
The Scottish Property Podcast
A weekly podcast focused on keeping property investors informed and educated on the Scottish property market. Co-hosts Nick Ponty and Steven Clark share their own experiences, answer questions and talk to experts in the industry.
Latest episodes

Jan 6, 2021 • 29min
How to use social media to attract investors and grow your property business
This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk about how to use social media to build your personal brand, establish relationships with investors and bring in leads for your property business. We discuss the following:Why can social media be so valuable as a property investor?Build a personal brand.Attract private investors.Bring deals to you through your network.Attract joint venture partners.Builds credibility in the industry.How do we do this?Be Consistent, show up daily and build up ...

Jan 1, 2021 • 45min
How to set and achieve your goals for 2021 with Jerry Alexander
Happy New Year Everyone!! 🥳This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk to Commercial Property Investor Jerry Alexander about his process for setting and achieving goals. Jerry shares some really good tips on how to set out the process and talks about how important it is to re-evaluate your goals and book a meeting with yourself throughout the year so that you remain on track. Connect with Jerry:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryalexander/Facebook: https...

Dec 25, 2020 • 1h 1min
Rent to Buy explained with Alex Collie
This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven interview property investor Alex Collie who has implemented the Rent to Buy strategy in his property business.Rent to buy as a relatively new kid on the block so if you're interested in finding out more about it then this is the podcast for you! It's interesting to hear how the strategy can help give something back to society by providing the tenant with a good stable long-term home with the option to buy at the end of the term.Disclaimer: ...

Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 6min
Investing in Dundee with Jack Reavley and Kessar Salimi
On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our live monthly networking event which focuses on investing in the city of DundeeWith it being a popular university city, Dundee is one of the hottest spots in the UK to invest in Buy to Let with an average yield of around 7.2%. We were joined by Jack Reavley of letting agent Easylets and Kessar Salimi who is a mortgage broker and local investor.Connect with Jack Reavley:nfo@easylets.co.ukConnect with Kessar Salimi:Email: kessar@fre...

Dec 11, 2020 • 46min
Our 2020 F*ck ups! Cowboy builders and Dodgy tenants
This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk about some of the downsides of property investing. Steven speaks about a recent bad experience with a new builder relationship that turned sour. Nick talks about losing £945 to handyman and a recent tenant checkout where the property was handed back in poor condition.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Hope you find it useful and we would appreciate it hugely if you could find time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Connect with us on social media:Join the Sc...

Dec 4, 2020 • 1h
Poker player to property investor with Mark Shanta
This week on the podcast we interview Mark Shanta. Mark runs the successful Glasgow letting and estate agency Shanta Residential as well as building his own property portfolio now using the BRRR strategy.We talked about the following: How Mark used to be a professional Poker player and how that led him to invest in propertyHow Mark built his personal portfolio to 14 Buy to LetsWhat it takes to become a successful letting agent and estate agentHow Mark has now changed his pers...

Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 5min
How to invest in property with SSAS pensions with Mark Stokes
This week on the podcast we had the pleasure of interviewing SSAS pension expert Mark Stokes. We had our eyes opened up to the possibilities and advantages of using SSAS pension schemes to invest in property and we were both gobsmacked by the amount of opportunity available.We talked about the following: What is a SSAS pension and how it can be used?The Pros and Cons of SSAS pensionsHow you can use SSAS pensions within your residential property investment strategyHow SSAS pensions ...

Nov 20, 2020 • 44min
How to make your properties compliant for letting with Craig Gallagher
One of the most important things of being a landlord is to stay compliant and to make sure you have all the up to date safety certificates. In a fast changing industry, we thought it would be useful to invite on Craig Gallagher, Managing Director of Quinnergy to explain everything you need to stay compliant as a property investor and landlord with the current regulations.We go into some detail about how often you need to do these checks, how much they cost and what is involved: T...

Nov 13, 2020 • 52min
0 to 15 properties in 9 months! Building a £1.5m portfolio with Tej Talks
On this week's podcast, we talk to Tej Singh who managed to scale his property portfolio from 0-15 properties in 9 months building it to a value of £1.5m. Tej has a large following on social media which has helped him raise private finance to be able to move at such a fast pace. He has recently just launched his book "The Tej Talks guide to property investing" and also has a fantastic podcast.We talk about:How he managed to scale his portfolio so quicklyInvesting remotely Cow...

Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 28min
Investing in Aberdeen with Chris Minchin and Steven Clark
On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our live monthly networking event which focuses on investing in the city of Aberdeen.Aberdeen has it's own micro-market and doesn't follow the trends of the rest of the country. We look in to some of the great BRRR deals that Steven has picked up along with talking with our guests about the opportunities that are currently available. Timestamps:1:12 - Kessar Salimi with the mortgage updateEmail: kessar@freedomfs.co.uk0138...