Episodes

#66 I love Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell and the only reason it’s not number one in our Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors is because it’s perhaps less applicable to property than t...

#65 The main message behind The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work And What To Do About It is that, to be successful, you need to work ON your business rather than IN your business. Michael Gerber’s book …

#64 Happy New Year On the 8th Day of Christmas 2022, our mini-season of daily episodes takes a break from counting down the Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors as I run through what each letter in the phrase, …

#63 Tax Planning for Non Residents & Non-Doms by Nick Braun forms part of a series of books published by Taxcafe , and is a must-have book for Expat Property Investors. As property investors, it’s best to start with the …

#62 Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss is THE go-to book about negotiation, a vital skill in the toolbox of property investors. This bite-sized episode was published on the sixth day of Christmas 2022 and is in sixth pl...

#61 Day Five in our Christmas 2022 mini-season counting down the Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors and Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini sits in 7th place. This book explains the psychology...

#60 This is the fourth pocket-sized podcast episode in this Christmas 2022 mini-season counting down the Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors. The Millionaire Fast Lane identifies three routes to wealth: the sidewalk, t...

#59 The third in our Twelve Days of Christmas (2022) mini-season of bite-sized episodes reviewing the Top Ten Books for Expat Property Investors In ninth place is Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, which explores Behaviour...

#58 In this, the second instalment of our Twelve Days of Christmas (2022) mini-season of bite-sized episodes, we review two books published this year, both by former guests of the pod… The books both tackle the subject of fin...

#57 To celebrate Christmas Day, 2022, I asked some of my amazing guests from previous episodes to recommend their favourite resource for property investors. Some were so generous they made more than one suggestion! Contributo...

#56 In the second part of our tax update following the disastrous mini-budget of September delivered by then Chancellor, Kwasi Karteng, friend of the podcast Sean the Property Tax Accountant looks at what was included in the ...

#55 Now that the dust has settled on the fallout from the ill-fated mini budget in late September 2022, friend of the podcast Sean the Property Tax Accountant helps you to keep up with all the changes. In the first …

#54 How easy is it to buy, refurbish and refinance from Dubai? Expat Jim Pittman loves refurbishing properties so much that he has project managed a couple of them from his home in Dubai, which has been a challenge. He …

#53 Auction Tales of the Unexpected With nearly 3,000 lots put up for auction in the UK Property market each month, there’s bound to be some strange stories? As the auction season draws to a close, this episode offers some …

#52 Do you want to know about the fastest growing sector of the UK property market? Then you're in the right place. This episode and #51 contains information, guidance and expertise around the so-called Modern Method of Aucti...

#51 Half of What You Need To Know About the Modern Method of Auction The so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ is a controversial sector of the UK property market which gives rise to strong feelings from all concerned. This tw...

#50 If you agree that securing a high yielding asset at a discount price is the way to satisfy the stress tests and beat inflation, then step this way! Dave So of Nottingham Lettings and Sam Watterson of Watts & …

#49 Are you looking for tips on how to analyse an auction catalogue? Then this is the episode for you! With just 2 weeks to spare in my four-month Expat Auction Challenge, I reveal how I finally managed to bag …

#48 Have you been put off buying UK property at auction due to the intimidating atmosphere of a live auction? Join me as I make my first foray into the exciting, adrenaline pumping cauldron of a live auction. The property …

#47 Are you serious about buying property at auction? Never has the expression ‘Knowledge is Power’ been more fitting than in the world of UK property auctions. Knowing that a property was unsold at auction a couple of months...

#46 Do you wish you had a property crystal ball? At least one auctioneer thinks that November's auction will be a litmus test for the next 12 months. And what happens in the auctions today will be reflected in the …

#45 Only FIVE weeks remaining for a successful conclusion to my Expat Auction Challenge… or Egg In My Face! This week, I look at a freehold block of three cottages just outside Scarborough with the help of Louise Tomlinson of...

#44 This episode was released in a week that saw 40% of UK mortgage products withdrawn from the marketplace, in Week 10 of my four-month challenge to buy a UK property at auction without setting foot in the UK. So …

#43 Who wouldn’t want a net income of potentially more than a thousand pounds per month from a property costing less than £100,000? While some people are achieving this, it’s not as easy as you might think. As I move …