Expat Property Story helps expats and overseas investors build and manage UK property portfolios remotely — from buy-to-lets and HMOs to auctions and refurbs. Each week, John the Expat Property Guy talks to expat investors, agents, and specialists about the practical realities of investing from abroad: financing, tax structuring, remote project management, and deal sourcing. Monday 'Mini-Sodes' feature Mortgage Updates, Auction Roundups, Tax Tips and Deal Reviews while longer Thursday shows provide everything else you need for UK property success. With a back catalogue of 300+ episodes, this is THE podcast for anyone building UK property wealth from outside the UK.
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August 19, 2026Episode 31924 min
How an Economist Spots the UK's Next Property Hotspot
#319 About six weeks ago, in Episode 305, UK Property Market 2026: Is Now the Time to Buy? I talked to James Sproule , chief economist for Handelsbanken's UK division and former senior economic adviser to two UK prime ministers at 10 Downing Street. That conversation was about whether you should buy UK property at all right now. James walked us through affordability, yields, and why he sees a long-term upward bias in the market. Right at the end, he touched briefly on something called "pretty cities," and that's exactly where this second conversation picks up. Because deciding to buy UK property is only half the answer. The other half is where. In this episode, James walks through the underlying factors behind the UK's next property hotspot. If this topic interests you, check out these two episodes from the archives: Seven Ingredients for the Capital Growth Cake Seven Places with Good Fundamentals ExpatPropertyStory.com Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group We cover the difference between London satellites, major cities, post-industrial towns, and his "pretty cities." We also get into why some places held their value through COVID when others didn't, and the specific criteria James personally uses to spot a location before everyone else catches on. Elsewhere, we cover: The Manchester ripple effect and the M65 corridor, Why connectivity to bigger economic centres matters as much as affordability, The long-term structural undersupply of UK homes, What big US investment firms like BlackRock are actually buying The likely impact of AI and working from home on property values. Stick around to the end, when James names a combination of two specific things he says works potentially anywhere in the UK, not just in Cambridge. Timestamps: 00:00 – UK city categorisation: London, satellites, major cities, post-industrial towns and pretty cities 04:41 – Rising build costs and the affordability opportunity in northern towns 05:44 – Connectivity, Bradford, and the Leeds–Manchester–Liverpool corridor 07:34 – Manchester vs London: growth, affordability and consumer confidence 08:24 – The Northeast: strong yields, limited capital growth 09:00 – The UK's structural housing undersupply 10:47 – BlackRock and institutional investment in UK property 12:31 – AI, working from home, and UK property values 19:02 – Why Britain's entrepreneurial culture supports long-term optimism 20:44 – The "pretty city plus university" formula, and why it's not just Cambridge
August 17, 2026Episode 3189 min
North West Buy-to-Let 2026: On the Ground in Rawtenstall, Darwen and Burnley
#318 On Tuesday the 28th of July, I spent the day with Darren McNeill from our sponsors FMP driving along the M65 corridor through Rawtenstall, Darwen and Burnley. This episode reveals what I found. ExpatPropertyStory.com Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group We discuss: Rawtenstall — The Upmarket End of the M65 Rawtenstall sits in postcode BB4, 15 miles north of Manchester and 22 miles east of Preston. Darren has owned two properties there since 2018 and currently manages six or seven for clients. It sits at the end of the M66, which runs directly into Manchester — making the commute into the city straightforward and fast. People are actively moving out from Greater Manchester into Rawtenstall, and house prices have risen significantly as a result. The high street, complete with cobblestones, independent cafes, delis and the kind of shops that signal an area on the move, tells its own story. Five or six years ago, Darren says, it looked nothing like this. Darwen — Six Major Housebuilders Can't All Be Wrong From Rawtenstall we headed through Accrington to Darwen, where the scale of residential development was one of the most striking things I saw all month. Six major housebuilders are currently building in Darwen simultaneously. We have discussed this principle before on the show — major developers do more due diligence before putting a shovel in the ground than most individual investors ever will. Their presence in Darwen is itself a signal. The new builds they're putting up are priced from around £280,000, with most in the £300,000-plus range. That price point is not where FMP plays. Darren's buy-to-let sweet spot is firmly sub-£125,000 — and his reasoning is simple: nobody is building at that price point anymore, which means the supply of affordable starter homes is structurally constrained while demand from people on regular incomes remains consistently high. The M65 Corridor — Employment, Logistics and Why It Matters One of the most striking features of the drive along the M65 was the number of large distribution centres lining both sides of the motorway. Online retail has permanently shifted demand away from high street floorspace and towards fulfilment and distribution infrastructure. Land along the M65 corridor is significantly cheaper than near central Manchester, which makes it attractive to logistics operators who still need easy access to major cities. Those distribution centres mean jobs, and jobs mean tenants. Darren's point about connectivity is worth sitting with: Darwen to Burnley on the M65 took eighteen minutes. These towns feel separate on a map but functionally they form a single employment catchment area. Burnley — Areas Worth a Second Look We ended the day in Burnley, and specifically in streets that Darren admitted he and his team have historically avoided. That is changing. Burnley Council has been proactively focused on improving the physical environment of previously neglected areas — to the point where Darren received an email from the council asking him to put the door number on one of his properties. That level of detail suggests institutional commitment to neighbourhood improvement, not a one-off tidy-up. Some of those previously overlooked streets now look genuinely presentable, and the prices there haven't yet caught up with the improved reality. For investors willing to accept a little more risk in exchange for higher capital uplift