Your Property Podcast

Never too young or too old to start out in property! Joanne Sainsbury, featured in the February edition of YPN, talks to us about starting out on a new journey to build a property portfolio instead of winding down to retire. This interview goes to show that learning creative strategies for buying and investing in property can be learned at any age. With a lot of enthusiasm and hard work, much can...

Angie Nicholls, featured in the December 2020 issue of YPN magazine, joins us in this episode to share how her background in psychotherapy helps her when deciding who to work with on her property journey. We discuss how using your gut intuition, common sense combined with rational thinking is vital when doing due diligence. Whether you are assessing a new tenant, investor or joint venture partner,...

In this first episode of 2021, we are joined by Stephen Blunston, who discusses his journey from employee to full time property investor, and the property deals that allowed him to leave the day job. In the case study, Stephen explains how he found and negotiated two commercial properties next door to each other that he converted to a large HMO + flats. He shares the challenges and successes of ge...

In this final podcast of 2020, we are joined by Ant Lyons, co-founder of YPN magazine. In this episode we reflect back on what has been a difficult year for many and discuss how property people have had to adapt to face challenges in the market. Whilst 2021 is almost impossible to predict, we talk about what we have planned and what we think 2021 will hold for property investors and developers. Al...

Evan Maindonald talks to us about his journey to becoming a successful full time developer. We discuss his learnings during the early days and how he has managed to make progress to bigger and 'higher end value' projects, even in spite of the challenges during a national lockdown. He shares lots of learnings so be sure to listen for plenty of inspiration and practical advice. To pick up your FREE...

Morgan Roberts is a young property entrepreneur who has made the transition from the full time corporate world into property. In this podcast we discuss with him what his life was like before the transition, what inspired him to take the leap of faith and how his life is different now. He talks about the challenges and also the benefits he has experienced, and how training and support from mentors...

Sarah Walker is a property investor and landlord. She also has over 30 years' experience as a social housing professional. In this episode, Sarah talks to Michelle about her investment model, which is structured around a business that provides supported housing for young people leaving the care system. She highlights the opportunities for investors and landlords to get involved in the social housi...

As well as investing in property, Karen Sutton-Johal specialises in working with people who struggle with money. Her aim is to help others develop healthy financial habits along with a positive attitude and practice around spending and investing. As the topic of how to save, spend and invest wisely is rarely taught in schools, many of us have limited skills when it comes to allocating our income f...

Commercial property expert Suzi Carter, who has a wealth of experience as a chartered surveyor, joins Michelle to discuss the basics of commercial investing. She explains how it differs from residential investment and also talks about some of the changes to the commercial market post-Covid. There will be plenty of opportunities ahead for commercial units in coming months, so are you clear on your...

In this episode we are joined by Steve Moss from the Sourced Group. Steve runs through the collection of companies that make up The Sourced Group, and goes on to talk in depth about their peer-to-peer lending business model. Openly discussing the formation of the business, Steve outlines how the lending side works in a very transparent manner, and how they make the business accessible to anyone, w...

In this episode Michelle welcomes property investor and developer Dan Madge, who talks about his journey from PT - physical training and gym-ownership - to property developer. With a business focus on land acquisition and new builds, Dan talks us through the process of sourcing projects and how he manages these with the help of a core team to help reduce risk. He also discusses the costs involved...

This week we are joined by 20-year-old Josh Tracey who took on his first investment property at the age of just 16. That's remarkable enough in itself, but in addition, it was an impressive 13-bed house. From an early age Josh was involved in property through family investment projects. He caught the bug and his enthusiasm is contagious. We talk to him about what he does and how he does it, and ho...

In this week's episode we are joined by property self-build expert Mike Cruickshank, who is talking about 'New Builds' and what investors can learn from self-build principles. Mike discusses in depth with Michelle his reasons for the self-build approach, how he started and his dream plot. He also offers up some hints and tips for you, if you like the idea of venturing into new builds! https://self...

This week we are joined by Phillip Saunders, who talks about his serviced accommodation business. In addition to apartments in and around Manchester and the Peak District, he has some glamping units. Indeed, he started his whole serviced accommodation journey with a second-hand yurt! In this episode we discuss how this unique model makes great use of the rent-to-rent strategy, how lockdown has aff...

In this episode we are joined by Jerome Roith, founder of the Carrington Group, a company that specialises in land acquisition. In a very open conversation, Jerome and Michelle talk in depth about strategies and means to acquire land without planning consent, with minimal risk. We also talk through the planning stages and process and how you can you can develop a site purchased without planning. F...

In this episode we are joined by the incredibly knowledgeable Mike Bristow of CrowdProperty. Mike talks to Michelle in depth about peer-to-peer lending and how it enables speed, ease and certainly of funding for your development projects when they are approved. The idea behind this concept is matching supply and demand of capital. Even new investors can benefit from this funding source as CrowdPro...

Bernadette and Ian Lloyd share their story this week, about how they gave up the rat race of corporate life and traded their stressful salaries for the challenge of growing their portfolio. Having achieved their goals they are now able to travel the world, design their ideal lifestyle and manage their own schedule. In this episode Bernadette and Ian tell us about one of their latest deals involvin...

This week we are joined by Imogen Cook, who talks about how she moved her business organically into supporting property investors and developers through providing them with VAs (Virtual Assistants). If you are hands-on and trying to juggle every aspect of your property business and struggling with time ... if you have ever wondered whether you might benefit from working with a VA ... if would like...

In this week's podcast we are joined by Rob Jones, as we talk to him about how he has remained positive, adapted as necessary and how his property business has thrived during the COVID-19 outbreak! He explains how he has maintained his portfolio, his sourcing business, and seen deals through to fruition during this period. He also offers up some tips on taking the time to adapt and strengthen your...

In this week's podcast we are joined by Shaun Brown who talks openly about how he has successfully invested in the UK whilst living in Sweden. He discusses his reasons for taking this step, the challenges he has overcome and the team of people he needed to build up to make it all work. This is a fantastic podcast for anyone who is wondering how to go about investing in a country outside of their r...

In this week's episode we are joined by Kiran Patel from Venture Finance UK as we discuss venture finance and lending in the current climate. Kiran delves into the detail and reassures us that commercial finance is still very much available. Offering a FREE initial consultation, you can contact Kiran on 07967 679786 or email kiran@venturefinanceuk.com. To pick up your FREE copy of Your Property Ne...

In this episode we talk to David Rumford about the development opportunities he sees in the current and short term market, and how to structure your deals so that you don’t lose out if you face a worst case scenario. Understanding how to stack a deal while factoring in a potential drop in value and ensuring you have multiple viable exit strategies is absolutely key in the current climate. To pick...

Tim Matcham, author, speaker and coach, talks to us about how he has raised over £3 million in private finance. He outlines the lessons he has learned - sometimes the hard way - and has an honest chat with host Michelle Cairns about how to navigate working with investors in the current climate when you have opportunities that offer great returns. If you have ever wondered how people attract privat...

Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorney. Have you set yours up yet? If not then now is as good a time as any to tick this off your to do list. John Ireland, a familiar face on the property circuit, talks to us about the importance of making a will, how having a Power of Attorney for both your health and financial affairs is crucial and finally looks at Trusts and setting up your estate so that you ret...

Merilee Karr, chair of the UK Short-Term Accommodation Association [STAA] and CEO of UnderTheDoormat talks to us about how the short term rental industry has been devastatingly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. She shares how her company has navigated the last few weeks since the bookings began to drop off and Online Travel Agents began refunding thousands of pounds of allocated bookings. We look a...