The Property Unleashed Podcast

Send us Fan Mail For a change I am being interviewed.  Your confidence doesn’t disappear because you’re “not cut out” for property investing. It disappears because uncertainty is loud right at the moment you need to act.  We sit down with property coach and trainer Mark Fitzgerald to get honest about what really stops investors, even the ones who’ve done the courses, saved the cash, and “know the...

Send us Fan Mail Starting a property business is intimidating at any age, but it feels especially brutal when you’re 18 and everyone assumes you’re “too young” to be taken seriously.  That’s why this conversation with George Smart from GT Smart Property Limited hit so hard.  George walks us through the moment he realised an IT apprenticeship wasn’t the life he wanted and why he chose UK property i...

Send us Fan Mail A 0.2% price drop can grab headlines, but it can also distract you from the only question that matters in property: do the numbers actually work today? We’re joined by Anthony McMullen from Homemaker Properties to unpack what “housing market resilience” really means when mortgage rates, affordability checks, and stamp duty are doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes.  If you’re...

Send us Fan Mail “Same-day remortgage” sounds like a magic trick, but the real opportunity is more practical and more powerful: refinancing a property within the first six months of ownership so your cash is tied up for less time. We sit down with mortgage specialist Rob Peters from Simple Fast Mortgage to translate the jargon, explain the six-month rule, and show how day one remortgaging can supp...

Send us Fan Mail Most people jump into rent-to-rent service accommodation chasing “easy” cash flow, then get trapped by one bad agreement, one compliance miss, or one slow month.  We’re laying out the real blueprint for running short-term rentals professionally so you can build predictable income without buying property, while protecting yourself and the landlord from avoidable mistakes. We unpack...

Send us Fan Mail Most rent-to-rent businesses do not fail because the strategy is “bad” they fail because the setup is sloppy.  We get practical about what you actually need before you take on properties, whether you are running HMOs or building a service accommodation portfolio, so you can operate like a real property professional from day one.   We talk through the essentials: setting up a limit...

Send us Fan Mail One wrong assumption can turn a “perfect” HMO deal into a planning dead end.  We get practical about UK HMO rules, starting with the basics of what counts as a House in Multiple Occupation and why renting by the room can outperform a standard buy-to-let for cash flow, especially when you pair it with strategies like rent-to-rent. From there, we walk through HMO licensing in plain...

Send us Fan Mail Most people don’t fail in property because they picked a “bad” strategy. They fail because they picked a strategy that doesn’t fit their time, their risk tolerance, or the kind of business they actually want to run. We unpack that decision in plain English and use realistic numbers to compare the workload and cash flow behind buy-to-let, HMOs, and serviced accommodation, so you ca...

Send us Fan Mail Trying to buy every deal the “normal” way can trap you in constant competition, tight lending, and sellers who want speed more than structure.  We take a different angle: using purchase lease options to control a property now, lock in an agreed purchase price, and earn income during the lease period while keeping the option to buy later. It’s not a magic trick and it’s definitely...

Send us Fan Mail Most people don’t lose money in rent-to-rent because the strategy is broken. They lose it because they copy an outdated playbook and make a few expensive mistakes that seem “normal” at the start.  I’m Mark Fitzgerald, and I’m laying out the five errors I see again and again when people try to build a rent-to-rent business with HMOs or serviced accommodation, especially when they’r...

Send us Fan Mail Using other people’s money can feel scary, awkward, or even “wrong” when you’re getting started in property investing, but that fear is often the exact thing that keeps your portfolio small.  I’m Mark Fitzgerald, and I’m breaking down what an OPM mindset really is, why it matters, and how to use private money and investor capital in a way that’s safe, controlled, and built on trus...

Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to lose a property deal is to treat negotiation like a battle over price.  I walk you through a smarter approach: advanced negotiation strategies built on rapport, trust, and precise questions that uncover what the seller or landlord truly needs. When you understand the real motivation behind the sale or the let, you can stand out even when other buyers are circlin...