potential, Burnley's historically avoided postcodes may be worth reconsidering. We also stopped to look at a three-bedroom bay-window mid-terrace, currently valued at around £120,000, with a tenant found at £850 a month. The rooms were bigger than expected — a reminder that the assumption of postage-stamp-sized terraces doesn't always hold. The Philosophy: Returns Over Postcodes Darren's closing point is the one I'd ask you to hold onto. Don't approach the M65 corridor with a specific town in mind. The towns are so close to each other, and the investment fundamentals across the corridor are so similar, that being rigid about postcode is likely to cost you deals. The question to ask is not "which town?" but "how do the numbers stack up at this price point?" All the towns in the corridor are seeing comparable capital growth averages — with the occasional outlier performing slightly better at any given time. The deal is the thing, not the postcode. Guest Darren McNeill — FMP FMP source buy-to-let properties under £125,000 across the North West and Greater Manchester. For Darren's full hands-free turnkey service, see Episode 240. Link to FMP in the episode description. Key Takeaways Rawtenstall is one of the most improved towns on the M65 corridor — house prices have risen significantly since 2018, driven by Manchester overspill and strong M66 connectivity. Six major housebuilders in Darwen is a forward signal worth noting — developers don't commit at that scale without extensive research. New builds at £280k–£300k+ are not the buy-to-let opportunity; the sub-£125k stock is — because nobody is building there. The M65 corridor's distribution and logistics infrastructure provides a stable employment base for the rental market across all the corridor towns. Burnley's previously overlooked areas have improved materially — the prices may not yet reflect that. Focus on how the deal stacks up, not which postcode it's in. Keywords: North West buy-to-let 2026, Rawtenstall property investment, Darwen buy-to-let, Burnley property investment, M65 corridor property, Lancashire buy-to-let, North West property investment, buy-to-let under 125k UK, FMP property, expat property podcast, UK property tour 2026
August 13, 2026Episode 31732 min
Is Your HMO Managing Agent Actually Doing the Job? Here's How to Check
#317 If you own an HMO in the UK and you're managing it from abroad, this episode is for you. Today's guest is Mithila from Ideal Urban Group (Tel: 07300 204451) — an HMO specialist agency covering Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, and Greater London. Mithila and her business partner Lisa didn't start the agency because they saw a gap in the market. They started it because they couldn't find anyone good enough to manage their own properties. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group Why Single-Let Agents Fail at HMOs Most agents who say they manage HMOs are single-let agents who haven't made the leap. Managing a property with six different tenants, six sets of compliance deadlines, and six different personalities is fundamentally different from managing a single let. Mithila handed her own HMOs to one such agent while she was pregnant — and was back on the tools within weeks of having her baby. The agent wasn't documenting inspections, wasn't doing check-ins and check-outs properly, and simply didn't know what the compliance requirements were. How to Tell if an Agent Is Actually Qualified The first question to ask is how many rooms they manage — not properties, rooms. Mithila's minimum: 50 rooms under management, enough to be systemised as a business rather than someone doing it on the side. The second question is how often they carry out inspections, and what drives that frequency. The answer should start with fire safety. HMO Fire Safety: What Your Agent Should Be Doing Grade A alarm systems — typically six-plus bedroom properties or mixed-use buildings — require weekly fire alarm testing, zone by zone, logged on site and in a centralised location. Grade D systems — smaller HMOs — require monthly testing as a minimum. Fire doors should be checked monthly to confirm they are self-closing, correctly fitted, and have no gaps. Carbon monoxide alarms must be tested monthly. Fire blanket testing: monthly. Communal area inspections: monthly. Full inspections including tenants' rooms: quarterly as a minimum. None of this is optional — and a good agent should be able to tell you exactly which grade applies to each of your properties. How to Verify It's Actually Happening This is the question that matters most for expat landlords who can't just drive past the property. Ask your agent to share inspection reports — with photographs, not just commentary. Mithila's agency uses Inventory Hive, which builds reports around the property's floor plan and flags maintenance issues as it goes. Monthly communal reports are high-level; quarterly reports that include tenants' rooms are more detailed. As Mithila puts it: as long as you know what your property looks like, the report should reflect that. The Software Question Ask your agent which systems they use for compliance tracking and tenant communications. Mithila's agency uses Coho — all tenant communications are directed there to create a centralised, evidenced audit trail. WhatsApp conversations with tenants are not an audit trail. Ask specifically: where does tenant communication happen, and can it be evidenced? Questions to Ask Before You Sign Ask for metrics on void periods and average relet timeframes. Ask what their revenue yield is across their managed portfolio. Read the terms and conditions — check what's included and what triggers an add-on fee. Ask to speak to a current client directly — not a written reference, a phone call to someone using the agency right now. Anyone doing things well will offer that without hesitation. What to Do If Your Agent Isn't Performing Mithila's advice: document the specific failures, give them one chance to put things right, and if they don't, have the conversation about parting ways. A good agent who isn't meeting your expectations should be able to demonstrate and evidence their performance — if they can't, that evidence becomes your grounds to exit the agreement. The HHSRS Update — June 2026 The Housing Health and Safety Rating System was updated on 23 June 2026. It's the tool councils use to assess hazards in rented properties, with Category One hazards carrying significant consequences for landlords. Most landlords didn't know it was updated — and most agents didn't flag it proactively. Ask your agent whether they are aware of it and how it has changed their inspection process. Maintenance: The Landlord-Mindset Difference Mithila's agency troubleshoots maintenance issues with tenants by phone or video before calling anyone out. Every