Honest Property Investment with Natasha Collins

This week is part 4 of the crossing over to commercial property series. I went through what it takes to get commercial property finance for new investors on THIS PODCAST Today I go through the methodologies for calculating the lending valuations... and I give you the exact formula for vacant possession value. If you want to take this one step further and discuss your commercial property goals, you...

Book a call with the team HERE to discuss your commercial property strategy. What You’ll Learn: The benefits of commercial property, including higher yields and tenant-paid expenses How commercial leases give you more income stability and better legal protection The long-term financial advantages and tax efficiency How you can add value without needing to develop In this week’s podcast, I discuss...

What You’ll Learn: Why residential and commercial property require totally different investment mindsets How lease terms, tenant relationships, and responsibilities differ What shifts you need to make to treat commercial property as a business The role of professionals in a commercial portfolio In this week’s podcast, I discuss the key differences between residential and commercial property, inclu...

This week I'm discussing a major problem area for first time commercial property investors... lending. I discuss the difference between market value and vacant possession value. How to work out what vacant possession value is (roughly) and what to expect when getting commercial lending for the first time!

This week I discuss how to put together a winning investment strategy and how I use my SSAS to add to this investment strategy. Jump to about 9 mins in if you want to skip me talking about selling my Charleston property and the mortgage implications there!

I've finally finished my remortgage and the cost of remortgaging a property and borrowing £183,750 was wild... think tens of thousands. In this podcast I talk through the REAL cost of remortgaging a Commercial Property and how I'd do it better!

This week I'm discussing the exact steps I take to build my commercial property investment strategy and how you can too in 20 minutes! If you want to overcome learning curves in commercial property investment you can buy the book Confident Commercial Property HERE

This week I'm answering another one of my listeners questions ' How do you Find the Right Properties in Commercial Property and Overcome Common Hurdles?' once you overcome the hurdles you'll find the right property so I've chosen the top 5 hurdles I see with investors and how to overcome these to successfully buy your next commercial property investment.

Remember I'm hosting a webinar on the 12th March about what's happened to commercial property in Q1 2025, you can register HERE . This week I discuss how to split commercial properties to maximise value... no I'm not talking commercial to residential conversion.

If you want to join the webinar the link is HERE This week I discuss the Renters' Reform Bill AGAIN... seriously its not scary, read THIS . Plus how to connect with agents to secure deals in commercial property.

Sign up to the 12th March webinar - https://ncrealestate.co.uk/webinar-120325 This week I discuss using Chat GPT prompts to help you find the right search location. for your next commercial property purchase.

In this week’s podcast, I’m breaking down 9 key ways to reduce void risks The truth is, businesses are always evolving, expanding, and relocating. There are tenants out there – you just need to know how to find them and minimise downtime between lets. Listen now to discover how to keep your commercial properties tenanted and profitable.

I started the conversation this year about building wealth outside of commercial property and I had A LOT of feedback asking for more conversations about this . So I'm finding complementary investments that work well with commercial property investment. To start this series I invited Manish Kataria onto the podcast to discuss his Set and Forget investment method. We cover: What does ‘set it an...

This podcast, "Understand the Top 7 Tips for Overcoming Time, Knowledge, and Opportunity Constraints in Commercial Property," explores practical strategies to help commercial property investors tackle common limitations that hinder success. From mastering time management and expanding your knowledge network to leveraging technology and building a trusted team, we provide actionable insig...

This week I celebrate some awesome start of 2025 wins and one annoyance (it couldn't be a podcast without a rant right) plus I decided what to do with my London property and how I'm growing my wealth this week. I then move onto the top 5 commercial property risks and how to overcome them.

Happy 2025! This week I discuss my realisation about how commercial property forms part of my wealth strategy... and the fact that its not going to be the only part of my 'wealth', how I'm calculating that and what the plan is.

Today I'm inviting Steve Wallis back onto the podcast to reflect on the predictions we made last year and to speculate on what we think 2025 is going to bring to the commercial property market. If 2025 is your year for commercial property book a call with us HERE to see how we can help you.

SO turned out I didn't get 'Christmassed' this year and chaos ensued in the run up to the holidays...   I was prepped to record a Christmas Eve words of wisdom podcast with my Mum and instead I'd had a full day of everything happening at once. So I used the pod as an excuse for some Mum wisdom... I explained everything that was happening and asked for her advice.   We're talking Banks lending less...

This week I'm going through the top lessons I've learnt or been reminded of in commercial property in 2024 and how I'm taking this into 2025... its more about money / negotiating / leasing then anything theory related. Make sure you add these lessons into your commercial property knowledge base too!

This week I'm loosing my voice (again) so I'm sharing with you a case study from my client Helen Gill about two offers that were accepted on commercial property. One, Helen went through with, £228,000 for £22,000 worth of income (9.65%). The second was aborted. You'll find out why in the podcast.

This week I discuss exactly why commercial property is boring, trust me, the next full update you'll get on something I discuss on this podcast will be end of June 2026... why I lost my temper just before recording and what to do when you get that downer of a heritage consultant telling you all the things you can't do!

Long title for this weeks podcast, but with the Freehold and Leasehold Reform Act coming into full swing in 2025 I'm giving you a heads up from the commercial investor standpoint... and to be quite honest I'd be wary!

This week on the podcast I share the results from our Facebook Ads for commercial property lettings, an update on mortgage results and what the Q3 2024 RICS UK Commercial Property Monitor says about the state of the commercial property market.

On the podcast this week my wonderful client Patricia breaks down what she learned from buying three industrial units as her first commercial transaction and how to make sure your offer gets accepted. The headline points of the deal: Purchase price: £168,000 Rental Income: £16,120pa Gross Yield: 9.5%

Book your call with us HERE This week on the podcast I’ve invited my client Kulvinder to come and share his journey with buying his first commercial property. Headline figures of the deal are: Purchase price £310,000 Rental income £29,000 Gross initial yield 9.35% With the rent increasing by £6k in 18 months At first Kulvinder thought this was going to be a development, but after having the valuat...