We continue the series of Property Core Skills, this time looking at the people element. I am no psychologist so I can only share from my own experience and insights. I have broken down the topic into three key segments: understanding ourselves and others, managing people and dealing … [Read more...]

  Today, I am joined by Richard Parker, Daniel Riley and Sergio Grande as we discuss managing projects. Here’s a quick summary of what we cover… What is a project? Common or consistent elements to a project, budgets, timing & contingency plans, how projects can go wrong, project … [Read more...]

  Joining me again this week with our panel discussion are Kelly Statham, an award-winning letting agent, Richard Parker, author of SSAS Pension Legacy and experienced portfolio landlord and Nana Piesie, co-host of the Pengaflode Podcast and early stage overseas-based … [Read more...]

    Joining me this week on our panel discussion are Kelly Statham, an award-winning letting agent, Richard Parker, author of SSAS Pension Legacy and experienced portfolio landlord and Nana Piesie, co-host of the Pengaflode Podcast and early stage landlord/investor. We start this … [Read more...]

    We proceed through more of the property core skills, with this week being something of a double-header. We will look at managing properties and our portfolio as well as managing projects. There’s a fair degree of common ground here, with several recurring … [Read more...]

  This is the second part of a panel discussion around finding funds, our second property core skill. Join me, Bronwen Vearncombe, Nana Piesie, Dominick Hardy, Anthony Boyce along with a cameo appearance from Sergio Grande, as we talk this week about alternative finance and a foray into … [Read more...]

  They just had so much to say! This is the first part of a panel discussion around finding funds, our second property core skill. Join me, Bronwen Vearncombe , Nana Piesie, Dominick Hardy, and Anthony Boyce as we talk this week about institutional finance and a glimpse into alternative … [Read more...]

  Here comes our second Property Core Skill: Finding Funds. Arguably, if we sort out the first two property core skills of finding deals and finding funds, we are home and dry. Well…almost! However, these first two do form the bedrock upon which all of the other property core skills … [Read more...]

    We extend the conversation around the first of our property core skills: finding deals. This week is 'discussion week', where I am joined by some of the members of the TPV community. They share what works for them and what they have learned along the way when it comes … [Read more...]

      This week we delve into the first of our property core skills: finding deals. We will cover where to find them, deal and pipeline progression, deal positioning, and vendor or owner alignment. This week is 'content week', which will be followed next week by … [Read more...]