cost that goes out in maintenance erodes the bottom line, and a landlord-run agency feels that in a way a standard agent doesn't. Ask your agent: at what point do you call a contractor, and what is your approval threshold before you authorise spend? The Rent Audit When Ideal Urban Group takes on a new client, they audit not just compliance — but rents. Self-managing landlords and under-engaged agents routinely leave rooms at below-market rates, sometimes for years. Twenty to twenty-five pounds per room under market across a six-bedroom HMO is two hundred pounds a month left on the table. Key Takeaways A single-let agent is not an HMO agent — the compliance requirements are fundamentally different. The minimum credible agency size is around 50 rooms under management. Fire alarm testing frequency is determined by alarm grade — weekly for Grade A, monthly for Grade D. Always ask to speak to a current client, not a written reference. If your agent can't produce inspection reports with photographs on request, ask why. The HHSRS was updated in June 2026 — check whether your agent has acknowledged this. Not financial or professional advice — always consult qualified professionals. Keywords: HMO managing agent UK, HMO compliance UK, HMO fire safety, HMO property management, Grade A HMO alarm, HMO landlord questions, Inventory Hive HMO, Coho property management, HHSRS landlord 2026, expat HMO landlord, HMO agent vetting UK, UK property podcast
August 9, 2026Episode 3169 min
Section 24 Explained: Why UK Landlords Are Paying Tax on Profits They Never Made
#316 Once a month, Simon Misiewicz from Optimise Accountants joins us to tackle a UK property tax topic — with one eye always on those of us based overseas. This month: Section 24. If you hold UK property in your personal name and you have a mortgage on it, this one directly affects you. And if you're a higher-rate taxpayer, it may be affecting you far more than you realise. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group Once a month, Simon Misiewicz from Optimise Accountants joins us to tackle a UK property tax topic — with one eye always on those of us based overseas. This month: Section 24. If you hold UK property in your personal name and you have a mortgage on it, this one directly affects you. And if you're a higher-rate taxpayer, it may be affecting you far more than you realise. What Is Section 24? Section 24 is the mortgage interest relief cap introduced by the UK government for individual landlords. Before Section 24, you could deduct your full mortgage interest costs from your rental income before calculating your tax bill. After Section 24, you can no longer do that. HMRC now taxes your gross profit — rental income minus expenses like repairs, letting fees, and maintenance — before deducting mortgage interest. You do receive some relief on your mortgage interest costs, but only at 20%, regardless of the rate of tax you actually pay. The Numbers: Basic Rate vs Higher Rate Taxpayers Take a simple example: £100 gross rental profit, £30 mortgage interest. For a basic rate taxpayer , the impact is relatively modest. Tax is charged on the £100 at 20% (£20), then you receive 20% relief on the £30 mortgage cost (£6 back), leaving a tax bill of £14. For a higher rate taxpayer , the picture changes significantly. Tax is charged on the £100 at 40% (£40), then the same £6 mortgage relief applies, leaving a tax bill of £34. That is a tax bill of £34 on a net profit — before tax — of just £70. When It Gets Worse: High-Value Properties The problem becomes most acute in higher-value areas — London, Surrey, the South — where mortgage interest costs are high relative to rental income. Simon gives the example of a landlord with £100 gross profit but £70 in mortgage interest costs. The net profit before tax is £30. HMRC taxes the gross profit of £100 at 40%, giving a tax bill of £40, then applies £14 relief on the £70 mortgage interest, leaving a net tax bill of £34. But the landlord only made £30. They are paying £34 in tax on a £30 profit. That is a loss-making property — not because the rent is too low, but because of Section 24. The worst case Simon has seen in practice: a client facing a tax bill of 165% of their real net profit . In other words, they paid £165 to HMRC for every £100 they actually made. Who Is Actually Making Money From Your Property? Simon puts it plainly: if you are in this position, ask yourself who is making money from your property. In his high-value example, the bank takes £70 and HMRC takes £34. The landlord is left with a negative return. The bank and HMRC are the ones benefiting — not you. The Limited Company Solution Section 24 does not apply to limited companies. A limited company can still fully deduct mortgage interest costs against rental income before calculating its tax liability. This is the primary reason most new UK property investors are now buying through a limited company structure rather than in their personal name. The Expat Consideration For those of us based overseas, there is an additional dimension. If you hold UK property in your personal name, you become the taxable person — wherever in the world you happen to be living. If you move to a country that taxes worldwide income, your UK rental profits could be taxed there as well as in the UK. Holding property inside a UK limited company can provide a layer of separation from that risk. However, limited companies come with their own complication: the risk of being taxed twice — once through corporation tax and again when you draw income. As Simon and John both stress, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. The right structure depends entirely on your personal circumstances, where you are based, and where you plan to be in the future. Key Takeaways Section 24 taxes gross rental profit, not net profit — mortgage interest is no longer fully deductible for individual landlords. Basic rate taxpayers are largely unaffected; higher rate taxpayers face a significant additional burden. In high-value areas with large mortgages, landlords can end up with a negative after-tax return on a property that appears profitable on paper. The worst case Simon has seen: 165% tax on real profits. Limited companies are not subject to Section 24 — which is why most portfolio investors are now buying through a corporate structure. Expats holding property in their personal name may face additional tax exposure in their country of residence. Always take case-by-case professional advice before changing your ownership structure. Guest Simon Misiewicz — Optimise Accountants Simon specialises in UK property tax for landlords, portfolio investors, and expats. Link to Optimise Accountants in the episode description. Not financial or tax advice — always consult a qualified professional for your personal circumstances.
