Property Solopreneur with Rachael Troughton

As I’m taking a small break to complete some big projects, I want to give you a selection of past episodes that offer nuggets of knowledge and wisdom on your property journey. I believe we should all look at the experiences that other people have had to give us an insight not just into how wealthy property can make us, but also what will happen if we don't have our businesses correctly set up and...

Welcome to the last episode of this season, before I come back with Season 3 in the autumn. Until then, please revisit the catalogue of 137 episodes I released so far, and enjoy today’s interview with my fabulous guest, Ross McSkimming.   Ross and Sophie McSkimming live and work in Edinburgh. In the past five years, they have gone full time into property to find financial and time freedo...

This week’s guest is well known to many of you because you’ve seen him on Property TV. John Howard is one of the UK’s most experienced property consultants, developers, traders and investors, with over 40 years of experience within the industry. John has bought and sold nearly 4,500 properties in 87 different locations across the UK, from traditional houses to hotels and large scheme developments....

This week my guest is Ed Fowkes, whom I first met over 10 years ago when he was the host of the biggest pin meeting in London. He was already a property veteran by then, enthusiastic and truly inspiring. Since then, he's gone on to create multiple businesses, and today he's still working in property, in new areas where he helps other entrepreneurs and property people. Ed and I discuss the imp...

The buzz that goes around property sourcing is that it’s a fun and quick way into making big money; a way of property shopping when you're not actually paying the bills.  But, there's always a ‘but’. In this case it’s that there are a lot of rules and regulations about it. That’s why I invited Tina Walsh, known as the Queen of Compliance, onto the show. Tina has been operating in the property...

When you’re a property investor, one of the most important things is to have your portfolio diversified, consisting of multiple different tenant and housing types. However, social housing is something I don't know much about, so I invited the best person onto the show to talk about it.  Sue Sims has been in property for more than 30 years. She’s got a varied portfolio of properties with buy-t...

Marketing is something we've all got to do. Although it sounds like a big commercial word, basically, marketing is just letting other people know who you are and what you do.  As simple as it seems, it can cause some people to hit the wall and feel stuck, because to market themselves, they've got to feel happy with their identity. The identity they feel in property may not be congruent with w...

Business has changed dramatically in the last 30 years since I started in it. I’ve become a great fan of lifelong learning, because I know that if I don’t upgrade my skills or widen my knowledge base, I’ll get stale and perhaps miss clear market indicators.  In this episode, I offer my perspective on different learning formats and how to keep your knowledge and skills updated in the ever-chan...

If you listen to the most successful podcasts or read articles on property investing, you may get the feeling that the expectation is that if you do property, everything you touch will turn to gold. This often from people who've only ever worked in the property world for a couple of years. They have never gone through a property cycle, which is when you find out that everything you thought you kne...

Before becoming a property solopreneur, Flora Russo worked in IT sales and was thinking of starting a wine-related business. After a trip to Australia, she became intrigued by the opportunities in property. She got into proper training first, figured out a business plan and started investing in the North East of the UK. Soon she got swamped with more offers than she could buy, so she started sourc...

Martin Rapley's first experience in property was as a quantity surveyor, looking after projects' finances. Then he transitioned to project manager and started his own construction business. Dealing with property investors, Martin realised they could use support from someone with his skills and knowledge, so he revamped his construction business into a construction consultant for property investors...

Rachel Knight's first steps into property were more like a side hustle, an entertaining and effective way of transforming her bonuses into a retirement plan. Slowly but surely, she built a humble yet decent portfolio. In 2015, she decided to invest in her property education, and shortly after being trained on HMOs and service accommodation, she was already doing single lets and fully invested in b...

After a long and successful career in the corporate world, Giuseppe Leone jumped into property with two clear objectives: leaving something tangible to pass over to the next generation and developing a professional activity that granted him a juicy income and the time to enjoy it. Ten years and some change later, he became a Rent to Rent expert , an award-winning property investor, accredited prop...

Part of being a property solopreneur is mastering areas of our business that have little or nothing to do with property per se. Yet keeping them under control is what will ensure our business keeps breathing. So, in today's episode, I'll be talking about the 5 core business activities you must dominate to ensure your property business success.  What Is Covered: -Why being a proactive manager...

After over 25 years of experience in the space, Linda Wright defines planning permission as listening to what the client wants and adding her professional advice based on her experience, a pinch of humour and common sense. She is a highly versatile planning permission specialist, a keynote speaker, writer and lecturer, and the founder of Katana Planning.  In this episode, Linda unravels the m...

Kirsty Darkins is an Investor, Mentor, Speaker, and co-host of Sky TV's Property Graduate on a mission to help people create jobs replacing income from commercial investments. After many years of a successful career as an investment surveyor, Kirsty "made herself unemployable;" she needed more time for herself, yet didn't know how to create it. Then, a seven-day retreat would change everything; it...

During my mentoring sessions, the subject of lawyers comes up quite a lot - how they are either being too slow, raising too many questions, or sometimes don't even seem to understand what the investor wants them to do. Well, my guest today is here to counter that impression. He is a lawyer with a property portfolio, a very rare breed in our business.  Tim Bishop qualified as a Solicitor in 19...

Financial and time freedom, and a stress-free head are certainly among the top five reasons why people get into property. Property works; everyone can do handsomely well in it, and although it isn't a guaranteed crock of gold, if you know your destination, you'll get there.  But you need to answer two key questions: What do you want, and when do you want it? In today's episode, we dive deep i...

Sophie Foote, a true HMO girl, is the Director of ROOMS, a company that takes shared houses and provides quality rooms for tenants and long-term contracts, guaranteed rents, and zero management fees to landlords. Sophie has lived and worked in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Fiji, Spain and Indonesia, where she bought an island and built her own scuba diving resort. Sophie's rapid success in property...

Paul Ribbons is a property business veteran who started as an acquisition agent in 1986, finding the freedom he needed at that particular time of his life in property. Today, as a podcaster, author, and property trader, Paul has a knowledge and understanding of the property market and human psyche that are so acute that he has repeatedly been able to predict market trends.  In this episode, P...

Charlotte Edwards, a.k.a. the Accidental Female Developer, is a successful property developer, investor and coach. Charlotte's story in property didn't have a dream start. As a single mother with zero experience in property development, a marketing background, and a love for challenges, Charlotte had to rebuild the family development firm with 25 houses to build, a truckload of debts, and money to...

In the realm of property entrepreneurship, the illusion of navigating the industry without stumbling prowls in the air. From what influencers show on social media, many solopreneurs are tempted to believe successful individuals never bought a lemon or took dubious advice. Yet, as you'll see throughout this episode, mistakes are inevitable. I'll share three of the most significant errors in my prop...

Jerome Roith has over 25 years of experience in the UK property market under his belt and has been involved in developments with a GDV above £50m. He is the director of Sensitive Developments, specialising in the acquisition of land and property throughout the UK, and the founder of Property Planning Gain, providing real-world training in a market full of fake gurus and rogue property training pro...

Mark l’Anson is one of the most successful property traders in the UK. He owns Mark I'Anson Property, has over 20 years of experience in the property market, has trained over 3500 people on workshops, courses and coaching, and is the author of the best-selling book "Dominate Your Ground." In today's episode, Mark shares his journey in property trading, from when it was called deal packaging and th...

Property development is a multifaceted journey of opportunities, challenges, and creativity. If you are bold enough, you can go from planning gain to creating vibrant new spaces, and the best part of it is that you don't need a massive corporation behind you to succeed in this field. In today's episode, we talk about the exciting world of property development, debunk some of the most popular myths...