Practical Property Talk

It’s that Friday takeaway from the 83 Group — and what a week it’s been. Full throttle, forward momentum, and good energy all round.

Refurbs are steaming ahead and bang on track. The team’s graft is paying off and the vision’s coming to life.

Behind the scenes, we’ve had some constructive sit-downs around the off-market opportunities we’ve been quietly grinding on for the last six months. No shortcuts, just groundwork — and now, the pieces are starting to fall into place.

Property is a long game — no doubt about it. But if you stay consistent, stay persistent, and keep showing up... the rewards follow.

Until next week

Best regards

The right attitude...

This week, Joe put me in touch with Sean Boyce after their met up and we got into talking about having the right attitude is key to working on in property.. Sean and his Mum have built a nice portfolio which gave Sean the freedom to travel which was one of his goals when he got going in property.

We talk about what its like working with family, the instant trust and support even though they borrow on credit cards to pay for property training.

Again as I hear so often when people say they left their jobs too soon to get into property, Sean was lucky he had the support of his family to enable him to do that, but for many this is the case.

I thank Sean for his honesty and jumping on a cold call type conversation which for both of us for seasoned networkers has become a habit, but again Sean echos what so many say he wishes at the start he would of networked more and spent time with the right people that are on a similar path to what your on.

Until next week enjoy the listen

Best Regards

Good evening,

another week has passed us by and this week we see a very administrative week but a positive week because of the systems and structures we have put in place over the past seven months

Anyone who has followed our journey will hear how I wish I had spent more time at the beginning getting those systems in place early on.

SEVEN OFFERS all submitted this week for our clients on off market property opportunities.....

the refurb project is pushing forward extremely well and we are keen to get this property wrapped up and sold in the next couple of months...

We have also put two other off market properties on market that we have achieved planning on...

so to sum up even the admin weeks can be positive

until next week

best regards

As we got cut off mid-flow discussing the 1.5 million housing target, we jumped straight back in to finish what was turning into a fascinating conversation. This time, we dived deep into grey and green belt plots, with Richard breaking down the key differences and explaining how varying landscapes can directly influence site pricing and the future GDV potential.

One big takeaway from my discussions with Richard this past week has been that experience is priceless — and that surrounding yourself with people who have walked the path you want to tread is invaluable. Simply asking the right questions can unlock a wealth of knowledge you might never otherwise access.

A huge thank you to Richard for sharing his insights, and I’m looking forward to plenty more thought-provoking chats ahead.

Until next week,

Best regards

July rolls in, marking the start of Q3 — the perfect time to reset, refocus, and reload. As tradition demands, we kick things off with our monthly meet-up at the Halfway House in Brentwood, where the conversation flows as freely as the coffee.

This month, once again, we’ve heard the all-too-familiar tales of people shelling out good money for so-called coaches, yet still left high and dry when it comes to real, practical support to kickstart their property journey. It’s a proper reminder that the right network beats a promise every time.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the crew has been flat out: building up the client base, nurturing new leads, and constantly sharpening the systems and processes that keep the machine humming.

Progress never stands still round here.

And, of course, week one means one thing — pulling the curtains back on last month’s portfolio performance, measuring what’s working and what needs a nudge.

Until next week, keep pushing forward — and if you’re not, well, you know where to find us.

Experience.... can you put a price on it.. this week we have been lucky enough to be joined by Richard Little who has over 40 years of experience in property.

We talk how many developers feel batter and bruised in recent years... and from our small time in property I couldn't agree with the statement any more.

Richard shares his experiences in land, planning, construction and house building... the conversation delivers some great key points on how to navigate the bumps that the world of property might throw at us

We talk over on ''what we can deliver'' rather than focusing on the outside world and finding the structure and system to be proactive rather than being re-active..

As the conversation heads in depths of the flow.... we get cut off...

So we will pause until the next episode where we get to finish our chat in part 2

Until part 2

Best regards ..

End of June sees us half way through the year…. And to finish the second quarter of the year this week we have through our intensive work with off mark property opportunities put forward for our clients over 10millions pounds worth of offers…

On the development side we are extremely close to securing another successful planning application and completed one project started another project and ahead of schedule on another

To sum up it’s been a strong months for the group 👊

Until next week best regards

Over the past 8plus year of being full time in property I have met many people and been lucky enough to build some good friendships.... its been great to see some achieve and move on... so why not get on one of the oldest of my property friends who has now left the country and headed to dubai...

Me and Rob chat over a time in property and how/why its so important to really get to know someone before entering into a JV agreement. as real DD isnt just about the property, it's about the whole team and people you work with.

Rob's interest in property was sparked from conversation with a previous girlfriend's dad and the perception of what being in like.. but after 5 years in property the course where we met had led us to believe we would all be sitting on yachts after five years.. And we agree the property is not for the faint hearted..

As always a great chat pleasure to chat and look forward to popping over to see you soon…

We have been there and tried to make the money work, but the ''numbers are the numbers'' this week we have Sam Bastow of Tudor gate Homes jump on and join us for a conversation about his experience in new build development.

Listen to how Sam used to set his alarm to get up to watch just to watch Homes under the hammer before starting his property journey.

Sam gives us a interesting take on going straight to the world of developments and planning uplifts that has lead Sam to run his own network event and now follow on from their to start his own podcasts ''how to become a millionaire''' where Sam is taking the opportunity to speak to those you have succeeded to learn and push forward.

I great chat with Sam this week and as always until next week.

Best regards

The week of the snag..

As with any project when you get to the end of the project their are always a few things that need wrapping up before we get to sign off the project.

The renovation down at benfleet is going well and the new team are really pushing forward.

We have submitted multiple offers this week but most have been rejected as expectations that by agents are to high from most vendors and they just not quite at the level that would work for investors and developers.

its been a good positive week so until next week

best regards