August 5, 2026Episode 31534 min
Why Your UK Leasehold Flat Could Be Unsellable: The Cladding Crisis Explained
#215 Hello there. Can you imagine going to refinance your UK property and the lender's surveyor comes back with a zero valuation? That is the reality for owners of an estimated 258,000 leasehold flats across the UK logged with dangerous cladding since the Grenfell Tower fire. Today's guest is James Barry — an expat, a property investor, and someone who has been living through the UK cladding crisis for six years. We explore the issues through the lens of James's own portfolio to make a complicated subject as clear as possible. Free Cladding Crisis Help Sheet Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group We discuss: The 11-Metre Rule The government drew a funding line at 11 metres. Buildings below that height receive no government funding for fire safety remediation — the cost falls on the leaseholder. Bills of £10,000 to over £100,000 have been reported for sub-11-metre buildings. Buildings above 11 metres may qualify, but strict criteria apply and not all leaseholders are eligible. As of July 2026, a new fund for sub-11-metre buildings opens on 17 August 2026. 👉 Buildings Under 11m — New Funding (GOV.UK) Non-Qualifying Leaseholder Status If you own more than three properties — freehold or leasehold, jointly or individually — you are classified as a non-qualifying leaseholder. This means you cannot access government funding for internal fire safety works, even in a building that qualifies on height. Part-ownership counts. If you own a property jointly with a partner and together you hold four or more properties, both of you become non-qualifying. The Status That Stays With the Flat — Permanently This is the piece most investors and solicitors are missing. The non-qualifying status is perpetual — it stays with the flat when you sell it. The key cut-off date is 14 February 2022. If a flat was owned by a non-qualifying leaseholder before that date, the status follows the property forever. The buyer inherits it, even if they only own one property. Fire safety regulations continue to evolve — a B1 EWS1 rating that satisfies lenders today may not be enough in the future. The EWS1 Form The External Wall Survey (EWS1) determines whether a lender will lend on a leasehold flat in a building with cladding. A B2 rating means lenders won't lend until remediation raises it to B1. James's fourth flat spent five and a half years rated B2 before finally achieving B1. 👉 RICS Cladding EWS1 FAQs The Waking Watch Scheme While remediation is underway, trained wardens must patrol a building around the clock as a temporary fire safety measure. For James, this cost an extra £100 per month — on a flat worth around £100,000 — for two years. Can You Actually Transact? Market value becomes secondary to a more fundamental question: can you sell the property at all? Some lenders won't lend on affected flats, which shrinks the buyer pool and suppresses value. The Human Cost Some leaseholders have taken their own lives due to the financial and emotional strain of this crisis. James is clear that his own difficulties are nothing compared to those of the families who lost people in the fire itself. If you or someone you know is struggling, please contact the Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24 hours). 5 Questions to Ask Your Solicitor Before Buying a Leasehold Flat 1. Is the seller a qualifying or non-qualifying leaseholder? 2. Can the seller provide their completed Leaseholder Deed of Certificate? 3. What is the current EWS1 rating, and are any remediation works outstanding? 4. What is the height of the building and does it qualify under the Cladding Safety Scheme? 5. Has the service charge risen due to fire safety costs, and are further increases expected? Key Takeaways Owning more than three properties makes you a non-qualifying leaseholder. Non-qualifying status stays with the flat permanently — buyers inherit it. The cut-off date is 14 February 2022. A B1 EWS1 rating today does not guarantee freedom from future costs. Always ask your solicitor to check qualifying status before exchanging on any leasehold flat. Useful Links Grenfell Tower Inquiry Cladding Safety Scheme Overview Buildings Under 11m — New Funding Building Safety Leaseholder Protections End Our Cladding Scandal Leasehold Knowledge Partnership PAC Report: Cladding Crisis — Appalling Impact Persists Not financial or legal advice — always consult qualified professionals. Keywords: UK cladding crisis, leasehold flat UK, EWS1 form, non-qualifying leaseholder, cladding safety scheme, Grenfell cladding, UK fire safety flats, waking watch scheme UK, leasehold property problems UK, expat property podcast, UK flat investment problems
August 2, 2026Episode 31410 min
Expat Property Finance: UK Mortgage Rates, Bridging AVMs and Stamp Duty Changes
#314 UK mortgage rates are rising even as the Bank of England holds. Bridging lenders are embracing automated valuations. And a potential overhaul of stamp duty and council tax is being discussed at government level. In this month's Mortgage Monday, the Expat Property Guy and Shaz Ahmed of Elan Property Finance unpack what's actually moving in UK property finance right now. And what it means for expat and overseas investors (and UK based investors too! Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group We discuss: Bank of England holds at 3.75% — but mortgage rates keep climbing The MPC voted 6-3 to hold the base rate at 3.75%, with three members pushing for a rise to 4%. That's a shift from last month, when only one member voted for an increase. Shaz explains why this matters: swap rates — not the base rate — drive mortgage pricing, and they've been creeping up due to sticky inflation, higher funding costs, and geopolitical uncertainty. Several lenders pulled products this month with little notice, repricing upward by around 0.25%. The Bank of England base rate and your mortgage rate are not as connected as most people assume. If you're weighing whether to fix now, Shaz's view is that rates are more likely to rise before they fall — and when they do eventually come down, history suggests they won't return to previous lows. Mortgage approvals are up — but the market still feels sluggish Bank of England data shows mortgage approvals increased in June. Lenders have money to deploy and they need to lend it. But affordability pressures, cost of living, and slower conveyancing mean many buyers are hesitating. Residential brokers are busier, but chains are taking longer. Lenders are getting creative — including 100% mortgages Banks and building societies are relaxing affordability rules and packaging products differently to help buyers onto the ladder. At least one lender has launched a genuine 100% mortgage for residential buyers. Shaz's view: the risk of negative equity in the current market makes this a concern worth taking seriously, regardless of what lenders say on paper about affordability. Mortgages cheaper than rent: Middlesbrough, Burnley, Merthyr Tydfil A recent analysis found mortgage payments are cheaper than rental costs across significant parts of the UK. The top three locations: Middlesbrough, Burnley, and Merthyr Tydfil. The catch, of course, is the deposit. The bank of mum and dad remains one of the UK's largest lenders. Stamp duty and council tax: could they be replaced by an annual property charge? While it's only a proposal at this stage, it's gained enough traction to be worth understanding. The idea: replace stamp duty and council tax with an annual charge of 0.48% of property value for residential owners, and double that for investment properties. For landlords, that increased cost is likely to flow straight through to tenants. The conversation also covers the parallel proposal to align England's conveyancing process with Scotland's earlier exchange system — reducing gazumping, speeding up chains, and giving both buyers and sellers more certainty earlier. Shaz confirms that Scottish transactions do move materially faster. Bridging finance: automated valuations are changing the speed and cost equation One of the most practical updates in this episode for active investors: bridging lenders are increasingly comfortable with AVMs — automated valuations based on Rightmove and public data — rather than requiring a full physical survey. The difference is significant. A physical valuation can cost up to £1,000 and take two weeks. An AVM costs around £35 and turns around in a day. Lenders may request internal photos to confirm the property isn't a building site, but the direction of travel is clear. The 6-month refinancing rule: it's not as rigid as you think A question Shaz gets regularly from newer investors: do I have to wait 6 months after purchase before I can refinance? The short answer is no — there are now enough lenders, at competitive rates, who will refinance within 6 months of ownership at full value, provided you have evidence of works carried out: invoices, schedule of works, bank statements. Foundation Home Loans goes further: their written policy allows day-one refinancing for auction purchases bought with cash or bridging, even without renovation, recognising that auction buyers may have secured a genuine below-market purchase. One important caveat on anti-money laundering: if your deposit came from a private third-party investor acting as an informal bridger, lenders will not be comfortable within 6 months. Bridging finance is different — the bridging lender will typically have conducted AML checks on the investor already.
