Dave Hughes – The Developers Architect – Design Grounded in Viability and Affordability
In this episode, Paul is joined by Dave Hughes of Fuse Architects to talk about the role architects play in the UK housing market, including why the way many of them work is holding back progress. Dave´s focus is on delivering affordable housing. He shares the challenges the sector faces and the in…
Critiquing Kevin McCloud´s Evening Standard Article
Today, Paul explains why he thinks Kevin McCloud was wrong about the reasons behind the UK homebuilding market and model being broken. He breaks down the article paragraph by paragraph, sharing what he agrees with and what he doesn´t, including why. Paul has built 7,000+ homes, won 3 Evening Stand…
Finding Public SUPPORT For Property Development - Wyn Evans
Watch the full episode on YouTube here. In this episode, Paul talks to Wyn Evans, a founding partner at Shared Voice and co-creator of the highly successful Just Build Homes movement. They discuss successfully navigating the planning process. As a former councillor and planner, Wyn knows why the…
What is The Grey Belt and Can it Solve The Housing Crisis?!
In this episode, Paul talks about something most people have never heard of – The Grey Belt. He explains what it is, the part it could play in solving the UK´s current housing crisis and how property developers can take advantage of this emerging opportunity. Paul has recently developed a grey belt…
Innovative Developments That Provide Both Profit and Value Sean Branton
In this episode, Paul talks with Sean Branton about how his 3 days a week of work experience on building sites led to him becoming an award-winning developer entrepreneur. Despite not getting much formal education at school Sean became obsessed with educating himself, which is why he has been able …
Delivering exceptional results for landowners and partners with Marios Stratis
In this episode, Paul is joined by Marios Stratis a property investor and developer who has worked in the industry for 23 years and is one of his students. He and his team have a reputation for sourcing land and buildings most others would not find or be willing to tackle, and then turning them int…
Overcoming the Challenges of Modern Home Building with Trevor Thorn
In this episode, Paul talks with Trevor Thorn the founder of Thorn Homes. He was a self-employed roofer, who became a property developer and established a roofing firm. Trevor uses private equity funding instead of borrowing from the banks, he explains why and how he does this. They also discuss m…
From Property Student to £1.3 Million Profit Deals with Sadun
In this episode, Paul talks to Sadun, who is one of Paul´s highly successful students. Sadun started out by doing small refurbs before transitioning to auction flipping and land deals. On his first land deal, he made a profit of £1.3 million. Sadun explains how he did that with the help of Paul´s t…
What is The REAL Return on Investment in Property?
In this episode, Paul talks to Kris Carpenter, who is a property developer from Leeds. He explains how he went from getting his Master's in psychology to joining the Army, leaving and building a big property portfolio through a JV. Before becoming a fully-fledged property developer, consultant and …
How Much is Land Actually Worth - w/ Kevin Ellis
To watch the full episode on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hyD8CSelM In this episode, Paul is joined by Kevin Ellis, the founder of The Land and New Homes Network. After just 8 years he is working with over 100 UK estate agents across 450+ locations. Helping them to pull p…