Everyone in property today knows about the buzz and the hype of the Furnished Holiday Let / Serviced Accommodation sector.
But what if you were someone who operates ahead of the curves in the market?
What if you were a traditional buy-to-let landlord, who bought a coastal property just to improve its condition, and then decided through the process to give this holiday market stuff a go?
And what if that 1 accidental property then led you to buildling an empire with over 300 employees, with over 750 properties under management, and a projected revenue of £30m in 2023?!
Well, that just happens to be the remarkable and inspiring story of today's guest, Dale Smith, the CEO of the SDDE Smith Group...
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> Listen to Dale speak about his early family roots in the motor trade industry and a dad he watched buy his first buy-to-let property as an early step into investing...
> Hear Dale speak about the remarkable group of companies and services that he and his team have built up around them in a remarkably short period...
> Listen to Dale's opinion on the short-term-let market, the changes in legislation, the problems in planning, and the way he believes that guests should be protected and served...
> Dale shares some of his key insights in maximising Return On Investment, and the key factors he's guided by when assessing a holiday property to purchase...
> Hear Dale speak of finding balance. Balance in his business, in his portfolio, and in his precious family life...
Sadly, the majority of business people and investors set off excitedly on their path to generate income and build wealth, without a proper thought on their end goal.
What is it they want to achieve? How do they want to pass on their wealth and legacy? What will be best for their survivors? And how will it all be planned and protected?
That's where today's guest, Adrian Benjamin from AdrianBFinance steps in to help out. With the mission of: Financially Protecting You, Your Family and Business...
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Adrian has over 10 years' experience working internationally for the largest Investment and Corporate banks in the world such as Natwest, Barclays, RBS, UBS, and HSBC. Adrian has also been a Financial Consultant for Bloomberg, Visa, Accenture and Deloitte.
Adrian now specialises in Financial Protection where he helps property investors protect themselves, their families and their businesses. He helps people pass on generational wealth in a tax efficient manner.
In today's show, we have a fascinating chat with Jessica Edgerton, Executive Vice President, and Chief Legal Counsel at Leading RE (Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®)...
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With offices in London, Chicago and Singapore, Leading RE is a global network of top independent real estate firms, with 550 companies and 136,000 sales associates in over 70 countries. Network members participated in over 1.2 million global transactions last year. LeadingRE supports its members with powerful connections to other market leaders and access to innovative, performance-driven programs. Its online learning platform, LeadingRE Institute, was named to Training magazine’s Top 10 Hall of Fame.
As the driving force behind Leading RE’s learning initiatives, Jessica is also one of the property industry’s most influential women professionals.
Jessica is passionate about real estate education and training. She recently spearheaded LeadingRE's Institute programme, offering hundreds of on-demand classes for young professionals around the globe. She is an expert in risk management, DEI, and industry litigation and hosts a regular Risky Minute video series showcasing her expertise. Her industry leadership extends to her positions on the RESO and Moderne Ventures boards of directors.
Jessica oversees key operational areas of the company, including technology, learning and development, and preferred vendor relationships. She previously served as Associate Counsel for the National Association of REALTORS®, where she interfaced with NAR’s communications, conventions and technology teams, as well as its membership. Her responsibilities included contract negotiations for NAR’s various divisions, helping ensure regulatory compliance, speaking on risk management topics at industry events and authoring content on various legal issues relating to the industry. She was named RISMedia’s no.1 Newsmaker in a ranking of industry leaders and serves on the Board of Directors for Moderne Ventures and on the Upstream Board of Managers.