July 29, 2026Episode 31327 min
Why Property Investors Repeat the Same Mistakes: The Psychology Behind Your Patterns | Bahdar Shokar
#313 If you're tempted to skip this one because it sounds like it's not for you — that instinct is probably worth examining. It's exactly what Bhadar Shokar would say. Bahdar is a psychotherapist who has spent over 20 years working with vulnerable children who've experienced trauma. In that work, he watched early experiences create deep patterns — ways of coping with the world — that shape a person's capacity to trust, regulate emotions, handle stress, and build relationships. He then noticed those same patterns showing up, almost unchanged, in the adults those children became. In business. In property. He joined us first on Episode 269 , where he talked through how he bought a block of flats with a 10% deposit. Today, he's back to talk about the part of the property story that nobody posts about on LinkedIn. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group We discuss: The Gap Between Financial Success and Fulfillment Bahdar's starting question isn't what's your goal. It's: if I gave you £1 million tomorrow, how would you actually choose to live your day? Most property investors have a number — £10,000 a month, financial freedom, a certain portfolio size. Very few have thought carefully about what sits behind the number. And when they reach it, or get close to it, they discover the number wasn't really the point. The restlessness doesn't stop. The drive doesn't stop. The relationships that suffered along the way don't automatically repair. Success and fulfilment, Bahdar argues, are not the same thing. And the patterns that got you to one may actively prevent you from experiencing the other. Entrepreneurship as a Trauma Response Where does the drive really come from? Bahdar traces it back to early experience. A mentor he worked with had been told by his uncle he'd never amount to anything. That became the engine. The property portfolio, the deal count, the financial freedom — all of it, at root, a response to one sentence from one person decades earlier. The need to be in control. The inability to delegate. The feeling that you're not employable. The sense that feedback is criticism, that criticism is shameful, that shame must be avoided at all costs. These aren't personality quirks. They're patterns. And they formed long before you found property. Bahdar asks: is entrepreneurship, at least partly, a trauma response? The wish to control your future because at some point you couldn't? The conversation is uncomfortable. It's also useful. The Negative Chatterbox — And Why You Can't Switch It Off Imposter syndrome when calling an estate agent. Paralysis when asking an investor for money. Paying for a mentoring programme and then doing nothing with it. Bahdar hears this constantly, and his view is direct: that's not a mentoring problem. That's an internal dialogue problem. The internal chatterbox — the voice that says you're not good enough, you don't belong here, who do you think you are — cannot be silenced. Bahdar is clear on this. Trying to stop the self-talk doesn't work. What does work is awareness. Catching the thought as it arrives. Watching it pass. Not letting it run your decisions without your knowledge. The patterns are in the unconscious. Most of us can't name, at the end of a day, what we've been saying to ourselves. But those conversations are happening regardless, and they're shaping every decision we make. Property Disaster: Scarborough, Distance, and Emotional Regulation Bahdar's own most recent property challenge involves the Scarborough block from Episode 269 — the refurbishment took longer and cost more than planned after the person managing it on the ground experienced a significant bereavement and disappeared from the project for six weeks. No schedule of works. No communication with the contractors. Bahdar, managing from a distance, had to take the reins while doing his day job. He could have lost his composure with the builders. He didn't. He held firm, stayed calm, laid out clear timelines, and asked whether they were reasonable. The contractor who had been getting heated on the phone rang him the next day to apologise. Bahdar's reflection: the cost was higher. The profit was lower. But neither is life-ending. Staying emotionally regulated under pressure is a learnable skill — and in property, it's one that pays returns in almost every direction. Property Is a People Business Tenants want to be heard. Builders want to be treated as professionals. Letting agents want clear instructions. Investors want to trust who they're backing. Every one of those relationships runs on the same thing: the patterns you've developed around trust, communication, and control. And if those patterns were formed in an environment where trust was scarce or control felt like survival, they will show up in your property business — often without you realising it. Bahdar's approach with his own tenants: he tells them to call him directly. He'd rather know about a problem than have it fester. He models his properties on places he'd be willing to live himself. He doesn't maximise rent just because the market would bear it. A measured increase, he argues, is not softness — it's relationship management. Three Things to Take Away These are John's three points to ponder from the conversation: 1. We are all probably susceptible to repeating unconscious patterns formed in childhood — patterns that shape how we deal with money, risk, relationships, and stress in our property business, often without realising it. 2. The negative internal dialogue cannot be stopped — but it can be noticed. The goal is awareness, not silence: catching the voice as it comes through, rather than letting it run your decisions from the background. 3. Property is a people business. Your patterns around trust, control, and communication will directly affect your results — with builders, agents, tenants, and investors alike. Guest Bahdar Shokar — Psychotherapist and Property Investor Bahdar works with property investors and business owners on the personal side of their property journey. Links to Bahdar in the episode description. First appeared on Episode 269 . Key Takeaways Financial success and personal fulfilment are not the same destination — reaching one doesn't automatically deliver the other The drive behind many property investors traces back to early experiences: a parent's expectation, a teacher's dismissal, a need to prove something to someone Imposter syndrome and inaction after mentoring are internal dialogue problems, not knowledge problems You cannot silence the negative chatterbox — but you can build awareness of it Emotional regulation under pressure is a learnable skill, and in property it pays off in almost every interaction Treating a property as someone's home, not just an asset, changes the landlord-tenant relationship in practical and measurable ways Expat Property Story is the twice-weekly UK property podcast for expats and remote investors. Not financial or therapeutic advice — always consult qualified professionals. Keywords: property investor mindset, property psychology UK, imposter syndrome property investing, property investor mental health, entrepreneurship trauma response, internal dialogue property, UK property mindset podcast, emotional regulation property, property investing fulfillment, self-sabotage property investor, expat property podcast
