Property People

Jake Cowell started out fitting kitchens with his dad. From there, he moved into selling £100K+ luxury kitchens across the UK, and now runs a property development and investment company with his wife Lucy under Innova Property. In this episode, Jake shares the moments that shaped their journey, how they won HMO Property Investors of the Year, and how they’ve raised millions in private investment t...

In this episode of Property People, Saam Lowni sits down with Jamie York, an investor, trader, and the brains behind a group of property businesses now generating over £10 million a year. But his journey didn't start off smooth, from botching the electrics on his first house to losing £1.5 million on a deal, Jamie opens up about the side of property many people don’t talk about. _____________...

In this no-filter episode of Property People, Susannah Cole gives one of her most honest interviews yet. From becoming a multimillionaire to meeting Rihanna (unknowingly 😅), Susannah shares her journey through the highs and lows of property investment, surviving cancer, attempts to be cancelled, media backlash and everything in between. ______________________________________ Timestamps 02:30 – Ho...

In this episode, 3x Property Awards winner Mariam Radi, takes us through her inspiring property journey. From starting out as a lawyer in Manchester then moving to London, and winning The Property Investor Awards' Deal of the Year. Mariam works on some great projects, including a 15-bed HMO under some pretty unique circumstances. It’s a story of resilience and navigating challenges in the pro...

In this episode of the Property People Podcast, our host Saam sits down with Michael McQuade, a property expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Michael shares his journey from starting his own surveying practice in Central London to building a successful commercial property development business. Stay tuned for practical tips on growing a business, finding your passion and making...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Piragash Sivanesan - Head of Structured Real Estate at Shawbrook Bank. Shawbrook Bank is a UK Challenger Bank. The Structured Real Estate Team look at property development deals over £5m focusing on income producing and bridging loans across residential and commercial assets. Watch the episode to discover how property finance lenders analyse risk vs reward and what...

In this episode, Saam chats to Hamza Anwar. Hamza has run a number of successful lettings agencies across the North West of England with a combined portfolio of over 600 managed properties. After a life-changing family event, Hamza decided to sell his lettings agencies and become a property developer. Since then he’s delivered a variety of deals from single lets, blocks of flats and hotels. He’s a...

In this episode of Property People, Saam chats to Kazeem Alli-Balogun (aka Kazy). Kazeem is a property investor, owner of PropertyByKazy and the Founder of LOCO management, a project management company specialising in property renovations. Over the past 5 years he has been investing and actively managing property renovations in and around London. Through his experience and advice from those within...

In this episode of Property People, Saam sits down with Uliana Kuzmis, Deputy Managing Director at Hampshire Trust Bank's Development Finance team. With over 20 years of experience in underwriting, development finance, and credit risk, Uliana is a highly accomplished and energetic credit and real estate specialist. She has led her team to win the Best Development Finance Provider Award at the...

In this episode of Property People, Saam chats to Duncan Kreeger - Founder & CEO of TAB, serial property investor and entrepreneur. Duncan started his first company at the age of 17 and has since built and sold a £120m valuation business, managed over £400m of private capital, completed over £2bn worth of secured loans and managed a team of over 100 staff. He is embracing technology and openin...

