Episodes

#90 On this episode of Expat Property Story, we dive into the world of specialist finance in development projects. Our guest, Steve Hand , shares his valuable insights as a seasoned mortgage industry expert with 23 years of e...

#89 Adam Lawrence has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and has also been involved in more than 500 property deals in the last decade. You could call him a Propernomist! On this episode of Exp...

#88 Mike Hanning is a Hong Kong Kong based expat who has so far invested in his hometown of Edinburgh in Scotland, which has been called the Mecca of Serviced Accommodation. So you would think that this short-term business mo...

#87 As an expat / remote investor investing in UK property, one of your biggest challenges is finding a UK property sourcer you can trust. This week’s guest is Dean, a Hong Kong based expat, who found this out to …

#86 This episode shines a light on how your property business could look in the future. Jackie Tomes explains how she bought a £1.8 million block of flats with none of her own money. Alongside her business partner and husband...

#85 Jackie Tomes and her husband, Dave have accumulated a wealth of UK property experience through building their £15 Million portfolio in and around Thanet in the South-East of England. After briefly falling victim to Shiny ...

#84 It’s a schoolboy error… a missed penalty in the last minute of the World Cup Final in which I didn’t even hit the target, but blazed the ball high over the bar and nearly killed a pigeon. Are you …

#83 Are you going to Scarborough? It’s definitely something you should think about, given that Scarborough Borough Council has approved a £2.25m budget for the return of the Scarborough Fair which was last held in the 18th Ce...

#82 Suresh Mistry and his wife Natasha took the well-trodden expat path of renting out their family home and heading abroad for higher earnings, lower taxes and expat property possibilities. Their story took them from London ...

#81 Are you an expat property investor with a full time job? Do you wish there were more hours in the day? Are you able to make the most of the hours available to you? Systemising your UK property business …

#80 Acquiring high yielding assets is the smart investor’s way to stay ahead of inflation and high interest rates. But with so many short-term rental businesses going under during Covid due to an over reliance on Airbnb, Serv...

#79 The third and final instalment of this three-part special details how we raised the money to purchase the two properties that made us 126K from UK property in two days. If you’re interested in raising finance for your dea...

Following hot on the heels of Part 1 (#77), this episode takes off where yesterday’s left off as the race is on to exchange contracts on a 150K 3-bed semi in Nottingham that is arguably (by me anyway!) discounted to …

#77 Be greedy when others are fearful is one half of Warren Buffet’s famous quote and was at the forefront of our thoughts when first one then another deal came up on consecutive days in November 2022. This was a …

#76 Building a UK property portfolio undoubtedly has many benefits but perhaps the best thing it affords, if you get it right, is the chance to be both financially and location independent. Julie Talbot started building her p...

#75 Are you an expat thinking of investing in UK Property? Are you a UK property investor thinking of becoming an expat? Are you an expat UK property investor thinking of returning to the UK as a 'Repat'? If the …

#74 Fed up with working in supermarkets in the North West of England, Darren McNeill of FMP Property Group started keeping a Progress Journal on Property Hub in February 2017 as he was started to build his property portfolio....

#73 Dubai based Scottish expat Mike Lawson of Lawson Lettings has scores of mostly residential units with a GDV of nearly £10 million pounds WITHOUT giving up his day job! But if you’re thinking, ‘Greedy landlord’, think agai...

#72 Property can be a lonely place, and even more so as an expat investing in UK property, so the more Expat Property Stories we hear, the better for our Expat Property Community. Peter Sell is an expat property investor …

#71 This episode contains loads of value for those getting started, those with experience and everyone else in between! At any one time, property investor Danny Inman has a £25 million pipeline of projects in development so h...

#70 If you need some inspiration to kick start your 2023 Property Story, then this episode is for you. North East investor Terry Blackburn left school at 16 with no qualifications, having been written off by his teachers who ...

#69 Finding a build team and / or a project manager from abroad is often the most challenging aspect of the Buy, Refurbish, Refinance business model. Richard Stone is relatively new to serviced accommodation but with a wealth...

#68 Our mini-season of bite-sized daily episodes celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas 2022 culminates in this final episode announcing the winner of our Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors. It’s Think & Grow Rich b...

#67 Before the Hammer Falls and its authors have had a huge impact on my Expat Property Story in 2022, as revealed in Season Two of the podcast (Episodes 35-53) and as such sits in second place in our Top …