Today's show is packed with information, content, opinions, tips, swearing, and even some emotion!
That's because two friends and business partners from Express Mortgages are in town.
And when these two gents invade Scotland from Englandshire, they come packing, and they don't hold their punches. Straight talking and solving property funding puzzles are their key skills.
However, as you'll hear from the conversation, it's also always done with a ton of integrity and a massive heart. Giving quality time and consideration to their clients is an ethos that runs deep in their company and throughout their amazing team.
Steve and Paul cover every angle, answer every question, and don't hold back in any way.
> We talked about the standard residential market and all of the options and products available from lenders, both standard mainstream and also highly bespoke...
> We covered the booming buy-to-let and serviced accommodation areas, with the gents offering insights and advice for all levels of investors out there...
> Steve and Paul tackled all of the assumed obstacles that investors believe are out there, and explained how there are always ways and options for analysing a problem...
> And we covered the use of funding with bigger developments and new build sites...
It's an observational skill that has followed him through his finance and banking career, his time working in the markets in the United States, through his migration to the City of London, and deep into the UK's property market.
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> Yann and his team at Blend Network are deliberately shaking up the property lending market, which he sees as having rested on its comfortable laurels for too long...
> Listen to Yann speak about the focus he has on the end-customer experience, the property developers who are being thwarted by ancient and confusing lending practices...
> Hear Yann talk about the key areas where he sees efficiencies and improvements able to bring about real change for all concerned...
> Yann doesn't hold back with his opinions about the lack of transparency and the lack of regulation that he sees slowing or completely preventing property developers being able to deliver on their projects...
> Listen to Yann speak about his fascinating career path and the qualifications and experiences which have combined to enable him to have a laser focus on where his company can deliver with efficiency and quality...
> Hear Yann explain the impressive capital that Blend Network has amassed and how they're looking to forge long-term relationships with developers seeking to work on their pipelines of projects...