The Property XPerts Podcast

We are back with the first Friday LIVE of 2026, this time bringing you our ultimate commercial conversion guide for 2026! 1. ⁠Having liquidity in 2026 2. Selling, approach & first impressions 3. Smart investment schemes in the UK (EIS) 4. Sales advert descriptions 5. The ultimate commercial conversion guide 6. Why interior design matters and when to dress your scheme 7. Q&A ABOUT US: 6 yea...

Our final episode of 2025 has arrived: the yearly special where we reflect on how the last 12 months have gone, how well we did, what we learned, and what our GOALS are for the NEXT year, 2026. ABOUT US:  6 years working together  £40m of Property developed  £4m+ in service-based Revenue  4x Award-winning businesses  30+ staff Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCn...

On this week's agenda: A developer's false economy ⁠Thame Phase 2 - project update Time saving GDV Calculations  Quarterly finance reviews and why you should have them Govt Planning Changes ⁠Business management over the Christmas period 2025 - Our most challenging year yet! Q+A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If yo...

On this week's agenda: Blended returns - North vs South Goal setting for the new year New team check-ins What are statutory declarations? Director Dashboards House of Commons!  Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to learn from XP in any shape or form to grow your property business, please fill out...

On this week's agenda: Where do we find deals?  Epic house tour for AURA Back to Oxford uni for Jack  A consultation worth £220,000 Up Val… does it exist? ⁠Sharing across businesses What do our followers want more of??? ⁠Ground Up shout out Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to learn from XP in a...

In this week’s episode we discuss the brand new Autumn Budget revealed by Rachel Reeves this week, and its implications on Property and Business. On this week's agenda: Budget Breakdown Legals progression ‘play by play’ ⁠2x development opportunities from Tiktok! ⁠⁠Deal creativity ⁠How development mix seriously impacts GDV  Easiest solution to reduce ‘busyness’ Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week’s episode: The Future Homes Standard - Roundtable Why do we do a podcast? Tax reclaim on HMO’s The Old Maltings - Progress at last Why speak or Host Events ? Diplomacy and Communication in Acquisitions  AURA Rebrand - We need your help! Getting your hands dirty with Furnishing  Build and Bond Event - What we learnt Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gl...

In this week’s episode: Your guide to commercial conversions Under £200k construction - how it works / when to bring in your own supplier and trades  Sneak peek of the XPS client portal Zen podcast  Update on being extorted for £1.2m Blending cost of debt and cost of equity  ⁠⁠Changing VAT to monthly  Incredible AURA completed house tour Debt 101 - what is rolled up, retained, compounding and exte...

In this week’s episode: Housing association tries to EXTORT us Land remediation relief Awards Podcast Recordings ⁠XPS interviews XPS Build & Bond event Future of Development: Overview on planning with Labour Government Future of Development: Overview on Construction Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to...

In this week’s episode: Business Explained in 5 words  ⁠Investor Open day - Why, how & Who ⁠Buying Uncon Finance and HUGE Savings  ⁠Reading Property Meet  ⁠What is a Staff PDP 15% Contingency, where does it stop? What are Lease Plans? Basement costs exposed Building Regs compliance - Part L vs Part O Buying a commercial property - Know this Tax hack Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week’s episode: Rightmove planning stats ⁠Oparo Social Award ⁠Aura for your next development ⁠Service contracts with councils ⁠Flipping a house but want a back-up exit Planning officers have folded Recruitment update for XPS ⁠Sales brochure review - The Old Maltings ⁠Broken homes UTB event Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week’s episode: The budget - why business rates re-banding could impact commercial investment ⁠Service contracts with councils ⁠Maple Rise investor day again ⁠Block valuations / refinances  St Andrews Court phase 2 - flying! What values of the commercial market are moving right now? ⁠Planning approval update at The Bank Flipping a house but want a back-up exit  ⁠Why we're bringing digi...

This week, we are doing a special episode: DEEP DIVING into the world of commercial conversions! We'll cover: Acquisitions Finance Planning and Design - The bad ‘design’ Case Studies x2 Delivery Sales/ Exit - Ugly building stigma Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to learn from XP in any shape or...

