In today's show, Richard sits down with Jaclyn Robinson.
Jaclyn is the latest guest in our series of bringing real people running real businesses into our Property Pros Spotlight.
And she doesn't disappoint!
Jaclyn has a remarkable story of a very quick start in the world of property investing, which most people believe has to take far longer.
The number of deals, and the number of people that Jaclyn has managed to help in a crazily short period of time is nothing short of inspirational.
Jaclyn tells of the entrepreneurial spirit that has been there since her childhood.
She talks about the power team that she's quickly assembled around her.
She shares her own WHY, that keeps her going through the ups and downs.
And she bravely shares the big life challenge that she's currently meeting head-on, while she builds a business around her.
Inspirational, motivational, and remarkable...
In today's show, Richard sits down to hear from another inspiring example in the world of property and business: Brian Farrell.
Hailing from Dublin, Brian is the perfect guest to learn if the same strategies and tactics that can be mastered in the UK property market, could also work in the Republic of Ireland.
Brian shares his remarkable journey, which has taken in living and working in both Ireland and Scotland.
He shares some of the specifics and the profits that he's enjoyed with various residential and HMO property deals.
He lifts the lid on the specifics with Ireland and its property and finance markets.
And Brian opens up about his main success and focus: land and property developments.
He shares tips about working effectively with his power team.
And Brian shares the focus and the crusade that he and his team have in helping to tackle the crisis of Social and Affordable Housing.
Brian also touches upon the main secret behind his ability to create his successful present and design his inspiring future...
In today's show, Richard sits down with James Hare, the founder of BRIKCOIN.
It's a fascinating interview that overlaps the worlds of social housing, property development, investing, entrepreneurship, and blockchain.
The passion behind James' mission to help with the UK's Social Housing Crisis is there for all to see and hear, as both men talk around the huge subject that now has an intriguing solution to hand.
James reveals his life journey through many different countries and different chapters in his career, bringing together an incredible experience and array of contacts.
That experience, skillset, and business awareness eventually led to James pulling a lot of threads together to found and launch BRIKCOIN - a modern and technical take on an age-old problem.
An opportunity for investors...
A solution for those wishing to work as a community against a well-known failing...
An impressive venture that will inspire entrepreneurs...
A fascinating tech overlap that will intrigue many...
A shiny new flagship in the stuffy world of property...
There is something for everyone in today's show...
In today's show, we return to our theme of bringing property professionals into the spotlight.
Richard sits down with the impressive Tony Houlihan to learn all about his story.
Tony shares his journey of shifting from full-time employment to focusing fully on his property development and investment businesses.
However, it's a shift that goes much wider than that. Not only has Tony now captured more of the priceless time he'd been searching for with his two young sons, but his success has also led to his wife being able to realise her dream of launching her own business.
Tony also divulges the secrets behind his joint ventures, the approach to forming a great relationship with his business partner, and how he views collaboration as one of the keys that have fast-tracked his success in the property game.
A fast-track story that has seen him expand his portfolio, gain huge profits from flips and make strides in the area of land development deals that he never even seen coming.
It's a fantastic story of someone doing real deals, making real money, and transforming his own life and his family's life all at the same time.
An inspiration and encouragement to any listener dreaming of getting into the world of property...
In today's show, Richard sat down with Tom Lodge, the founder of Property Eagle.
An eagle that's been soaring in the world of property for many years now, and has wildly disrupted the sleepy nest of estate agency in a massive way.
One of the very first online estate agencies in the UK, Property Eagle has went from strength to strength, outlasted many of its competitors, become a huge business startup success story, and has been collecting accolades from the industry and glowing reviews from the public alike.
- Tom reveals the emotions and challenges of launching his own business after a light bulb moment at seeing where the industry was failing...
- Tom speaks of the biggest challenges and the most satisfying accomplishments along the way...
- Hear his opinions on fixed price fees, unassisted viewings, the true key points that buyers and sellers are looking for, and where he thinks the industry can change further in the future...
In today's show, Richard sits down with not 1 but 2 guests - Neil Munro and Ian Stone from Acorn Analytical Services.
Ian and Neil are experts in their field and their conversation is here to help many of our listeners with one of the scariest words you'll hear in property.
Whether you're an investor, landlord, tenant, property manager, sourcer, portfolio builder, and whether it's residential or commercial, the very sight or sound of this word can strike terror.
A feared topic.
A taboo subject.
