Your Property Podcast

We are ending 2018's podcast season with a goodie! We are delighted to be joined by the incredible Lloyd and Martha Smith who run Bodacious Beds, Wales' newest group of independent boutique guest houses. This is without doubt one of the most in-depth, honest and inspiring podcasts that we have ever done. This incredible duo talk about their business model and share with us some invaluable insights...

In this episode we talk to innovative investor Murat (Mo) Haykir, who clearly understands the importance of a clear strategy, knowledge of the market and adding value to a property and to the business. In addition he has discovered how important it is to the bottom line to understand when to delegate and outsource. With two very successful business, multiple properties, a podcast and recently laun...

Take one girl from Leeds, a hard working attitude and a love of helping others and we have the incredible KellyAnn Martin. Straight-talking KellyAnn joins us on this week's podcast in an incredibly open and honest discussion about her leap into property. A former high school teacher whose request to do part-time work was refused, she decided then that enough was enough. It was time to take things...

This week's guest could have been another casualty of the 2008 property crash, but his keen eye for the market and adaptability has seen Nick Carlile grow his business from a modest buy-to-let portfolio to owning an incredible 20 hotels boasting over 700 rooms. But how do you go from knowing nothing about owning and managing a hotel to owning a successful portfolio of 20? Nick talks us through eve...

In this weeks episode we are talking to one investor who challenged himself to grow his portfolio by an impressive 100 rooms in just 6 months. The question is, did they achieve it? Mike Frisby talks openly about why he set himself this challenge, how he did it and the obstacles he faced and overcame! Mike loves sharing knowledge especially over cheese and wine discovery days and in this episode he...

This week we are joined by an incredible duo - Stuart Scott and Carly Houston, who are the team behind One Broad Street! If you haven't heard of One Broad Street then we strongly recommend you look it up on Facebook or Instagram as they have blended the concept of serviced accommodation and a traditional hotel ... and developed this incredible place that goes way beyond the traditional B&B! They h...

It's all too easy to stay in your comfort zone but when you are offered an opportunity that scares you just a little, Simon says 'just do it'! In this months episode we talk with Simon Roberts about his extraordinary HMO development the 'SugarLoaf House'. This is no ordinary HMO and the design and layout have been carefully and thoughtfully put together to make this one of the most beautifully des...

From Top Gun to flying solo! We are talking quitting your day job and going full time in property. How, why and when! In this month's episode we talk to Rob Stewart from Phoenix Rentals who has had quite a journey in property. At one point even went back to his former RAF consultancy role when things took a turn for the worse ... and almost gave up on his property dream. Rob is a brilliant example...

In this week's episode, 28-year-old Alex takes us from his former job as cricket coach to living his dream life working remotely - as we catch him just about to leave for Bali! Quite simply, he asks the question ... Why reinvent the wheel? Property is one of the only industries where you don't need to revolutionise things. The strategies and process are there ready and waiting, you just need to ad...

It was a Valentine's Day to remember when our guest this month, Jamie Madill decided to quit his job and give his wife the gift of 'himself' by declaring his 'Grand Plan' to have a career in property. There was one problem - the Grand Plan turned out to be no plan! In this month's episode, Jamie talks openly and frankly about the reality, risks and uncertainties he encountered, and how finally wit...

This month we are joined by Karl Spencer of Broadwing Homes, an active property development company that buys land, obtains residential planning and builds the development. In this episode we talk the good, the bad and the ugly and Karl gives frank and honest advice and information as we ask him those burning questions we are all dying to ask. And with the companies main ethos being "Where people...

Talking through the 6 step system to success, our guest Jackie Tomes who together with her fiancé & business partner, David Wigram, have built Tomes Homes – a property investment business with family values at the core, providing bespoke, handsfree property investment in Kent. After building a £1.5M property portfolio & replacing her income through property at the age of 26, Jackie quit her full-t...

