Property People

In this episode, 3x Property Awards winner Mariam Radi, takes us through her inspiring property journey. From starting out as a lawyer in Manchester then moving to London, and winning The Property Investor Awards' Deal of the Year. Mariam works on some great projects, including a 15-bed HMO under some pretty unique circumstances. It’s a story of resilience and navigating challenges in the property world.______________________________________Timestamps00:00 – Introduction21:20 – Breaking into property26:54 – Mariam's first big property deal43:33 – Funding projects51:30 – Sourcing deals01:04:24 – Skills to succeed in property development______________________________________MORE CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM! 🧠📲 Follow Property People on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propertypeoplemedia_______________________________________This episode is sponsored by Merryoaks.Merryoaks provides growth-based property finance advisory for investors and developers with the aim of helping you fund your next project and be part of your ongoing growth to bigger, better, and more aspirational deals.Find out more about Merryoaks here: https://www.merryoaks.com/_____________________________________🗣️ Hosted by Saam Lowni 🗣️Saam has a rounded view of the market gained from 20 years of experience. His knowledge spans residential and commercial property development, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam launched Property People in 2018 as a way to connect with property investors and developers across the country and share valuable information and stories.Saam has been a founding member of a Property Finance Provider, which grew its fund from £0 to £300m and is on course to fund 1000 homes across the UK. Following this, Saam launched Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 as a way of applying his experience to provide bespoke property finance to property investors & developers.🔗 Connect with Saam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saamlowni/ 📲 Follow Saam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saamlowni/🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode of the Property People Podcast, our host Saam sits down with Michael McQuade, a property expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Michael shares his journey from starting his own surveying practice in Central London to building a successful commercial property development business. Stay tuned for practical tips on growing a business, finding your passion and making the most of your strengths.______________________________________Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction13:25 - Leaving corporate23:27 - The importance of culture in business36:16 - Transitioning into commercial real estate53:55 - Mentorship1:04:28 - The future of property1:05:08 - Michael’s best advice______________________________________MORE CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM! 🧠📲 Follow Property People on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propertypeoplemedia_______________________________________This episode is sponsored by Merryoaks.Merryoaks provides growth-based property finance advisory for investors and developers with the aim of helping you fund your next project and be part of your ongoing growth to bigger, better, and more aspirational deals.Find out more about Merryoaks here: https://www.merryoaks.com/_____________________________________🗣️ Hosted by Saam Lowni 🗣️Saam has a rounded view of the market gained from 20 years of experience. His knowledge spans residential and commercial property development, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam launched Property People in 2018 as a way to connect with property investors and developers across the country and share valuable information and stories.Saam has been a founding member of a Property Finance Provider, which grew its fund from £0 to £300m and is on course to fund 1000 homes across the UK. Following this, Saam launched Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 as a way of applying his experience to provide bespoke property finance to property investors & developers.🔗 Connect with Saam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saamlowni/ 📲 Follow Saam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saamlowni/🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Piragash Sivanesan - Head of Structured Real Estate at Shawbrook Bank.Shawbrook Bank is a UK Challenger Bank. The Structured Real Estate Team look at property development deals over £5m focusing on income producing and bridging loans across residential and commercial assets.Watch the episode to discover how property finance lenders analyse risk vs reward and what every property developer should know when trying to secure large sums of funding.🔥THE ULTIMATE PROPERTY & BUSINESS EVENT!🔥We’re proud to be sponsoring The Property & Entrepreneur Summit 2024 which is bringing together the industry's top experts in property, business strategy, personal development, and social media for a day filled with insights, networking, and growth.Join 400+ property pros—sourcers, investors, landlords, and entrepreneurs—at the must-attend summit for property expertise and business growth!👉GET YOUR TICKET!This episode is sponsored by PLMD Group.PLMD Group is made up of PLMD Development, PLMD Estate Management and PLMD Capital. PLMD Group provide expertise in real estate development combined with asset management. With more than 70 Build to Rent(BTR) properties and £20M+ assets under management, their extensive knowledge of local planning policies have resulted in a strong track record turning liabilities into valuable assets. PLMD also help UK & overseas investors looking for value-add properties and ground-up green developments in the UK residential market, build to rent sector in London & its suburbs.The group delivers value through a fusion of experience, innovative design, imagination, hands-on management and sustainable resources.Find out more about PLMD Group here.🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode, Saam chats to Hamza Anwar. Hamza has run a number of successful lettings agencies across the North West of England with a combined portfolio of over 600 managed properties. After a life-changing family event, Hamza decided to sell his lettings agencies and become a property developer. Since then he’s delivered a variety of deals from single lets, blocks of flats and hotels. He’s also created a collection of stylish, modern homes and serviced apartments for young professionals in the heart of Blackpool. Watch the full episode to learn more about Hamza’s inspiring property story.________________________________________This episode is sponsored by XP Surveys, who provide accurate measured and topographical surveys for residential and commercial properties.The most sought-after Architects and Property Developers start their client journeys on the foundation of the right data. Fully referenced, accurate, and timely surveys, enhance your client experience, speed up their decision making, and improve your productivity. XP Surveys not only knows how to conduct the right measured building and/or topographical surveys to meet your technical needs, we know how to deliver them to best support your client relationships.➡️ Learn more about XP Surveys here.🕹️ Try XP’s Instant Quoting Tool here._________________________________________🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode of Property People, Saam chats to Kazeem Alli-Balogun (aka Kazy).Kazeem is a property investor, owner of PropertyByKazy and the Founder of LOCO management, a project management company specialising in property renovations.Over the past 5 years he has been investing and actively managing property renovations in and around London. Through his experience and advice from those within the industry, Kazy identified a strategy that is best suited to his short-term objective of increasing capital.Having successfully completed several projects that all achieved considerable ROI’s, Kazy then began to source capital from private investors with fixed ROI’s. These partnerships have proven to be very successful.🔥 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE to discover how Kazy got started in property and achieved:-  35+ projects completed-  £12 Million + GDV-  Co-founded a £1 Million turn over R2R brand-  £1 Million + private equity funding raised and returned-  £5 Million + assets under management________________________________________This episode is sponsored by Merryoaks.Merryoaks provides growth-based property finance advisory for investors and developers with the aim of helping you fund your next project and be part of your ongoing growth to bigger, better, and more aspirational deals.Find out more about Merryoaks here: https://www.merryoaks.com/_________________________________________🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode of Property People, Saam sits down with Uliana Kuzmis, Deputy Managing Director at Hampshire Trust Bank's Development Finance team.With over 20 years of experience in underwriting, development finance, and credit risk, Uliana is a highly accomplished and energetic credit and real estate specialist. She has led her team to win the Best Development Finance Provider Award at the Business Moneyfacts Awards in both 2023 and 2024 and has been recognised as a Power List winner by Bridging & Commercial and an Elite Women Award winner in 2024.Uliana's leadership style centres on investing in her team, helping them become the best versions of themselves, and trusting them to deliver exceptional results. Passionate about creating a positive and supportive environment, she prioritises mental health and wellness, ensuring her team is equipped with the tools to look after themselves. In this episode, Uliana shares insights into her approach to leadership, her journey in the finance sector, and how Hampshire Trust Bank is striving to reach new heights.🎧LISTEN to find out more about Uliana’s inspiring career and what every property developer needs to know about development finance. _______________________________________This episode is sponsored by PLMD Group.PLMD Group is made up of PLMD Development, PLMD Estate Management and PLMD Capital. PLMD Group provide expertise in real estate development combined with asset management. With more than 70 Build to Rent(BTR) properties and £20M+ assets under management, their extensive knowledge of local planning policies have resulted in a strong track record turning liabilities into valuable assets. PLMD also help UK & overseas investors looking for value-add properties and ground-up green developments in the UK residential market, build to rent sector in London & its suburbs.The group delivers value through a fusion of experience, innovative design, imagination, hands-on management and sustainable resources.Find out more about PLMD Group here.🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode of Property People, Saam chats to Duncan Kreeger - Founder & CEO of TAB, serial property investor and entrepreneur.Duncan started his first company at the age of 17 and has since built and sold a £120m valuation business, managed over £400m of private capital, completed over £2bn worth of secured loans and managed a team of over 100 staff. He is embracing technology and opening up real estate investment opportunities to everyone. Duncan founded TAB, a property finance and investment firm in February 2018 after seeing a need for a lender that understood the requirements of bridging loans and had the experience to transact swiftly while taking a prudent approach to risk. As a result, he designed TAB’s lending model to have the flexibility to consider the wider spectrum of a borrower’s circumstances. TAB Market enables new and existing investors to access a range of lending and property investments, providing investors with an opportunity to invest in UK property and benefit even if they don’t have the usual means or know how. 