But then no subject is taboo for This Week In Property...
It's another episode in our series of bringing Property Pros into the spotlight.
But this one is even more special, being a video edition podcast!
Richard sits down with Laurie Duncan to chat about his fantastic journey of becoming a property investor, to grill him on all the details and numbers of the amazing deals he's doing, and to hear how anyone can learn the skill of becoming an investor.
> From his love of music in Ibiza with Carl Cox, to packing all his music gear into his new dream house.
> From a skeptic refusing to learn and grow, to a mindset shift that has made him a life-long-learner.
> From a slow-paced, cautious and overworked landlord, to a skilled investor juggling a list of deals and ventures.
> Released funds, flips with huge profits, joint ventures, sourcing & negotiating, HMOs, and much more...
In today's show, Richard sat down with not 1, but 2 guests.
Matthew Addison and Lucy Mullins both spoke about their fascinating service in the UK Property Market ...StepLadder.
Being able to save a deposit for your home and get on that property ladder is one of the biggest challenges facing people.
And StepLadder aims to be your step up onto that property ladder.
A principle that is already used effectively in other places such as Brazil, Matthew knew that he could bring the concept to the shores of the UK.
And along with Lucy and the rest of the StepLadder team, they're sharing the message far and wide in a bid to help as many ordinary people as possible, up and down the UK...
If you're looking for an example of someone who loves what they're doing, who's very successful at it, and who's passionate about helping other people find the same passion and success, then you won't find many examples better than Michelle Niziol.
Richard sat down with Michelle, to talk about all of the different businesses and clients that she runs and helps.
With an incredible work ethic, motivation, and drive, Michelle has been on an incredible journey so far in life, which now sees her bespoke property investment business helping so many different people get what they want.
A passion for property that is unrelenting.
A fascination with people and their stories that runs very deep.
And a drive for progress and success that makes Michelle a fantastic role model for the next generation and for women in general, to become educated and to join this fascinating and fun world of property...
In today's show, Richard sits down with the impressive Fredrik Sandvall, a gentleman with a most incredible experience in life and business.
With tales from Costa Coffee to Organised Crime, with experience of the smallest deals to the most complex projects, and with an exposure to well over 80 countries around the world, Fredrik is someone whose opinion, insights, and knowledge is well worth listening to.
A fascinating, and often funny, chat about property, finance, tech, business, economies and the future.
But also touching upon life, family, freedom, and trust. Subjects for one and all.
With a drive to be involved in so many interesting areas, a passion for helping others, and an utterly priceless collection of life experiences, this interview with Fredrik has something for everyone...
In our latest episode of bringing real people in the property world into the spotlight, Richard sits down and chats with Reece Devlin.
In his early twenties, Reece already has behind him some great success, experience, insights, challenges, and exposure that will inspire and encourage many listeners looking to get into business and property investing.
Reece speaks about his family bubble, the importance of his power team, and honestly shares the real emotions from the rollercoaster ride in the world of property.
He dives into the numbers, the profit, the deals and the tactics that he's currently working on.
And he also shares the vision and ambition that he has for the future...
In our latest episode of putting real people - UK property professionals - into the spotlight, we have the fantastic couple Mark and Ellie McKay.
Known affectionately as the King and Queen of Doncaster to reflect the property and business empire that they're growing there, Mark and Ellie share their fantastic personal story of becoming property professionals.
Many listeners will be able to connect with their different backgrounds, their personal careers, kids coming along, and a drive and ambition to want and strive for more.
Building up a successful non-property business, growing together as a married couple, bringing children into the equation, and dealing with all the ups and downs of life in business and property.
The straight-talking Ellie and the detail-oriented Mark make a formidable couple who are growing from strength to strength.
They share with us their challenges, their deals, their strategies, their milestones, and their ambitions.
An impressive couple balancing life and home and business, and constantly striving and pushing to grow themselves and their businesses...
In today's show, Richard sat down with Jimmy Acton from Property Booking.
Property Booking is the UK's leading shared ownership portal.
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Shared Ownership, also known by some as 'part buy / part rent', is a solution to getting on the property ladder that is for most people totally unknown, and for some people misunderstood.
Jimmy's chat with Richard addresses both of those challenges by very clearly and simply describing every part of the solution that he wants to see become one of the standard mainstream ways enabling people to get on the property ladder.
Fully backed by the Government, Shared Ownership is a solution that can cater for the needs of customers looking to find their home without the financial constraints of a large mortgage and deposit, and also without the non-owner status of a renting tenant.
