Honest Property Investment with Natasha Collins

Today I am very excited to welcome back to the podcast Nishita Gudka. Nishita is a Partner at Lee Bolton Monier-Williams, and she acts for companies, entrepreneurs, charities and high net worth individuals in relation to all aspects of property transactions. Her experience includes dealing with sales and purchases of commercial property, acting for both landlords and tenants as well as providing advice in managing property portfolios. Not only that, but she acts for me in my portfolio and we have worked together for a long time! 

In this conversation we discuss all things commercial property and how the commercial property market is changing. 

Nothing in this podcast shall be taken to mean that Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP or any of its members or employees are providing legal advice. The content is intended to be a general discussion only and Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP, its members and employee accept no liability incurred as a result of any reliance placed on the matters contained in this podcast.

this week, I sit down and talk to Shaz Ahmed. We go through property finance and FINANCE TRUTHS…

Including bridge to let, bridge to refinance, commercial, social housing, short term accommodation, overseas investors, and of course using bounce back loans as a source of deposit.

It’s an interesting chat AND Shaz is open about the lenders he uses for each different type of property and the interest rates you can expect to achieve.

You can follow Shaz on Facebook , LinkedIn and Instagram

Ultimately there are 6 main ways you can raise your next deposit:

There’s a decision to be made behind why you would use each one I go through that on the podcast!

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In this, shorter than normal, pod. I ask you to get back to basics and remind yourself of what your goals are.

This will help you to focus in on what you want to achieve, rather than getting overwhelmed with everything that comes your way.

I encourage you to listen with a pen and paper handy!

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I’m optimistic that after a few slow years there will be opportunities for innovation and changing the shape of high streets and offices, into more dynamic spaces that can be opened up or closed down depending on what’s needed at the time.

However, I also know that in order to get a mortgage on a commercial or mixed use property you definitely need to have tenants in situ, which is why I’m looking to scoop up properties from Landlords who can’t wait to get out of this sector.

Therefore, as it’s high on my agenda, I have dedicated this weeks podcast to Commercial and Mixed Use Property Investment. I answer the question, is it really worth it?

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This week I’ve invited Jake Knotman onto the podcast to investigate development schemes further. We discuss Why Developments Fail.

Jake is a property investor, developer, owner of Assets We Build which includes its global acquisitions consultancy and Jake is the host of the Best in Property Podcast. You can find him on Instagram @jakeknotman 

Today, I’m excited to invite Faith Locken to the podcast where we discuss commercial, residential, risk and more.

If there’s one big takeaway you should be getting from Covid 19, is that going forward we need to diversify our portfolios to risk proof them.

That’s having a mix of residential property, plus if it’s your jam a sprinkling of commercial.

Markets are ALWAYS going to change, that’s inevitable. Yes, there will be demand for homes and so standard BTL’s will always be a popular investment (providing we buy in the right area).

However, we always need to be thinking about live, work and play… the three overarching categories of property, and how we can maximise that in our portfolio.

You’ve also got to remember, that what works for you, may not work for someone else and vice versa. Therefore you’ve got to build a portfolio that both excites you, but will also hit your goals in a changing market.

To find out more about Faith:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepropertyhustle/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR6ynXH6jiM3BIea8770z4w

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepropertyhustle/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-locken-mrics-msc-710b2263/

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Today, I’m very excited, I’ve got Chris Moore with me. Chris is a Heritage Specialist, Chartered Surveyor, Project Manager, Owner of REDEC Refurbishment, Researcher AND property investor.

Chris and I chat about some pertinent questions, such as: 

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In this podcast, I'm going to let you into my and my husband Chris' bubble that we have going on here in our apartment. We have been working from home together since the 10th March, lockdown really came into force on the 16th March and we’ve been figuring out the new dynamic within our family.

Spoiler alert… we’ve handled this much better than I thought we would!

Come and join us as we talk through what we’ve been doing over the past couple of months, how we’ve handled the highs and the lows and what we’ve learnt so far.

It’s a little bit of fun AND my usually private husband wanted to come and have a chat.

How have you been handling lockdown? 

Today, I’m very excited, I’ve got Aren Deu on the podcast with me today. Aren is a property investor and health and fitness expert and mental health advocate. He has some incredible outlooks on life in terms of mindset, overcoming mental health challenges and is the host of the Find Your Voice Podcast.

Here are a couple of questions that Aren and I go through in this podcast: 

Aren's BIO: 

Aren Deu has spent his life trying to make those around him do and feel better. From helping people with their physical and mental health to becoming a social worker to try to change the world, most of his work has been done to give back.

Recognising that bureaucracy and his own mental health battles with high functioning anxiety would hinder that he began to go on a journey of understanding himself. So Aren blindly jumped into the property space, spending £1000s on courses to change his families lives and his own. Recognising it wasn’t all fun and games, he became what he calls “the king of failure”.

However, learning from every opportunity and taking that adversity and resilient mindset forward he began to make a success of it. Raising over £1,000,000 and funding projects with investors over the years Arens long term future looks to be secure. Although never a priority, Aren has used this as an excuse to spend even more time doing more time in the mental health space. No monetization, no source of income, these are just pure passion projects that for the past 2 years Aren has spent over 20+ hours a week on. This also birthed the Find Your Voice podcast which has a been huge success across 50+ countries and ranking in the top charts for mental health.

I live by many mantras in life. Two of which are: “Help as many people as you can.” & “Always help without expectations”

2020 sees Aren wanting to speak more in the fields he works in about Mental Health and raising awareness to the darker sides of peoples thoughts, and poorly brains not just in their own personal lives, but also in the property space. What happens when partners steal from you? What happens when deals fall from under your feet? Or projects overrun, on time and budget? What happens when tenants refuse to pay? All these things are rarely spoken of and in turn can have detrimental effects on your life, so hopefully with the right tools and guidance Aren will at least try to get peoples health prioritised and looked after along the way.

Find Aren online here:

https://www.instagram.com/the_anxious_investor

https://www.instagram.com/findyourvoicepodcast

https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arendeu/

https://www.healthxcel.co.uk