The Progressive Property Podcast

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Starting from a council estate in Manchester, Mike Chadwick ended up working in the applied economics department at Cambridge University, taught and did research there. Mike was also part of the team that wrote t...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Property is literally one of the only investment vehicles I can think of where you can start, grow, and scale a business using none of your own money. Today, we're going to meet Matt, who tried to build a propert...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Sean speaks to Matthew Jennings about his extensive journey in property, from early hands-on renovations to building a seven-figure portfolio. Yet, despite all of that success and decades of experience, joining P...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ In just a few weeks’ time, the Renters Rights Act becomes law, which means the end of no-fault evictions. It means continuous, rolling tenancies, and if you want to get your property back, it could cost you up to...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ The spring statement looked quiet on the surface - but for property investors and business owners, the undercurrents and general direction the economy is headed in is anything but calm. They are still dealing wit...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ If you are hungry, ambitious and want the smoothest start possible in your property journey, then this is for you. One mistake in property can set you back years. As someone who has built a successful portfolio,...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ For property businesses, 2026 is a noisy year – shiny regeneration schemes, hot new coins, “next big thing” strategies are everywhere, so deciding which direction to go in, is very difficult. Today, Mark cuts thr...

Today Sean visits Kensington, the wealthiest borough in the UK, where million‑pound homes are standard and property prices sit at around ten times the national average. On the streets of West London, he stops everyday people who already live in the area to ask a simple but pressing question: how does anyone get onto the UK property ladder now? You might be surprised by some of the answers he got....

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ 2026 has kicked off with fear, headlines, and a very soft market – but also some of the best buying conditions Mark has seen in years. In this episode, he breaks down what’s really happening across the UK propert...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ In this high pace episode, Mark Homer lays out his no-nonsense predictions for the UK property market in 2026. He covers where he thinks the real growth will be (and where it won’t) for both residential and comme...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Today, Kevin shares some of his harshest social media attacks he’s had as a landlord and educator – from being called “a leech” and a “cartoon supervillain” to demands that landlords be dumped on a desert island....

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Get ready for the most sweeping tax changes in years. This week, Mark unpacks the new government budget. With fresh surcharges on property and investment income, tighter pension rules, and unprecedented council t...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ In today's episode, Sean speaks to Matt Clark, who went from being homeless and living in a tent to owning a £3.4 million property portfolio. Matt's story is really inspirational, and if this doesn't motivate you...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ HMRC is cracking down harder. They are hiring 1000s more staff and using AI tools and data mining in their investigations, which is catching a lot of property professionals out. Today, Sean deep dives into the su...

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf Vito’s story proves how powerful Progressive Property’s training is. After 25 years as an estate agent, Vito realised he actually knew nothing about property. With Progressive he discovered creative investment str...

Become part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf Today, Kevin is joined by Kevin Whelan, an economist, author and founder of Wealth Builders, one of the UK's leading experts and authorities on SSAS pensions. He is the only Progressive approved partner for all pension matt...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ One of Kevin’s most asked questions is how to add value to a rental property, in this episode he explores various ways you can do this including 5 fundamentals you need to focus on. KEY TAKEAWAYS Buy something where you know you can add value, where there is space for improvements, particularly focusing on the kitchen and bathroom. Probably one of the mos...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ What if everything you know about finding property deals is wrong? Today, Sean talks to a man who actively breaks the systems you already know and likely use. Guillaume Black is a property investor who got so frustrated searching for deals that he sat down and analysed 1000s of them and uncovered the hidden patterns. He then built an app called Property F...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Rob Caswell’s journey demonstrates the rapid results possible through Progressive Property’s training. In just two months after starting, he began profiting from his property investment. Within four months, he had a portfolio of six profitable properties. All achieved by working with Kevin and the No Money Down team, taking action and sticking to the plan...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Your property portfolio is facing its biggest threat in a decade, and it's coming directly from the government. Today, Sean talks to Kevin McDonnell, who teaches 1000s of property professionals how to protect and grow their portfolios. He's a seasoned investor who's dissecting the government's next potential moves on property tax. Kevin and Sean break dow...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Right now, the UK property market is in the middle of a serious storm and whether you're a landlord or a tenant, it's about to get a whole lot worse for those who don't have the right knowledge.  So make sure you stick around till the end of the episode to find out exactly how you can not only weather this storm but turn it into the opportunity of a lifet...

https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ From carpenter to property developer. Matt Hawes shares how he transformed his mindset and life through Progressive Property’s education and community. After years of building for others and being held back from becoming a developer by a lack of finances, Matt solved the problem. Progressive taught him creative strategies, such as vendor financing, assist...

What exactly is inflation and why is it important to us as the general public but also as property investors? Kev explores these questions and gives straight forward, unbiased, and honest answers and talks about the real reasons why more billionaires are created in a crash than at any other time. KEY TAKEAWAYS  The measuring of inflation isn’t always that accurate. It’s not just about the goods yo...

Kevin and his team share the various tenant issues they have had over the years. They talk about how to defend yourself against bad tenants including why referencing isn’t always enough and reveal the worst tenants they have ever had to deal with. However, let this prepare you, not put you off property as Kevin and his team mostly deal with perfect tenants! KEY TAKEAWAYS  Nightmare tenants usually...