It also addresses many of the issues that Housing Associations and Property Developers have with unused and empty stock.
And Property Booking's online portal provides the space for those customers to search for such properties, and for those associations and developers to present such properties...
In our series of shows that put the UK's real property professionals into the spotlight, Richard sits down today with The Corrs.
Husband and wife team, Barry-John Corr and Leeann Corr, are a shining example of what's possible for any listener out there, who is thinking about getting into business and getting into property.
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This power team of a couple opened their doors, opened their books, and opened their hearts to every part of their property journey.
The challenges and the successes, the downs and the ups, the losses and the profits, and the hilarious stories of wallpapered doors to the exciting stories of completion restorations.
No question was dodged by this genuinely open and honest couple doing amazing things in business for them, for their family, and for their investors.
The nuts and bolts of refurbishments, the figures and percentages of deals and profits, and the emotional and human side of bettering themselves, working as a married couple, and enjoying the freedom and luxuries of quality time as a family, and having the flexibility in their private lives.
A fantastic example of inspiration and encouragement that listeners will really resonate with, and a great insight into what can be possible in the world of property for every ordinary couple out there...
In today's show, Richard sat down with Barry Walker and Stuart Wylie from Walker Wylie Estate Agents.
In a very wide-ranging conversation, the guys chatted all about one of the essential positions in your property business's Power Team: The Estate Agent...
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Barry and Stuart were so open and generous with their time.
They were grilled with questions and taken off on tangents, and they offered their opinions and experience on the market in general and topics in detail.
The whole interview was filmed exclusively for PMW's Property Protege training vault, but the content is so useful for property professionals everywhere, that we've extracted parts of the audio for our podcast listeners.
For over 40 years now, there has been a mystical product/service in the financial industry that has managed to keep the secrets of its amazing flexibility and power hidden from the general public.
A financial solution so far reaching and powerful to business owners that once they get to hear about it and understand the options it gives, they can't quite believe it exists, can't believe it's legal, and can't believe it's fully endorsed and backed by HMRC itself.
That product is known as a SSAS.
And in today's show, the mystique of the SSAS was laid bare by expert Paul Barry.
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In today's show, Richard sits down with Andrea Carpenter, author of new book 'High Rise And Fall: The Making of the European Real Estate Industry'
10 years on from the 2008 financial crash, Andrea reflects on how the European commercial property industry transformed from a local, small-scale business to an international, financially sophisticated, multi-billion-euro industry that was ultimately left devastated.
Drawing on her experience as both former Editor of EuroProperty, and Director at the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV), Andrea explains how the mid-1990s saw the arrival of a new style of property investing in the European markets.
Seeking high returns, impervious to risk and with a seeming indifference to the buildings at the heart of the deals, US players such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers conquered the European property markets with an audacity that both repulsed and intoxicated the locals.
Fuelled by improving economic conditions in the early 2000s, European investors were keen to emulate all or parts of the US investors’ philosophy. Armed with a wall of capital, the industry expanded into the far reaches of Europe in search of returns, and piled on new risks that it did not completely understand...
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Renting. Dread, anxiety, late night phone calls, problem tenants, burst pipes, and relentless stress.
That's some of the negative connotations that make many in the property world think of chaos.
And that's where "Arthur" steps in. To bring sanity to the chaos.
Marc Trup, the founder of Arthur Online explains how that's achieved...
In today's show, Richard dials into the busy and successful office of Arthur Online, to hear Marc's story.
From a surprising start in the world of dentistry, through some funny chat about featuring in a BT advert with one of the UK's first mobile phones, and deep into the story of how he solved many of the problems with his very own portfolio.
And how he has built a business that now solves those very same problems for many other people.
For the tenant and for the landlord. For the property manager and for the large portfolio owner. And even, for the farmer and the Uber driver!
Listen in to find out more...
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Business - a 'commercial activity', 'an activity that someone is engaged in'
Those are some of the dictionary descriptions for what business is.
In one particular area of business, I personally came together with 3 other gentlemen: Paul McFadden, Barry McEwan, and Ian Brierley, to get involved in property investing many years ago.
Very quickly, and ever since that time, it became something much more than just business...
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In this special video edition episode, that group of 4 business partners and dear friends, sat down to chat.
No agenda, no topics, and no preconceived ideas.
Different people, different locations around the UK, different ages, different backgrounds, and different starting points.
