence on a new UK Property business model? How can you make sure you’re not believing the hype? Do you presume that something must work because it’s what everyone else seems …

#151 How do you keep on top of your UK Credit Rating? Do you even know what your credit rating is? Do you know what factors affect your score? This episode serves as a warning as to what can go …

#150 Some of the most useful content according to people who get in touch with us is when we tell the parts of our story that don’t go well, And let’s face it, we learn more from what goes wrong …

#149 Do you invest in stocks and shares? Do you invest in property? Maybe you invest in both? If you take two suitcases to the check in counter at the airport, one marked property and one stocks and shares and …

How do you deal with setbacks in your property story? Lots of people talk about how to win, but maybe the real lessons to be found in life and property are about how to deal with, and come back from …

#147 How long does it take you to analyse a deal on Right Move? Do you find yourself looking at rubbish bins to try and work out the number of a property so that you can then go and check …

#146 Is now a good time to buy UK property? Do you wish you had a crystal ball to see six months into the future? How will the housing market look in the second half of 2024? When analysts comment …

#145 Do you regularly visit your investment area? How well do you know your location? Who are your eyes and ears in those places? How do you know if you can trust them? How often do you or could you …

#143 13 has always been mine and my wife's lucky number. On our one and only visit to a casino in Macau we once won two consecutive games of roulette picking, you guessed it the number 13. So will this …

#142 Day 11... My UK property tour and this mini-season of diary style podcasts is drawing to a close now. I'm in Derby meeting anyone and everyone who can help us find a 3 bed house to convert to a …

#141 In preparation for my UK Property Tour, I used the filters on Spare Room to build up an XL database of HMO rooms that were achieving the highest rates. I excluded everything except rooms with en-suites and bills. My …

#139 Day 8 of my UK Property Tour. Today is Saturday and I find myself on the M6 heading north to Blackpool at 9 o’clock in the morning to talk to a bungalow fliiper! Yesterday, I coined a new Property …