The Rodcast - Property, Business, Investment

Build Contracts with Chris Smart

October 16, 2019 07:28 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Chris is a chartered surveyor who acts for both developers and contractors on all types of builds ranging from £5mil to £40 mil. But its the principles we discuss that can be taken into any size build. We discuss everything from procurement types and tendering including what to provide your potential contractors with, Different types of contracts and their benefits, What to look for in a contractor, Reducing pre construction phase and the benefits and negatives, How to stay on top of t...

Paul Oberschneider

October 02, 2019 12:21 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

In this episode we hear Paul's story of how he started what would become the the biggest development company in central Europe with 33 offices in 5 countries. We talk about how started in property, the move from residential to building major retail parks, how leverage worked for him and how close he came to losing it all! We then go onto discuss his new business venture https://www.hilltopcreditpartners.com/ which funds SME developers in the UK and why the man who sold everything a few wee...

Tax Planning, Legacy and Group structure with Bell Howley

September 24, 2019 17:21 - 34 minutes - 48 MB

Simon (Tax Planner) and Amanda (solicitor) from https://bellhowley.com/ join me to discuss the benefits of a group structure in terms of property investment and development businesses such as; Tax efficiency, Group Vat, ring fencing assets and legacy... as well as issues such as lending. We talk about and how creating a trust can be an optimal way of leaving a legacy. Be sure to listen to the end where I go into detail regarding personal issues I have had in my business and what needs to ...

Ranjan Bhattacharya

September 21, 2019 07:48 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MB

There are not many people who can say they have bought a property every year for the last 30 years, have weathered and flourished through 3 recessions have amassed a diversified personal property portfolio in excess of £50 million but that is exactly what my guest has done. Ranjan really is a class act. In this discussion he tells us how he got into property, Some of the reasons outside his control in the market which meant he had to adapt, How what he thought were disasters for his busin...

Auction opportunities with Jay Howard & Piotr Rusinek

September 09, 2019 17:32 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

With help from Jay and Piot we discuss some of the upcoming lots at the Auction House London auction on 17/09/19 and what some of the opportunities may be with them as well as some things to watch out for. We discuss lease extensions and enfranchisement, commercial yields and risks with certain covenants, development opportunities and some of the regional opportunities as well as who may be the perfect buyers. Although the lots are for a specific auction the strategies and tactics discusse...

Building a Business That Turnsover £600Million - Jason Tracey

September 06, 2019 18:15 - 1 hour - 107 MB

In this episode Jason tells us how his company, Bmor http://www.bmor.co.uk/ has been able to grow into a fantastic company that has a turnover £600 million to date. We talk about how he got into property, bulk trading high volumes of units and how the financial crisis came at a time where he had exchanged on 2000 units and the lending got pulled overnight meaning he couldn't complete on a single one losing the business millions. We discuss his learning from this time including structuring c...

Jason Tracey founder of Bmor