In this week’s episode: AI and the Tender process WhatsApp reminder feature  Young Architects and Developers Alliance event Delayed email sends "Get Britain building again" - How the planning authority stifle this How to go viral - CSL LH gone viral Muswell Hill project update Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Maple Rise open day sign-up: https://forms.gle/ggWTC9DzBbpbax6E6 In this week’s episode: Building control having a laugh… again Blue Bricks Magazine feature Public speaking Maple Rise open day! ⁠What we learnt from judging the Property Investor Awards Solving a problem for clients and service ⁠Final charity raise ⁠How to handover a freehold management company Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week’s episode: Entrepreneur of the Year Negotiation: master tricks Maximising your developments with AURA Quarterly finance meetings XP Surveys Portal update Search for the competition Tapping in to your network Retrofit Sprinkler System in 7 Bed HMO Cost FOLLOW UP!  Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you...

In this week’s episode: ⁠Charity Padel ⁠MCR Site visit  ⁠Hacks to find out information locally - AMR Reviews ⁠PropTech Event ⁠Golf with Grove Shooting with JPD ⁠Listed building consent on the bank ⁠Thame steaming ahead ⁠Doctors surgery BC sign off Work with us - Digital Marketing Exec role ⁠Property Investor Awards - Announcement ⁠CSL Drum Roll Award Interns Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week's episode, we were joined by many in the property industry to play Padel from 7 am until MIDNIGHT to raise money for Oxfordshire Mind. At our usual time of 5pm, we drew all the questions for the Q&A from our live Question Box and answering them live. Charity Padel Donations: ⁠ https://www.justgiving.com/page/xp-property-4 To JOIN the Charity Padel: ⁠ https://docs.google.com/fo...

Charity Padel Donations: ⁠ https://www.justgiving.com/page/xp-property-4 To JOIN the Charity Padel: ⁠ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yUhO47Pt_ghpzsACnHc0dp6OU7Bq9zcNlnSJcSQw2bo/viewform?edit_requested=true In this week’s episode: Rachel Thieves: NI on rental income?! When do you need a BDM in a service-based business? Muswell Hill project update Planning Objections for HMO  Working with the Plan...

Charity Padel Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/page/xp-property-4 To JOIN the Charity Padel: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yUhO47Pt_ghpzsACnHc0dp6OU7Bq9zcNlnSJcSQw2bo/viewform?edit_requested=true In this week's SPECIAL episode, we are delving into our business ecosystem, its companies, what each one does and how they interact with one another. Over the years we've built a portfolio...

Charity Padel Donations: https://www.justgiving.com/page/xp-property-4 In this week’s episode: Special guest visit to Marlow Understanding the ‘need’ of a seller Chat GPT 5 Progress at Thame plus ridiculous message from Planning Highest return on investment - land promotion what is it?  ⁠"Do you sleep OK at night?" Banking issues ⁠It's poker night Agents feeling the markets ‘picking...

In this week’s episode: Do you know how much profit you make? Dial down your competitive advantage to buy more sites  ⁠The XP Bond - What is it? De-risking a variable Scheme  ⁠Positive news from Building Control land Why every business needs a cashflow and Breakeven  ⁠ChatGPT the Quantity Surveyor To outsource or NOT to outsource? Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms...

In this week’s episode: Comparable resales acid test Finishes as % on Costs Is Colney Hatch Lane watertight? ⁠Something BIG has happened at Thame ⁠Build and Bond event and shaking up the Planning process ⁠YADA yada yada… HVT and LVT Intercompany loans and Balance Sheets ⁠Sales at Marlow Did we win the appeal? and how does an appeal work? Q&A Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

In this week’s episode, our co-founder Ben Richards answers all the questions sent in by our viewers in advance and in real-time. Subscribe so you don't miss future Q&As and the chance to submit your questions! Join our boardroom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/sYpEVCnL2L9uvTT16⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to learn from XP in any shape or form to grow your prop...

ABOUT US: - 5 years working together - £40m of Property developed - £3m+ in service-based Revenue - 4x Award-winning businesses - 25x staff  ...and a sh*tload of headaches!  These Friday sessions are an opportunity for us to share our business learnings for the week, discuss achievements, and help our audience grow their businesses along the way. Get your questions ready, and we hope you enjoy. Th...