A podcast for expat UK property investors

Season 2

April 13, 2023

Expat Mortgage Disaster

#84 It’s a schoolboy error… a missed penalty in the last minute of the World Cup Final in which I didn’t even hit the target, but blazed the ball high over the bar and nearly killed a pigeon. Are you …

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Nov. 30, 2022

Auction Tales of the Unexpected...

#53 Auction Tales of the Unexpected With nearly 3,000 lots put up for auction in the UK Property market each month, there’s bound to be some strange stories? As the auction season draws to a close, this episode offers some …

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Nov. 23, 2022

Half of What You Need To Know About the Modern Method of Auction

#51 Half of What You Need To Know About the Modern Method of Auction The so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ is a controversial sector of the UK property market which gives rise to strong feelings from all concerned. This tw...

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Nov. 15, 2022

HMOs… More Attractive Than Ever?

#50 If you agree that securing a high yielding asset at a discount price is the way to satisfy the stress tests and beat inflation, then step this way! Dave So of Nottingham Lettings and Sam Watterson of Watts & …

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Nov. 8, 2022

UK Property Auction SUCCESS

#49 Are you looking for tips on how to analyse an auction catalogue? Then this is the episode for you! With just 2 weeks to spare in my four-month Expat Auction Challenge, I reveal how I finally managed to bag …

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Nov. 2, 2022

Schlepping the Bones Out of It… How Auctioneers Squeeze Buyers!

#48 Have you been put off buying UK property at auction due to the intimidating atmosphere of a live auction? Join me as I make my first foray into the exciting, adrenaline pumping cauldron of a live auction. The property …

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Oct. 26, 2022

Essential Information for UK Property Investors

#47 Are you serious about buying property at auction? Never has the expression ‘Knowledge is Power’ been more fitting than in the world of UK property auctions. Knowing that a property was unsold at auction a couple of months...

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Oct. 19, 2022

Opportunity Knocks...

#46 Do you wish you had a property crystal ball? At least one auctioneer thinks that November's auction will be a litmus test for the next 12 months. And what happens in the auctions today will be reflected in the …

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Oct. 12, 2022

Expat Auction Challenge: 5 Weeks Left!

#45 Only FIVE weeks remaining for a successful conclusion to my Expat Auction Challenge… or Egg In My Face! This week, I look at a freehold block of three cottages just outside Scarborough with the help of Louise Tomlinson of...

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Oct. 5, 2022

Supported Living: Certainty in Uncertain Times?

#44 This episode was released in a week that saw 40% of UK mortgage products withdrawn from the marketplace, in Week 10 of my four-month challenge to buy a UK property at auction without setting foot in the UK. So …

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Sept. 28, 2022

1K+ Net Profit Per Month for a 100K House?

#43 Who wouldn’t want a net income of potentially more than a thousand pounds per month from a property costing less than £100,000? While some people are achieving this, it’s not as easy as you might think. As I move …

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Sept. 21, 2022

The Auctioneer's Little Black Book

#42 I’m now halfway through my Expat Auction Challenge. Just two months left to buy a UK property at auction from Hong Kong. A potential holiday let that was unsold at auction provides the backdrop to this week’s episode, in …

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Sept. 14, 2022

Oops! I Forgot to Bid at Auction!

#41 My Expat Property Auction Challenge enters week 7, which means that I have just nine weeks left to buy a UK property at auction from here in Hong Kong without setting foot in the UK within four months. This …

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Sept. 7, 2022

The Landlord's Smoking Dope!!!

#40 As my Expat Auction Challenge enters its sixth week, I struggle to find a deal that delivers a decent cashflow. A three storey townhouse in Bristol provides the backdrop to this episode as I look for a freehold to …

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Aug. 31, 2022

How to Maximise Returns by Title Splitting

#39 We would all like to maximise profits from UK property. One way to achieve this, both in terms of cashflow and capital appreciation is through a strategy called freehold to leasehold title splitting. Rachel Knight from ti...

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Aug. 24, 2022

Buying Commercial Property at Auction

#38 The UK residential property market has been so HOT over the last couple of years that even expats have started to look at commercial property opportunities, given the reduced competition in this sector of the UK property ...

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Aug. 17, 2022

How to Make Most Money From Property

To develop or not to develop? That is the question at the heart of this week’s show. Savvy UK property investors have long known that the best way to make money from property is to take an asset, add value …

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Aug. 10, 2022

Property Auction Detective Skills

#36 Have you thought about buying UK property at auction? Do you want to learn from auction specialists? Then follow my story as I learn from the best during my challenge to add to my UK property portfolio by buying …

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Aug. 3, 2022

UK Property Auction Challenge: A Reality Podcast

#35 Is it a good idea to buy UK property at auction from abroad in a hot market? I am challenging myself to buy a property from my home in Hong Kong without setting foot in the UK, within four …

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