Send us Fan Mail Most investors learn due diligence the hard way, after a “great deal” turns into months of delays, legal costs, or a strategy that cannot be executed. We slow that down and make it practical: a clear framework built around four pillars of property due diligence, with a focus on the one pillar that can quietly make or break everything, the property itself. We talk about how to turn...

Send us Fan Mail Your next property deal will only move as fast as the people around you. We walk through how we build a property investing power team that supports real execution, not just paperwork, so you can buy with clarity, move faster, and scale a property portfolio without getting stuck waiting on slow responses or generic advice.  If you’re serious about real estate investing, the right b...

Send us Fan Mail Room rents are hitting record highs while the supply of available rooms is tightening, and that one-two punch is reshaping the day-to-day reality for landlords, letting agents, and tenants.  We sit down with Anthony from Homemaker Properties to unpack the latest numbers, then pressure-test them against what we’re seeing on the ground, including how much an en suite room really ren...

Send us Fan Mail Most property deals aren’t lost because your spreadsheet is wrong, they’re lost because your words are.  Mark Fitzgerald shares a live coaching session from his Education to Action community and breaks down how he talks to landlords, vendors, and agents so the proposal sounds normal, safe, and clearly beneficial. We start with a real question about service accommodation in Lincoln...

Send us Fan Mail Most serviced accommodation “deals” look great until you price in reality: cleaning, utilities, seasonality, voids, and the time it takes to run a short-term rental business.  We walk through how we actually find good serviced accommodation opportunities and how to pressure-test the numbers so you do not end up chasing a property that only works in a spreadsheet. We break down fou...

Send us Fan Mail Section 21 used to feel like certainty.  Now it’s deadlines, documentation, and a completely different risk profile for landlords and agents. We sit down for a practical landlord update on what the Renters’ Rights Act means in real life, including the awkward two-month tenant notice crossover that’s already creating void headaches and stalled move dates. If you’ve had someone try...

Send us Fan Mail Ten different ways to make good money in property investing in 2026 sounds simple until you try to run the numbers and realise how many investors get stuck using only one approach.  I’m Mark Fitzgerald, and I’m breaking down a full menu of property strategies so you can stop guessing, start choosing, and build a plan that fits your real life, not a highlight reel. We start with bu...

Send us Fan Mail Your property investing isn’t stuck because the market is “hard.” It’s stuck because one of six constraints is quietly choking your deal flow, your confidence, or your consistency.  We walk through the exact bottlenecks we see again and again in real estate investing and property business building, then lay out how to solve each one without fluff. We start with the market and stra...

Send us Fan Mail Picking the “most profitable” property strategy sounds smart until you realise you don’t actually want to live that business day after day.  I’m Mark Fitzgerald, and I’m digging into the real reason so many investors stall, quit, or stay stuck in the research loop: they choose a property investing strategy for money first, then wonder why their drive disappears when the work gets...

Send us Fan Mail Guaranteed rent sounds like a fantasy until you understand how supported living and social housing leases are actually structured.  Landlords and deal sourcers can plug into a real UK housing need while building more stable property income. With around 1.2 million households on waiting lists and councils spending roughly £1.7 billion a year on temporary accommodation, demand is no...

Send us Fan Mail The next wave of rental regulation isn’t a headline to skim, it’s a checklist that will decide whether your property is legally “decent.” We sit down with Alison and Anthony McMullan from Homemaker Property to map out what the Decent Homes Standard actually requires, how it connects to the Renters’ Rights Act, and why waiting until 2035 is the fastest way to get caught out.  We ta...

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Send us Fan Mail Buy-to-let is getting squeezed from every angle, so we go straight to a strategy that many landlords are eyeing for stability: leasing property to social housing and supported living providers.  Emily joins us to explain what these leases really are, why they’re suddenly “hot,” and how they can offer long-term, predictable income while also creating genuine social impact during th...