🔎 Find out more about TAB here🔗 Connect with Duncan on LinkedIn here 📲 Follow Duncan on Instagram here🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode of Property People, Saam speaks to Marc Turnier - Founder and MD of Arcvelop, a Chartered UK Architect, Winner at the Property Investor Awards 2023, and property development mentor.Marc has worked at some of the UK’s most renowned and largest architectural practices, Foster + Partners and Allies and Morrison, where he delivered landmark mixed use, commercial and residential schemes from £50m to £150m GDV across the World. He has delivered schemes for some of the largest global developers in London, Dubai, Australia and Valencia.In recent years he has contracted as Design and Development Director for various high net worth Private Equity Property Companies in Central London, focusing primarily on commercial and residential conversions of medium to large value-add schemes ranging in value from £0.5m to £30m GDV. Through Marc’s experience and expertise in design-led conversions, Arcvelop offers the unique opportunity to combine first-in-class architectural design and development into investment projects, working with a growing number of private investors, JV Partners and it’s own growing portfolio. Arcvelop now has a breadth of projects across London, Kent, Norwich, Sheffield, Leeds and Nottingham.🔥LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE to find out what kickstarted Marc's successful property career and how he works with investors to create outstanding developments across the UK.This episode is sponsored by Merryoaks.Merryoaks provides growth-based property finance advisory for investors and developers with the aim of helping you fund your next project and be part of your ongoing growth to bigger, better, and more aspirational deals.Find out more about Merryoaks here.🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Jack Jiggens - Property Developer, Social Housing Investor, Land & Acquisitions Director at XP Property, and Co-Founder of XP Surveys.Jack is responsible for finding, structuring and securing de-risked deals and has to date raised £14m in equity, and £41m in debt facilities across XP projects. Born into property, Jack started early on building sites with developing and flipping properties.In recent years, Jack has built an ecosystem of award-winning and thriving property-related businesses across London and home counties alongside business partner Ben Richards; XP Property (SME Property Developers), XP Surveys (an industry-challenging measured building, topographical, 3D and drone surveyors) and Central Suites (fastest growing co-living property management portfolio across Oxfordshire which now consists of 120 beds, built in only 3 years).Jack's role as CEO in Oparo Social helped the business and its partners build a £20m+ portfolio of Supported Housing stock, consisting of 114-beds across 14-assets in South London between 2020-2023.This episode is sponsored by XP Surveys, who provide accurate measured and topographical surveys for residential and commercial properties.The most sought-after Architects and Property Developers start their client journeys on the foundation of the right data. Fully referenced, accurate, and timely surveys, enhance your client experience, speed up their decision making, and improve your productivity. XP Surveys not only knows how to conduct the right measured building and/or topographical surveys to meet your technical needs, we know how to deliver them to best support your client relationships.➡️ Learn more about XP Surveys here🕹️ Try XP’s Instant Quoting Tool here🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...

In this episode, Saam speaks to Vanish Patel - successful property investor and developer, master networker and capital raiser. Vanish Patel started his journey towards financial independence in the early 2000’s, when he quit his day job to become a full-time property investor. Although working as an IT Contractor in central London enabled him to generate a good income, he knew that owning income-producing assets was the only way to achieve financial independence. Vanish now has two decades of hands-on property experience and is an expert at finding and on-boarding private investors. This superpower has enabled him to accelerate the growth of his property business. He loves helping new and experienced property investors learn how to fast track their journey towards financial independence by finding and on-boarding private investors._______________________________________This episode is sponsored by PLMD Group.PLMD Group is made up of PLMD Development, PLMD Estate Management and PLMD Capital. PLMD Group provide expertise in real estate development combined with asset management. With more than 70 Build to Rent(BTR) properties and £20M+ assets under management, their extensive knowledge of local planning policies have resulted in a strong track record turning liabilities into valuable assets. PLMD also help UK & overseas investors looking for value-add properties and ground-up green developments in the UK residential market, build to rent sector in London & its suburbs.The group delivers value through a fusion of experience, innovative design, imagination, hands-on management and sustainable resources.Find out more about PLMD Group here.🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠 Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories. 🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram 📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣 Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email y...