Daily Express feature
I’ve contributed to an article for the Daily Express that has just gone out recently about the UK housing market. It seeks to answer a critical question: Is NOW a good time to move house?
The Times – Roof extensions: why the only way to go is up
I was asked to be a contributing author in The Times.
MELT and Espalier Ventures plan Oval aparthotel
Featured in ‘The Caterer’ for our Oval aparthotel proposal.
Is more building the answer to the UK housing question?
Sharing my thoughts about a subject which The Independent publication had asked for expert commentary on Is more building the answer to the UK housing question?
1. With today’s sweeping changes to relax and simplify the UK’s planning laws sparking controversy, are we right to assume that building more [……….]
Choose Your Investors Carefully
Many people will tell you that there are two types of money; smart money and passive money. But there’s also another kind – painful money.
The Reinvention of High St Retail – Opportunity or Threat
The inexorable rise of the internet over the last 30 years has had a major effect on society and business. It has transformed the way that we communicate with one another, disrupted industries out of existence, created new ways of generating wealth and fundamentally altered our social fabric. Most people now meet their partners online. Social and economic relationships have become more transient, as it has become easier to connect and transact.
Aparthotels: A Brexit-Proof Property Development Strategy?
There’s no refuting the effect of Brexit on the UK. It’s created turbulent waters for developers and investors alike.
Those who wish to ride the wave of uncertainty unscathed must move in the direction of certainty. At the moment the residential market in London and the South East is flat. Prime Central London has seen a precipitous decline, losing 20-30% in the last few years, though there is one sector showing a lot of opportunities. […………]
How to Become a Property Developer
A lot of people ask me how to become a property developer. Given that I have been doing it for the last 16 years, built over 100 properties with a total value of over £20m and accumulated an investment portfolio of over 50 residential and commercial properties, I should know something about that by now.
Selective Sourcing – Finding Your Development Site
Selective Sourcing of development sites simply means being careful about what you buy. We ensure that, based on the planning permission the site has when we purchase it, the project is profitable.
The Main Thing
In The Main Thing, I talk about Property and conduct interviews with interesting people I meet. I also cover Investing, Wine, Wirehaired Vizslas, and document my life as an entrepreneur and CEO of MELT Property.
