The Rodcast - Property, Business, Investment

Adam Lawrence & Manish Kataria join Rod once again for the Quarterly Investment Mastermind. They discuss the recent UK Budget, The global financial Markets and of course they each pick a stock, Bond, ETF or financial product to invest in for this quarter and explain the pros and cons. First up is Rod with a Uranium and Nuclear ETF - NCLP Then Adam pitching Google And Finally Manish with an ETF...

If yopu are listening you may want to head over to our youtube channel for this one as this episode has a lot of graphs and charts you may want to see. https://youtu.be/RPPH5kqJDfc A thorough Residential Property Market update including information on Rents House Prices Affordability Supply Demand Availability of Credit Government Intervention and lots more. Please check out the link for the works...

Adam Lawrence Joined Rod to discuss how Small Property Investment Businesses can grow in todays environment. Property Investment Business Scaling Challenges Rod and Adam discussed the challenges of scaling a property investment business in the current regulatory environment. They highlighted the need for property investors to professionalize their operations, moving beyond small-scale "mum and pop...

Each Quarter Myself, Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence pick a financial product such as Stocks, Bonds, ETF's etc. We explain reasoning for our choices and open the conversation up to the others for critique. While we are invested in these products this is not investment advice! What we talked about... Bond Investment Strategy Discussion Adam discussed his investment strategy, focusing on bonds as a...

How can a £275 million property portfolio save UK taxpayers £75 million a year AND deliver stable, inflation-linked returns for investors? It’s not a hypothetical question. It's the reality of the specialist supported housing sector. In this deep-dive episode of The Rodcast, I sit down with Ben Green and Adrian D'enrico from Atrato Capital, the new investment advisors to the Social Housing REIT. T...

Is the UK High Street dead, or is it on the verge of its greatest comeback? In this episode of The Rodcast, Rod Turner sits down with a true champion of British retail, Alex Schlagman, the founder of Save The High Street & Together Futures. They dive deep into the real challenges and surprising opportunities facing our town centres today. Forget what you think you know about empty shops and th...

G2M are a company acquiring and regenerating existing rental stock in established communities, they provide long-term, affordable, and decent homes for families – combining institutional capital, active asset management, and proprietary technology to drive meaningful impact across the UK. I spoke with their co founder and CEO Paul Morton on the latest episode of the Rodcast. Here is what you can e...

How was it possible for 1 London Local Authority to build more affordable houses than any other Council and reduce Temporary Accommodation Costs Year on year when so many other councils are unable to? I asked Darren Rodwell the ex Leader (and Mastermind) of Barking and Dagenham Council's impressive Housing record about this and more. Darren and I discussed; The breakdown of housing for communities...

If we build more houses will that lower prices. Is planning reform the answer? Is land banking a problem we should be concerned with? I speak to Veteran of the property industry Peter Bill to discuss peoples Perceptions of the Housing Crisis and why he feels many of these perceptions are incorrect. Peter tells us His background and extensive career in Property and Journalism. Why he feels the stat...

Manish Kataria, Adam Lawrence and Rod Turner are back to present our quarterly investment mastermind where we each pick a financial investment and give reasons on why we are investing in this at the moment. Each of us then critiques this decision. We also explain the current market dynamics and in this episode (recorded 4th April 2025) that is centred on the Trump Tariffs which has caused a tumble...

I am joined by Michael Keaveney the Director of Land and Development at Grainger PLC, the UK's Largest Landlord to discuss the UK's Housing Emergency. Michael is probably the most qualified person I have ever spoken to on UK Housing, and my gosh did it show! We discussed; - Michaels background and career going from a degree in Building surveying to working for project managers and private develope...

Unveiling the Secrets of Mortgage Pricing with Shawbrook Bank! Ever wondered how banks actually decide on those mortgage rates? 🤔 Join us for a fascinating deep dive with Daryl Norkett, Director of Real Estate Proposition at Shawbrook Bank, as we uncover the mysteries of mortgage pricing! In this episode, we explore: The inner workings of bank loan pricing: Get an insider's perspective on the fac...