July 26, 2026Episode 31212 min
Don't Be the Monkey: Auction Bidding Psychology and UK Property Market Update
#312 Once a month, auction specialist Jay Howard from Hammered Auctions joins us to report from the front line of UK property auctions. Jay and his business partner Piotr Rusinek are property traders, authors of the UK's number one bestselling book on auctions, and the people behind the Auction Buyers Club , Property Trading Academy and Beyond the Hammer This month: a 100% clearance rate, the monkey brain that costs investors real money, why summer 2025 is Christmas for property traders, and a valuation question that almost every auction buyer gets wrong. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group This month... Barnet Ross: 100% Clearance Jay's Auction Buyers Club recently hosted two senior figures from Barnet Ross — a London-based auctioneer whose catalogue runs heavily to mixed-use and commercial property — for a live run-through of their upcoming lots. Out of roughly 20 lots, every single property sold. Not one withdrawal. 100% sold prior or on the day. That figure is harder to achieve than it sounds. A 100% clearance rate means no unsold lots, no vendor disappointments, no stock carried forward. It's the number auctioneers quietly compete on, and Barnet Ross had a very good month. Don't Be the Monkey: Pre-Auction Bidding Discipline Two members of the Buyers Club were tracking a property in a recent Savills auction, guided at around £1.1 million with a desktop valuation of £1.98 million. After running the numbers — holding costs, refurbishment, letting — their maximum was £1.225 million. They offered £1.2 million pre-auction. A competing buyer came in at £1.25 million. The question they brought to Jay: should we go to £1.3 million? Jay's answer: you can offer £1.3 million. But the moment you do, the other buyer goes to £1.35 million. Then you're looking at £1.4 million. Then £1.5 million. You're in an auction. And you've stopped investing and started competing. Jay calls it the monkey brain. You don't want the banana because it's a good banana. You want it because another monkey wants it. The moment that happens, you've lost the plot — and potentially a lot of money. The practical resolution: there are five near-identical properties going into the next Allsop auction. Let the other buyer overpay. Go get one of those bananas instead. "Christmas in Summertime": The Case for Buying Now Jay's market read this month is direct: now is the time to buy. Competition is muted. Many investors have stopped transacting. Flats in particular are trading at prices last seen in 2012 — which, Jay notes, doesn't require an economist to interpret. Buying a flat in a good area at 2012 prices and holding for one to two years represents significant capital upside, even before a refinance. His phrase for the current auction environment: Christmas in summertime. The deals are there. The competition isn't. Investors in his Trading Academy are cycling capital straight back into the next auction the moment a trade completes. For expat investors with capital ready to deploy, the message is clear: the window is open. AVM vs Desktop Valuation: What Auction Buyers Actually Need to Know A member of Jay's group raised a question about desktop valuations this month, and Jay's answer is worth unpacking properly because most auction buyers conflate two very different things. AVM (Automated Valuation Model) A piece of technology — Hometrack is one of the better-known examples — that pulls data from multiple datasets and produces a confidence-weighted value and a 90-day sale figure. Costs around £30. Completely unemotional: the algorithm doesn't earn a fee if you buy, so it has no motivation to inflate the number. Desktop Valuation A RICS-qualified surveyor doing their work remotely — comparables, pound per square foot, yield analysis — without visiting the property. More expensive than an AVM, more credible with lenders, but still a lender tool rather than a market price. The critical point Jay makes: neither figure has any meaningful correlation with what buyers will actually pay at auction. What a lender values a property at, and what the market will bid it to on the day, are always two different numbers — sometimes very different numbers. AVMs are useful for working out your maximum offer and your likely LTV. They are not a guide to auction value. A deal sourcer telling you the AVM supports their asking price has a motivation the AVM itself does not. Stick to Your Guns: The Post-Auction Phone Call A member of Jay's Property Trading Academy bid £150,000 on a property at a Pattinson's auction. The property went to £174,000. He didn't win. He moved on. The following day, the auctioneer called. The winning bidder had pulled out. The property was available — for £174,000. The investor's response: why would I pay £174,000? My maximum was £150,000. You can see my maximum was £150,000. You're asking me to pay £24,000 more than my number because someone else couldn't complete at theirs? Jay's advice: stick to your guns. Your number is your number because of the analysis behind it. The fact that someone else bid higher and then couldn't complete doesn't change the fundamentals of the deal. Going beyond your maximum at that point isn't bold investing — it's poor investing. Guest Jay Howard — Auction expert, property trader, author Jay and Piotr Rusinek are co-authors of the UK's number one bestselling book on property auctions. They run the Auction Buyers Club and the Property Trading Academy. Links in the episode description. Key Takeaways Barnet Ross achieved 100% clearance at their recent auction — every lot sold prior or on the day Pre-auction bidding can trigger the monkey brain: competing to win rather than investing to profit. Know your number and hold it Summer 2025 is a buyer's market at auction — competition is muted, flats are at 2012 prices, and capital is being redeployed fast by active traders AVM and desktop valuations are lender tools, not market price guides — there is no reliable correlation between either figure and what buyers will bid on the day AVMs are unemotional; deal sourcers are not. Understand the motivation behind any valuation figure you're shown If you miss a lot and get a post-auction call, your maximum bid is still your maximum bid — the other buyer's failure doesn't change your numbers Keywords: UK property auction news, property auction UK, buying property at auction, AVM valuation UK, desktop valuation property, property auction tips, auction bidding strategy, UK property market summer 2025, property trader UK, Auction Buyers Club, expat property podcast, buy to let auction UK, property auction clearance rate, post-auction offer UK
