This Week In Property Podcast

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...