The Scottish Property Podcast

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat with experienced property investor, Bill Roddie. His company, Spectrum Properties has built up a portfolio of over 700 units across central Scotland and they are now active in a number of large scale residential developments.We talk about the following:Starting out in the 1980’s buying commercial property in n the east end of Glasgow Lending money in the 80’s for his first property purchases Some case studies of residential developments th...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat with Architect and developer, Kenneth Martin about his 5 pillars of how to begin in property development. He shares his top tips for finding land along with the appraisal process and checklist he uses when looking into new projects. We talk about the following:* Building your power team * The planning application process* The building warrant process * The actual building process* Post completion responsibilities and checks* What can...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to Eddie Wighton and Michael Pratt of Invertay Homes. Invertay homes are based in Dundee and pride themselves on building affordable, sustainable and efficient homes suitable for family living. It was great to talk to a local housebuilder about the business of new build development.We talk about the following:Building 106 houses since they started out in 2013How they put themselves in the shoes of the house buyer first at the design stageWha...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to Liam Rogan from Get Ground on the tax advantages of investing in a limited company. Get Ground educate people on the benefits of company buy-to-let then make it easy and cost effective to execute. We talk about the following:* Using capital gains allowance* Cost implications involved in moving from personal name into ltd company* Should you take a salary from your ltd company* Is a ltd company the right move for you?* Inheritance tax * Overse...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat for a second time to property investor Adam Lawrence. Adam is well known for his weekly "Sunday Supplement" article on the Partners in Property Facebook page.In this episode we cover the following: Raising inflation and the cost of living crisis. Russian sanctions and how it will impact the macro economy. War in Ukraine and how it will effect. Rising interest rates and how will it impact the property market.&nbs...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to Rosie Charles of ARCH Investments. Rosie and her husband Allan started off investing 5 hours from their home town where they have built a buy to let and HMO portfolio in The Wirral. In this episode we cover the following:How they invest remotely 5 hours from homeHow they took 9 months to find a deal and why they didn't give up at the startTips on researching a new investment area that you're not familiar withUsing private investor funds for...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to Daniel Duffield who is a co-founder of Kove Properties. Daniel and his team source buy to let properties for investors, as well as guaranteed rent serviced accommodation deals. They also have a "Loan and learn" program that we find out more about.In this episode we cover the following:How Daniel met his business partner at a networking event and started Kove propertiesHow they managed to use furlough to their advantage and accelerate the bu...

In this episode, Nick and Steven talk about the current economic crisis which is brewing and where the future of the economy is going. How will this have an impact on the property market and house prices?We talk about the following:* The effect of world events on our economy * How this will affect our businesses and property investments* What is the potential for a crash and where we are in the cycle* The supply and demand imbalance* The comparisons with now and 2008* Ho...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to property investor Stephanie Taylor who has built a successful rent to rent portfolio and is now investing in multi-unit blocks. Stephanie has also written a book called Rent 2 Rent success and also hosts a podcast. We talk about the following:What is the rent to rent strategyHow she got her first rent to rent dealTips on finding dealsHow much money do you need to get started?What are the risks involved in rent to rent What horror stori...

In this episode, Nick and Steven chat to business owner and property investor, Gary Wilson. Gary, 24 sold a Google SEO business for £2 millon and is now building his portfolio as well as setting up another business selling tenanted property to other investors. It's a great interview with an inspiring young entrepreneur!We talk about the following:How Gary built a Google SEO business and sold for £2 million at age 24 How he became involved in building his own property portfol...