July 22, 2026Episode 31126 min
Finding Builders You Can Trust From Abroad: Tony Walker
#311 Someone in the Expat Property Story network recently shared a scary story. A remote investor had a camera set up on site so they could check progress from abroad. The builder knew exactly where the camera was pointing. Everything in frame looked fine. Behind it? Chaos. That's the world we're operating in when we run a UK refurb from Hong Kong, Dubai, or Singapore. And it's why this episode exists. For a free PDF on this episode, subscribe here . Tony Walker is a construction and property development consultant with decades of experience on both sides of the contractor relationship. He's worked for builders and against them and joined us just a few episodes ago on Episode 301 to talk about his role as co-founder of Refurb Calculator . and project delivery. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group Tony walks through how to find a builder you can actually trust from the other side of the world, how to structure payments so you never end up 90% paid out but only 50% finished, what the red flags are that should make you walk away before a single brick is laid — and the one phone call that will immediately tell you whether a builder is likely to disappear with your deposit. It's not where you'd expect. The Non-Negotiable: You Need Someone on the Ground You cannot run a construction project from 6,000 miles away without a trusted person in the UK. That might be a project manager, quantity surveyor (QS), your architect, or even just someone in your network who understands construction. It might simply be your main contractor. If you trust them. If you find a builder like that, don't let them go. Pay them on time. Do everything you agreed to do. A good builder is genuinely like gold dust. How to Find a Reliable Builder in the UK Step 1: Get a real recommendation Not "I've heard of someone." Not "my mate Dave knows a builder." A real recommendation is: I have used this person , or I know someone who has used this person and I can put you in direct contact with them . The distinction matters more than it sounds. Tony gives the example of builders recommending their own electricians — only to discover the electrician wasn't even qualified. A second-hand mention isn't a vouching. Step 2: Join a property networking WhatsApp group in the area you're investing This is underused by remote investors. Property networking groups across the UK have WhatsApp groups full of local professionals — solicitors, project managers, QSs, electricians, builders — who have been used and vouched for by other investors in the group. Contact the host. Explain you're investing remotely and would like to connect with trusted tradespeople in the area. Most hosts are happy to help. Step 3: Ask for recent references — and contact them yourself Don't accept a written reference. Ask to speak directly to the person. And pay attention to the dates: if all the references are from 5 or 6 years ago, ask why. People's standards and capacity change. Step 4: Do your own due diligence Are they a member of the Federation of Master Builders or similar? Are electricians NAPIT-registered? Are gas engineers Gas Safe? Can they provide public liability insurance at the drop of a hat? (They should be able to.) Tony's view on Checkatrade and Bark: not all bad, but they don't do the background checks people assume they do. Treat them as a starting point, not a seal of approval. Red Flags to Walk Away From A one-line estimate. For any meaningful project, you need a breakdown — not necessarily line by line, but enough to show what the money covers. Strip-out, electrics (first and second fix), plastering, kitchen supply and fit, tiling, bathroom — each with a cost. This isn't bureaucracy. This breakdown forms the basis of your payment schedule. Without it, you have no reference point and no protection. "Transfer £20,000 to this account." No invoice. No description. Just a bank number and an amount. In no other industry would that be acceptable. An invoice is basic business practice — requesting one isn't distrust, it's the minimum standard that applies everywhere else. If a builder objects to providing one, that is your answer. No plan for who's on site and when. Ask before you start: is this your only job? How many people will be on site? Who manages the sub-trades? A builder who can't or won't give you a rough programme isn't being "a builder" — they're leaving you with no basis for holding them accountable. You don't need a formal Gantt chart. You do need to understand the shape of the project. References that are all several years old. Already mentioned, but worth repeating as a standalone warning. Follow it up. Starting quickly if they seem too available. The best builders are busy. An immediate start can mean a cancelled job — which is fine, dig a little deeper. But a very large deposit followed by a very quick start followed by a prolonged disappearance is a cash flow play, not a scheduling quirk. How to Structure Payments Properly Tony is direct on this: being 90% paid out but only 50% through the work is exactly how investors get left with unfinished projects. Deposits: Fine for securing a slot or covering specific materials — but only with a written contract. A JCT minor works contract for larger projects, or a solicitor-drawn contract for anything significant. For material deposits specifically, Tony's preferred approach: ask for the supplier invoice, pay the supplier directly, and the materials belong to you the moment they arrive on site. If the builder doesn't turn up on Monday, you still own what's been delivered. Staged or milestone payments: Agree the stages before work starts. First fix electrics complete, then payment. Plastering signed off, then payment. Don't accept "we want £25,000 on Thursday" mid-project with no reference to the original breakdown. Valuation-based payments: Tony's preferred method for larger projects. Every fortnight or month, go through the schedule line by line — what % of each element is complete — and pay only for what's been done. 7-day payment terms from valuation. You should never be significantly more paid out than you are progressed. If the numbers are out of step, something has gone wrong. Managing the Project Once It's Underway Regular video calls — weekly or fortnightly, whatever suits you — with Tony or a trusted representative present. Not just a pre-recorded walk-through. A live video where you can ask to see specific rooms. If you haven't seen the bathroom in the last two updates, ask for it. Before paying for completed work, ask for the evidence: electrical certificate, gas safe report, photographs. The Builders Merchant Tip Tony's standout piece of advice — the free phone call that tells you more about a builder than any reference check. Ring your local builders merchant — Travis Perkins, a local independent, whoever supplies the area — and ask them to recommend a builder. They will only recommend builders who pay on time. A builder who is a poor payer — weeks or months overdue — almost certainly has cash flow problems. And a contractor with cash flow problems is a contractor who will use your deposit to fund their last project, disappear for three weeks mid-refurb, and blame everything on supply chain delays. 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July 19, 2026Episode 31010 min