Learn from others mistakes and pick the brains of those who have utilised strategies to build a successful property business! There are things you should be doing and things you definitely need to avoid when starting out in property and this week we have bought Ant Lyons, Founder and Director of Your Property Network Magazine out of retirement to talk about the mistakes you don't want to make and...

This week we are joined by duo behind White Box Property Solutions as we talk Build-To-Rent! This is an area they now specialise in and has made them a jaw dropping £1m profit in just 18 months! Listen as we pick their brains and they share some invaluable insights, tips and the model you can follow to replicate their success. You can contact them at www.whiteboxps.com or email lloyd@whiteboxps.co...

Property, as one of the top four most common types of investment, is an opportunity open to all regardless of age, gender, cash rich or cash poor and this week we are joined by Ken Sunter, investing expert as we talk property investing with a fast, safe and regular return on your capital...a 12% fixed return on client capital over their 12 month term to be exact! You can contact Ken through the we...

This week we had the pleasure of talking with Susan Alexander from The Property Mentor who shared with us not only her personal journey but gave us an insight into mentoring and the steps and processes you should go through to achieve your dreams both on a professional and personal level. You can contact Susan and the team 3 ways, either through their website www.thepropertyentor.com or you can em...

This week we are talking about the mysterious world of planning and are joined by Linda Wright, Chartered town planner and owner of PLANiTWright - an independent planning consultancy and development service. With an impressive career that spans over 30 years in both the public and private sectors this lady really does know her stuff and LOVES all things planning! Linda offers common sense advice w...

This week we are joined by the Team Captain (and founder) of The House Crowd Frazer Fearnhead who just 4 years ago introduced us to a revolutionary idea in the world of 'property finance'! I am talking about cutting out the banks and letting people join forces to put the money together and share in profits proportionately... Yes I am talking about crowd funding!

Doing what you like is freedom! Liking what you do is happiness! Is that your goal? Your dream? This week my guest Jacquie Edwards came to the UK from America and for as long as she can remember her dream was to do what ever she wanted, when ever she wanted to do it. So working in the corporate wheel and being expected to work set hours and follow a set plan didn’t really see Jacquie realising her...

I read somewhere once that you need to venture into the unknown to build the life you simply desire. It can be scary, sometimes hard, and oh so uncomfortable…but worth it. This week I am joined by Mark Dunsmore who had a passion for property from a young age but like so many of us, he was distracted from this for a time by the pull of the corporate world working telesales, door-to-door selling, an...

We all start, re-start or re-direct somewhere as we all experience our ‘New Beginning’ and our guest this week Richard Brown from ‘The Property Voice’ and monthly contributor to the magazine blends his own property investing knowledge with his love of sharing this knowledge with others having experienced his own ‘new beginning’ when he turned his life around. Richard offers a content based platfor...

Kyle Witham has gone from car sales person to property entrepreneur and in the 6 months following his transition has completed 12 deals and again it just highlights that with some fire in your belly and plenty of drive and determination there is masses of opportunity out there to make property work for you. So what has made him so successful in such a short period of time? Find out in this weeks ‘...

Now there is no denying that anyone who chooses to partake in a 12-month property education programme is brave (it isn’t a walk in the park where you can sit back and you will automatically achieve success) but doing it twice – I really do think I would need to question that person's sanity. So why did Glenn Delve decide to take on Simon Zutchis Mastermind and Progressives VIP 12-month programme f...

So let’s imagine, holding down a corporate job, managing a portfolio of properties and then deciding to take on Simon Zutchi’s 12-month mastermind programme all from 6,000km away in Dubai! Is this beyond your comfort zone? For my guest this week Billy Turriff, this is exactly what he did and to top it off at the end of the course was voted top performer by his peers. So I’m curious as to what Bill...

In this weeks episode we are talking about how good design can add real value and perhaps more to the point, increase YOUR cash flow! But then the question is - how? Well we are all too familiar with the play safe, boring even, magnolia walls and plain brown carpets but should we be doing more to make our properties stand out and encourage better tenants? Well my guest today, Julian Maurice of Ico...