In this episode ex lawyer turned Landlord Blogger, Suzanne Smith Joins me to discuss what is really going on in the Renters Rights Bill and what else Landlords should be aware of. We discuss; Suzanne's move from being a lawyer for multinational corporations to becoming a Property Investor. Difficulties she had with lettings agents and why she set up her blog for Landlords. How Smaller Landlords ca...

Jon Rose is back to discuss the unintended consequences of Rachel Reeves Budget and how this affects Property Investors. In the episode we discuss the impacts it has had on Businesses but also on individuals Pensions. We look at the pros and cons of investing into an ISA vs a Pension Wrapper and how the budget has changed these. We discuss in detail some scenarios where you may favour investing in...

My guest today is the Brilliant Jon Rose of Suitable Life. Jon was previously on the Rodcast a few years ago discussing Financial Planning. If you have not listened to that episode please go back and listen to that first, Episode 63. In this episode we discuss how people should approach the often emotive subject of Legacy and Estate Planning with an emphasis on Property Investors. We discuss; How...

Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence join me once again for our quarterly investment mastermind where we discuss what we are investing in on the Financial Markets and why. If you have not listened to one of these episodes before the idea is we each pick a stock, Bond, ETF or investment that most people have the ability to buy and explain why we think it is a good pick. We then open it up for critique...

I am joined by Ryan Etchells the Chief Commercial Officer at Together https://togethermoney.com/ Ryan describes his role as CCO being between the raw products (in this case pound notes) and the sales team. This is a cracking episode that has so much information for any investor wanting to understand the specialist mortgage market better, including; The mortgage market review. Production costs of c...

This episode is a thorough review of the UK residential property Market. We use a lot of graphs and charts so it may be better for you to watch on our youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/@rodcastITP We show and analyse data on Rents Affordability Regional differences Room Rates House Prices Factors affecting House prices First time buyer data Wage growth Household data Inflation Lending m...

I am joined by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria again for our quarterly investment mastermind, where we discuss what we are investing our ISA's and Pensions into and why. This is not investment advice! We give our thoughts on the investment environment including the economy, productivity and the stockmarket. As always we each have 1 pick of a stock, ETF, Bond, REIT or other financial product that...

Pieter Zitman has spent 37 years in the construction industry with the last 2 decades focusing on Affordable Housing. His developments have achieved 4 RIBA awards, 5 Evening Standard awards, The RICS award and The Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Award. So when he suggested we discuss some of the ways that more housing can be built I jumped at the chance! In this episode we discuss; Pieter's backg...

In this episode I was joined by Toby Wilde the Founder of Oparo www.oparo.co.uk to discuss what has become the "Wild West" industry of Supported Living. We discuss; Toby's background in property development and lettings and his motivation to be in the supported living sector. What the definition of Supported housing. Challenges of running an investment House in this sector. Using data and tech to...

James Pick founder of Konnexsion www.konnexsion.com joined me for this episode to discuss how AI is being used in Property Management. We talk about communication and how important it is in property management. Different ways to communicate and to whom eg voice, SMS, Whatsapp, email etc. Audit trails Record keeping Getting all stakeholders communications recorded in a centralised place without cha...

Before we get started, I’m delighted to say our next Property Business Workshop on 4th July only has 10 tickets left. This time Adam Lawrence and I will be taking on: The fundamentals of property investment. Risk mitigation and control. Relevant investment metrics. Differing secured debt arrangements and loan structures – and – Scaling your property portfolio/business – why, when and how? Thursday...

If you are interested in Supported living, Impact Investment, Private Equity, Operational Efficiencies, EBITDA, ESG, Housing Crisis then you are in for a treat. I was joined by Honor Barratt the Managing Director of Birchgrove, https://www.birchgrove.life/ a Senior Assisted Living operator that is funded by Impact Fund, Bridges https://www.bridgesfundmanagement.com/our-story/ We discuss; Honor's b...

Jo Seth-Smith is the Investment Manager at Olim Property https://www.olimproperty.co.uk/index.html an FCA regulated property investment manager of UK commercial property portfolios, whose Funds Under Management total is approximately £1 billion with individual discretionary mandates for pension funds, investment trusts and Oxford colleges. Jo has a heap of experience in Commercial Property Investm...