How to Spot the Next UK Property Hotspot: The Accrington Regeneration Story
#310 Here's a question worth sitting with: how do you find the next UK property hotspot before everyone else has already found it? Not by following property magazines. Not by watching what's trending on Rightmove. The answer, it turns out, is more systematic than that and in this episode, Darren McNeill from our sponsors FMP uses Accrington in Lancashire as a live case study to show you exactly how it's done. This month's property is a three-bedroom mid-terrace, purchased in July 2021 for ¬£85,000. It's now worth around ¬£115,000. Rent has gone from ¬£625 to ¬£725 a month. But the deal is really just the evidence. The more useful thing is the framework behind it. Check out our shorts on YouTube Our WhatsApp group Property Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT) Starter: 30 day trial Pro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 months Goalsetting Leave a review 37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction Guide Our Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property Group The Four-Pillar Framework: How to Evaluate Any UK Property Location Before Darren's team recommends a town to a client, they run it through four criteria: population, employment, infrastructure, and schools. Population You need a large enough population to sustain genuine rental demand, but not so large that you're competing with institutional investors for stock. Accrington's population sits at around 35,000 ‚Äî large enough for a healthy tenant pool, small enough that property is still sensibly priced. The census figure is from 2022; the true number is almost certainly higher now. Education Accrington is part of the Nelson and Colne College group, currently one of the highest-performing college groups in England. This matters more than it sounds. Families with children make decisions about where to rent based on school catchment areas and further education options. Strong education infrastructure is a retention mechanism ‚Äî it keeps families in the area, and families in three-bedroom terraces. Employment This is where Accrington genuinely surprises. It has a strong advanced manufacturing base, including the UK's largest plastic housewares manufacturer and a major brick manufacturer. Beyond that, its position next to the M65 has made it a natural home for warehousing and distribution. Altham Business Park, a short drive from the town centre, is one of Lancashire's premier employment locations. Every new logistics hub that opens along the M65 corridor ‚Äî and they are still opening ‚Äî adds more jobs to the catchment area. Online retail is not going to stop requiring storage and last-mile delivery. That's a structural tailwind, not a trend. Infrastructure and Transport The M65 gives Accrington access to Manchester within an hour, and to Preston and Leeds with comparable ease. Land is cheaper here than in Greater Manchester, which is why industrial and logistics developers continue to choose this corridor over city-adjacent locations. Cheaper land, good motorway access, and growing employment: that combination is not accidental. The Regeneration Signal: £90 Million of Committed Investment One of the clearest forward-looking signals an area can send is public and government investment in regeneration. Accrington has sent that signal loudly. There's a £70 million town centre masterplan: one of the largest regeneration programmes in Lancashire, focused on the town centre fabric and public realm. In 2025, the town secured a further ¬£20 million in government "Pride in Place" funding, targeting long-term neighbourhood improvement, heritage restoration, and support for local businesses. That's £90 million of committed investment in a town of 35,000 people. The people committing that money aren't guessing about the area's future any more than a major housebuilder is. The New-Build Estate Strategy: Following the Developers Which brings us to one of Darren's most transferable tips, and one worth keeping in your investing toolkit wherever you're looking. Large-scale residential developers ‚Äî the ones committing to 1,000 or 2,000-home garden village projects ‚Äî do more due diligence on a location than most individual investors will ever do. They model demographics, employment projections, transport infrastructure, and planning policy before they put a single brick in the ground. They cannot afford to get it wrong. So when a major developer commits to building in an area, that commitment is itself a data point. Accrington is getting the Huncoat Garden Village: 1,800 new homes, a primary school, parks and green space, with direct access to Huncoat railway station and junction 8 of the M65. New-build prices at schemes like this typically start at ¬£200,000 or more ‚Äî because nobody is building starter homes anymore. The population that moves into those homes will have more disposable income than the current average, will spend in local businesses, and will gradually shift the economic and social profile of the whole area. If you own a three-bedroom terrace in the streets surrounding that development, that shift works in your favour. Practical Considerations for This Property Type The third bedroom question Not all three-bedroom terraces are truly three-bedroom terraces in the eyes of a valuer. A room needs to meet minimum size requirements ‚Äî roughly 6.5 square metres ‚Äî to be classified as a bedroom rather than a box room. Older bay-fronted terraces tend to be better proportioned; later builds, where internal bathrooms were retrofitted at the expense of room size, can be tighter. Check before you buy. **End-of-terrace** Darren owns several end-of-terrace properties in his own portfolio and reports no significant issues, provided the external end wall is properly rendered and pointed. Damp can appear if the wall has been neglected, but buyer hesitation around end terraces is often greater than the actual risk ‚Äî which creates negotiating room if you know what you're looking at. The Proof: Norfolk Street, Five Years On The Accrington thesis wasn't theoretical. The Norfolk Street three-bed mid-terrace went in at ¬£85,000 in July 2021. It's now valued at ¬£110‚Äì120,000 ‚Äî call it ¬£115,000, which is a ¬£30,000 gain and roughly 35% growth. Rent started at ¬£625 and sits at ¬£725, with the market rate for comparable properties now around ¬£750. That's what the four-pillar framework, applied consistently, looks like in practice. 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