In this episode of Property People, Saam speaks to Marc Turnier - Founder and MD of Arcvelop, a Chartered UK Architect, Winner at the Property Investor Awards 2023, and property development mentor. Marc has worked at some of the UK’s most renowned and largest architectural practices, Foster + Partners and Allies and Morrison, where he delivered landmark mixed use, commercial and residential scheme...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Jack Jiggens - Property Developer, Social Housing Investor, Land & Acquisitions Director at XP Property, and Co-Founder of XP Surveys. Jack is responsible for finding, structuring and securing de-risked deals and has to date raised £14m in equity, and £41m in debt facilities across XP projects. Born into property, Jack started early on building sites with develo...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Vanish Patel - successful property investor and developer, master networker and capital raiser. Vanish Patel started his journey towards financial independence in the early 2000’s, when he quit his day job to become a full-time property investor.   Although working as an IT Contractor in central London enabled him to generate a good income, he knew that owning incom...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Saif Derzi - award-winning Property Trader & Investor. Having bought and sold over 200 properties, Saif has demonstrated a great track record in building and scaling a large scale property portfolio sustainably. Saif runs a Property Cash Buying company day to day where he is one of the only companies nationwide to offer genuine cash offers to Property owners tha...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Ben Richards - multiple award-winning business owner, architect and property developer.   Ben is the Owner of AURA Architecture and Interiors, and Co-Founder of XP Property (a property development business) and XP Surveys (a Measured Building and Topographical Survey business). With 12 years in the construction industry working with Architects, Structural Engineers...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Michael Bristow - CEO of CrowdProperty, the UK’s leading specialist property development lending platform. Mike has built an 8-figure personal property portfolio and a portfolio of over 25 PropTech, FinTech and tech businesses with multiple £100m+ exits to date. He was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in 2020 and 'Business Person of the Year' in...

In this episode of Property People, Saam speaks to Dave Forde - Chartered Construction Manager, Property Developer, Construction Consultant. Dave has 42 years experience across all sectors of the Construction and Engineering industries including industrial, commercial, pharmaceutical, residential, healthcare and rail and for the past 20 years he has been involved in major infrastructure projects i...

In this episode, Saam chats to Justin Owens, Founder and Managing Partner of Silverleaf Group -  a real estate development and investment company focused on delivering aspirational contemporary residential-led developments across the South East. The company has over 60 years of planning and development experience between the principals of the business and focuses on three main areas of operation t...

In this episode of Property People, Saam talks to Samantha (Sammi) Gilbank - Regional Account Manager for Central London at Castle Trust Bank, a challenger bank offering savings, mortgages and retail finance. Sammi started her career as a mortgage broker and has since worked for Interbay, Hampshire Trust Bank and now Castle Trust - accumulating a depth of experience in property finance on both the...

In this episode, Saam chats to Paul Higgs - Experienced Property Developer, Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor, Expert in Land Planning, and Founder & CEO of Milbank Group. Pauls experience spans 39+ years’ in construction and housebuilding - including a very severe kicking from RBS in 2008 that nearly wiped him out. Throughout his career, Paul has purchased, gained planning for and b...

In this episode of Property People, Saam talks to John Howard - Serial Property Developer & Investor, Mentor, and Angel Investor on Sky's Property Elevator and Property Graduate. John is one of the UK’s most experienced property consultants, developers, traders, and investors, with over four decades of experience within the industry. His extensive expertise stems from the sale and purchas...

In this episode of Property People, Saam chats to Anoop Kumar Dovedi, also known as Kam Dovedi. Kam has over 29 years of property experience. He is regarded as one of the UK’s most influential and respected property investors and developers because of how active he is in the UK Property market. But it wasn't always like that. He grew up in one of the poorest areas in East London, and his circ...

In this episode, Saam speaks to James Farge - Sales Director at Catalyst Property Finance & Managing Director at HIVE & Partners. James is a property and finance sales professional with over 15 years of experience working on global projects for a range of private and corporate clients. In this video, James shares his interesting story on how he got into property, as well as some useful tip...

Hayley Andrews is one of the co-founders of Your Freedom Empire - an accredited, National LIS award-winning property training organisation based in the UK. She's been investing since 2002, adopting many different strategies ranging from BTLs, Serviced Accommodation, HMO's, Commercial, Distressed Developments, Lease Options, Rent to Rent, Listed Buildings and Car Parks. She's a multi...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Malkit Purewal - an experienced property investor, developer and Co-Founder of Savoys. Savoys refurbish and manage properties across the UK to provide high-quality homes for professional tenants. They turn tired assets into places people can call home and have spent the last over 20 years delivering boutique-style, all-inclusive, affordable accommodation in HMOs, Co...