The Serviced Accommodation Property Podcast

For this episode, Paul is joined by Alistaire Handyside MBE the chair of the Professional Association of Self Caterers (PASC UK Ltd). He and his team support the self-catering, short-term lets, holiday lets and serviced accommodation sectors in England and Wales. This includes successfully lobbying the government for reforms that enable these industries to thrive and continue to significantly cont...

During this episode, Di Forster who is a social media, and marketing expert who has been working with businesses like yours for 19+ years, shares some highly effective tips and techniques. Golden nuggets of information that are especially relevant for SA owners. She provides you with a breakdown of each of the marketing channels, shares the pros and cons of each of them and explains how you as a S...

Today´s guest Shimon Rudich is a prolific property investor who has used all of the different strategies and taught over 13,000 people to do the same. He also runs MS Law, a firm Kevin has personally used, for many years. For this episode, Shimon focuses on creative financing strategies. In particular, the different ways you can use lease options, title-splitting and commercial to residential deal...

This episode is Kevin´s initial reaction to the UK´s Spring Budget of 2024 and other reforms. Including the Renter´s Reform Bill, the abolition of section 24, changes to the furnished holiday let tax regime, new short-term rental regimes, enhanced fire safety standards, the Tour Operators Margin Schemes (TOMS) and more. Kevin explains why despite the changes, building and running a property portfo...

Today’s episode of the Serviced Accommodation Podcast is all about turning guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels into apart-hotels. Something that Mark Hodgkiss has already done several times, so the information in this podcast is like gold dust. It includes how to source properties, convince owners to sell, structure an exchange with a delayed completion deal, finance it, complete the transformation, and...

Shimon Rudich, who is himself a property investor and a very experienced solicitor, explains how to use joint venture partners to accelerate your growth. Shimon covers, identifying what skills and assets your business needs and finding the right partner to fill those gaps, enabling both of you to make more money, faster. KEY TAKEAWAYS Don’t skip any of the checks Shimon Rudich shares when setting...

Today´s episode features Joe Catcheside, who has been a property investor for 26 years. He also does serviced accommodation, including using the rent-to-serviced accommodation model. Joe explains how he builds positive relationships with sales and letting agents as a way of finding and setting up properties for rent to SA.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Estate agents will tell you about properties before they ar...

Mikey Small is an SA consultant who is very experienced with the Rent to SA,  SA management, and buy-refurbish-refinance into S A business models. He shares examples of sourcing properties directly from landlords and finding and buying them via letting agents. While explaining how to find the best leads, connect with the seller and close the deal. KEY TAKEAWAYS Building rapport is key to being abl...

In this episode, Henri Ghijben who is a multi-million-pound business owner explains how to quickly source serviced accommodation properties. He owns a portfolio of 14 serviced accommodation properties and manages several others. Henri is the master of finding B&Bs, doing the deal, and turning them into serviced accommodation. Learn how to stop procrastinating and free up more of your time to find...

In this episode, Di Foster, who is the marketing expert Kevin uses, provides details of the most effective ways landlords can promote their serviced accommodation. She covers online, print, social, and much more. Including GMB, PPC, Email marketing, QR codes, and SEO.By the end of this episode, which is full of golden nuggets, you´ll be able to understand what type of marketing will fit your busin...

In this episode of the Serviced Accommodation Property Podcast, host Kevin Poneskis interviews Will Parry, CEO of Altido, a hospitality management company that manages hotels and service accommodations across Western Europe. Will shares his journey and the story of Altido, as well as lessons he's learned along the way that may be useful to listeners as they grow their own businesses and portfolios...

Turning HMOs into SAs is very profitable. In this episode, Kevin explains how to tap into the fact that a lot of HMO landlords have just had enough and are ready for you to come in and set them up for SA. Kevin covers section 24 and capital allowances, how to handle current HMO tenants, and the other steps you need to go through to convert an HMO to SA. As well as telling you how to easily find HM...

