Episodes

Inheritance Tax Planning can be complex and I certainly did not have a clue about many of the aspects as are clear from the early questions Simon asks me in this episode but Simon and Andrew have a knack of making complex sub...

Adam, Rupesh and Kwasi kindly allowed me to record our call where we discuss some topics on the subject of the economic outlook. We flipped things round so Adam hosted the discussion and did a tremendous job too. As a reminde...

This was one of those episodes that has so much fantastic information that each time I listen to it I pick up something else. Section 24 and Estate Planning are incredibly high up on probably every property portfolio holders ...

This episode was recorded on 10th April as part of our Covid 19 crisis series. Siam Kidd has been a successful trader for many years. Specialising in currency as well as owning several businesses he gives some strong reasoned...

In this episode Simon Howley, specialist Tax Planner from Bell Howley discusses all things Stamp Duty. We discuss; SDLT on shares The difference between residential SDLT and non residential SDLT. Different types of reliefs su...

Gavin has a fascinating Business and the story behind East Point, his business park in Dublin is truly brilliant. East Point is home to a vibrant mix of indigenous Irish, multinational and Fortune 500 companies. Set in 40 acr...

In the 2nd episode recorded on 27th March 2020 geared toward how Property Businesses can steer themselves through the Corona Virus Crisis that is on our hands, I spoke to John Paul. JP is a no nonsense extremely pragmatic Lan...

This was recorded on the evening of 20th March 2020 a couple of hours after the government announced that all Pubs, restaurants, gyms, cinemas etc will be closing and a huge stimulus package also announced to keep people in t...

Jane Deeks is the VAT specialist at Bell Howley. If you think VAT is complex... well you are right it is. However as a Property investor or developer VAT reliefs and exemptions can save or cost you huge sums of money so this ...

If you haven't heard of Paul Higgs MRICS before then where have you been... I struggle to think of anyone with the vast level of development experience that comes close to Higgsy's. From small scale developments to £100 milli...

Adam Lawrence is genuinely one of my favourite people to talk shop with. He has a brilliant brain and has a fantastic balance of theory and how that theory behaves in reality from a holistic and granular level. He has a backg...

Ross Harper is always a joy to talk to. An absolute inspiration and property business machine, Ross discusses various different businesses that he has started, scaled (and in some instances exited) in the property industry. W...

Ayesha comes from a successful career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Having worked her way up to Executive Director and becoming one of the most senior black women in a client-facing role at the ba...

Kwasi is a very smart cookie and I always love our discussions. His role at Barclays is fascinating and in this episode we sit down at his office on the 30th floor of the Barclays building for a general chat about investment....

It is so important to understand what investors look for in a person and property deal when trying to raise funds for your property developments. In this episode Helen Chorley does exactly that. She discusses how she went fro...

WOW if you buy or are looking to buy at auction then this is going to tick your boxes. We discuss 8 lots coming up for auction on 11 December 2019 and some associated risks and opportunities with each lot. Some of the things ...

John Howard has been in the property business for 40 years. He has bought and sold over 3500 properties, been a director of Cambridge United FC, been an owner of Auction House UK, several estate agencies and has a passion for...

In the first of our Tax mini series we explore Capital Allowances. Simon Howley of www.bellhowley.com gives us an explanation of what Capital Allowances are, how they are used and some examples of what can be utilised on deve...

Chris is a chartered surveyor who acts for both developers and contractors on all types of builds ranging from £5mil to £40 mil. But its the principles we discuss that can be taken into any size build. We discuss everything f...

In this episode we hear Paul's story of how he started what would become the the biggest development company in central Europe with 33 offices in 5 countries. We talk about how started in property, the move from residential t...

Simon (Tax Planner) and Amanda (solicitor) from https://bellhowley.com/ join me to discuss the benefits of a group structure in terms of property investment and development businesses such as; Tax efficiency, Group Vat, ring ...

There are not many people who can say they have bought a property every year for the last 30 years, have weathered and flourished through 3 recessions have amassed a diversified personal property portfolio in excess of £50 mi...

Auction house london 17/09/19 auction

In this episode Jason tells us how his company, Bmor http://www.bmor.co.uk/ has been able to grow into a fantastic company that has a turnover £600 million to date. We talk about how he got into property, bulk trading high vo...