But all connected at the outset with a common goal and common intentions.
Very quickly, that path evolved into a relationship much more than just business.
The chat was immediately very open, very honest, and often funny.
The group discussed the ins and outs of the ventures, the problems and challenges faced, how decisions are made, how problems are solved, and how those basic business bonds have strengthened into a tight friendship.
Property, investment, business, outlooks, family, and life.
It's all covered in the chat.
And it's all very much more than just business...
There's just not enough female voices. When it comes to business, and property in particular, the quota is not high enough. On today's show, we've got two powerful female voices that are able to help in that area. Carol Watson and Lisa Smith, are not only inspirational business women, but are causing waves of success in different parts of the property world, and they've now launched their very own podcast too! The Life Balance Podcast. Carol and Lisa chat about their lives, their businesses, their strategies, their experiences, and their desire to have more female voices speak up, and their mission and legacy for using property and business to leave a positive mark on the world and help many people benefit from that success.
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How resilient are you really?
How confident and optimistic do you feel?
How would you really cope if it was all ripped away from you?
Your business, your connections, your very freedom itself...
'The Inside Track' is the best-selling book from Peter Sage, covering his incredible journey of being a non-criminal sent into Britain's toughest prison, Pentonville,
One of the world's top experts in Personal Development would face his toughest challenge yet.
Tales from the book not only show how he coped with the challenge, but how he used the 'opportunity' to help others while there, and ending in being commended and awarded for his work by the prison service itself.
In this, his 2nd interview on This Week In Property, Peter sits down again to be grilled by Richard, this time with the questions coming from the listeners themselves...
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Rather than start with your property products and services, start with understanding who exactly you're going to be selling to.
Who is your market?
What do they want?
How do they think?
Where do they live and move?
What value can you deliver to them...
In today's show, Richard sits down with James Miller to discuss the art and the science of marketing.
James' experience and background enables him to give our listeners some incredible insights into the workings, tools, and strategies that are employed by the big boys of the marketing and retail world.
And he shows us ways that we can use those same secretive techniques to supercharge our own property businesses and deliver real value to our specific customers.
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Who can really get involved in property, business and investing?
That's a theme that's come from many listeners' questions in recent weeks.
Can I do it?
Can anyone do it?
Is property investing not some old, dull world dominated by old white men at the end of their corporate lives with tons of pension cash to buy discounted properties?
What about me; have asked our female listeners.
Will having these young kids stop me from having my own business; have asked our newbie parent listeners.
Do I need to wait; have asked our young listeners.
The short answer is no...
In today's show, Richard sits down with inspirational Carol Watson, and they cover the trail she's blazing in the world of property.
Her childhood, her background, and the experiences that formed her mindset and approach to life.
They cover the juggling act of being focused and determined with clearly defined goals, but yet also being open and relaxed about change, and twists in the road.
From the sourcing of individual deals for investor clients, to being a shareholder in a major land and new build development project, Carol tells her story and shows how you the listener can jump into the exciting, different, and rewarding world of property...
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Is a problem shared, a problem halved?
Or have you just doubled up on your problem?
Do great minds think alike?
Or do too many cooks spoil the broth?
Some people go it alone. They like the singular sound of 'entrepreneur'. They reckon the only person that can do a job right, is them.
But there are others who fancy taking on the battle grounds of property and business with someone else beside them in the trenches.
They've seen the power of their relationship at home, with a friend, or with a colleague, and they see an advantage in using that power in their property world."
In today's show, Richard sits down with a power house of a couple who have cracked the code.
Emily and Stuart Barnes are blazing a trail in the property world, and building their empire.
Hear their story, learn their insights, and take the lessons into your own business...
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Are you still reeling from the crash of 2008, or have you become cocky about the UK's low interest rates?
Are you filled with doom-and-gloom for financial prospects, or can you see no end to your financial stability?
Or are you somewhere in between those extremes?
Wherever you find yourself on that optimistic/pessimistic spectrum, ask yourself if you're ready.
Are you ready and prepared for the next crash...
In today's show, Richard sits down with Andrei Polgar to discuss all of these concepts. The man behind the YouTube phenomenon 'One Minute Ecomomics', and the author of 'The Age of Anomaly' which is released today.
Andrei discusses his life work, and his mission to help as many people as possible to thrive and survive, rather than suffer and lose from outside economic factors.
Reviewing the past, to plan in the present, for what lies in the future...
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