How COVID-19 is Changing Construction
COVID-19 has forced the construction industry to examine carefully, how it conducts business. As a result of coronavirus, construction was left in lockdown limbo, with ambiguous and unclear advice on what was or was not safe.
Viewing Flats in Lockdown
I’m not sure that this is what I had envisaged happening when I agreed to provide comments to Metro on moving and viewing properties during the lockdown.
Can you move house during lockdown?
It was great to be asked to contribute to this article in the Metro.
COVID-19 – Impact on Business & Property
The last month has seen a significant change to the short-term outlook for the UK and the world as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. [………..]
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.
Why should Property Developers crowdfund equity?
Why should Property Developers crowdfund equity? As internet-based crowdfunding platforms like CrowdWithUs, Propnology and Homegrown gain traction by accumulating committed communities of investors, they are beginning to challenge traditional forms of equity for property development projects such as family offices and private equity funds.