In this episode, the extremely experienced capital allowances surveyor explains how they can be used to make most property business models far more profitable. How to set things up so that you can legitimately earn money tax free. He shares several use cases and covers sideways loss relief, land remediation relief, energy efficient enhancements and ensuring you use the allowance for the right area...

Gary Das is the founder and CEO of Active Financial. He is a mortgage expert that has raised more than a £billion in finance for his clients, many of whom are self-employed. Gary is also a social media expert, podcaster, and entrepreneur. In this episode he talks about Serviced Accommodation financing. He explains the differences between a buy to let mortgage and one for SA and how to work out how...

Richard Stone has been in construction for more than 40 years and has completed over £300 million worth of property and 3500+ refurbs. In this podcast, he shares his wealth of experience to help you to maximise your profits. This episode is particularly useful for those wanting to move into commercial conversions for serviced accommodation. He covers how to comply with construction HSE and CDM reg...

In this episode, Dan Eaton explains how he has used the commercial conversion into serviced accommodation method to create a portfolio worth £18m in 5 years. A group of properties that generates thousands in profit, every week. Dan explains why commercial to SA conversions deliver 6 figure profits yet are not complicated or particularly time-consuming. He explains how to leverage, low purchase cos...

Mark Homer has transformed over 6,000 square feet of commercial properties for residential use. The value of his property portfolio exceeds £37 million. He owns or controls well over one thousand properties and is one of Kevin´s mentors.   In this Q & A session Mark talks about the government's plans to reform serviced accommodation, the impact of council tax increases and what property investing...

In this episode, Kevin explains how anyone can get a free Serviced Accommodation (SA) mentoring call. This is a fantastic opportunity for people who are already running SA properties to take things to the next level. Or for someone who has a property that they want to convert to SA. There is still time to do this and cash in on the staycation boom.   KEY TAKEAWAYS SA is booming. There are multiple...

This episode is all about how to turn your time into money, using social media. Gary Das who has his own mortgage brokerage explains how he earns seven figures from social media without any ad spending.   He provides you with a five-step process that will stop you from wasting time on social media, target your efforts and turn your time into money.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Knowing your audience is essentia...

In this episode, Kevin explains why there a lot of landlords out there who are already struggling with their investment properties and why things are likely to get worse for many of them.    Section 24 is already an issue and increasing energy bills are now a big problem. New EPC regulations are also on the horizon and that is going to have a significant impact financially on a lot of landlords -...

In his 100th Property Nomad Podcast Kevin explains why now is a great time to get into Serviced Accommodation (SA). He shares 7 different reasons. Then, explain how you can set up your own Serviced Accommodation property up and running. Potentially, within days. As well as talking about securing finance, leveraging falling house prices, vendor finance and much more. Remember Serviced Accommodation...

Energy prices are going up, as we all know, but I believe this is going to create opportunities for SA operators. The other issue currently well on the horizon is the EPC changes for landlords and I also think this is going to create opportunities and here I will explain why.   KEY TAKEAWAYS For new buy to lets and most HMOs you will have to achieve an EPC rating of C. For SA rising energy prices...

In this episode, Kevin introduces Henry Ghijben, who has been involved in business for 14 years. He also runs his own serviced accommodation properties and is in the process of setting up a property management service.   He shares the four pillars every entrepreneur needs to be put in place. Foundations that enable them to build a stable, sustainable, and easy to run business. Henry shares plenty...

In this episode, Kevin explains how to sell the benefits of serviced accommodation management to landlords you want to work with. It is a business model relatively few people understand, so it is important to know how to explain it clearly and sell the idea to property owners. He also talks about why the EPC C category change is going to turn out to be an opportunity for SA business owners.   Here...

Mikey Small is a serviced accommodation operator manager, owner, and investor with 21 properties. He talks through his journey, sharing along the way tips that anyone can use to succeed in property as he has done.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Read the right books to educate yourself. Several are recommended in the podcast. Don´t doubt yourself.  If the work that you are doing does not feel right, switch direct...