Hassan CEO of Black Swan Crypto platform, is a 27th year old Crypo currency investor that has been an avid investor in the space for the past 4 years starting out with a desire to make money in the space he teams up with some friends and colleagues in setting up a platform "Black Swan" which is helping people new to crypto in educating and identifying signals during crypto trading. He walks us through the space and how the industry is rapidly changing. from a macro economic, political and...

We welcome Grace Jackson of JS Property Solutions Limited to speak to us about her property journey born in Wolverhampton in the 80s, she came from a background where race and poverty saw her unfortunately disadvantaged. Witnessing her parents go through the violence at the hand of the authorities, she was intent on making a success of herself and better opportunities for her family. In this episode we speak with Grace about her challenges and successes in life and property She is now the...

We have an old guest Ashlee Reid of Sterling Capital Group a Mortgage and Financial Advisor who speaks on what he has seen in the local property market during Covid and Post Brexit.  We speak on the nature of the property market this year and how he has seen supply side factors currently affecting the availability of property in the London Market. He also spoke of opportunity external of London and how he sees the process that is adopted by financial institutions in determining affordability...

Seems to be all the rage at this moment in time as generation Z's digital gold we sit down with Chookz a keen crypto enthusiast who invests his time in understanding the real life utility that can be extracted from blockchain technology. We speak to him about the changing blockchain space and used cases including DeFi, NFTs and where we see the space as going We also look into interesting projects in relation to property and how crypto is being used to fund real estate projects He has...

In todays episode I set down with Amanda Clinton to talk about property and land in Ghana, it cannot be denied that risks exists in the property market and that which particularly exists in the purchase of real estate in Africa. We speak to Amanda Clinton about due diligence and the ways best adopted in ensuring that you remain on the good side of a land transaction free of stress or litigation.  @buytheblockuk @amandaclintonglobal

Sukai Eccleston is a curator of black artistry, with a history of hosting virtual and physical shows, such as the "cant stop our flow" exhibition, which celebrates Black lives and artistic expression. Featuring the works of Tony Daley, Oluwole Omofemi, Catherine Lucktaylor, Onome Otite, and Yermine Richardson.  Sukai also runs an interior design business fusing modern European and African art, with a keen interest in art and discovery, i wanted to know how to pick an artist as an investment...

Anna Agyekum of Onpoint property,  continues her discussion on the Ghana Property Market investing and gaining great returns, areas she thinks are ripe for growth and much development in Ghana and strategies that are being adopted to achieve returns of 9 - 15 % in...

You could be mistaken in thinking I was talking to a recent university graduate , but in this episode i sit down with a seasoned veteran in property, with over 20 years in the property industry and having a sizeable portfolio in London. We sit down with one half of Onpoint Property,  Anna Agyekum ,and Co founder of the Ghana Property Expo about her introduction into property and what she has learnt along the way. Having seen the pivotal transformation in and around South West London she...

Buytheblockuk meets Rod Shields a Property investor from Wolverhampton. Buying his first property  in his late teens, he walks us through how he sees the changes that have been experienced in the property market, with a constant reinvention of strategy which has seen him go from standard residential, services accommodation, hmos, etc.. he has a wide depth of knowledge about all things property, including property cycles, how to identify tenants, you want to keep and Landlord pitfalls. He also...

The block sits down with Emil Socialize the Director of Soul Seekers, to get the lowdown on the sneaker trade and investing in trainers as an investment strategy. He speaks of the benefits and challenges of the investment  and how he sees it, if done well you can gain the ups with little downs. With over 30 years experience in the trade we ask questions around its viability and if it can reap better rewards than property. SoleSeekers The Film, the worlds first ever feature length documentary...

We spoke to Alfred Dzadey about his property journey and his desire to move from HMO to large scale site developments, its interesting getting the mind set of those that desire to "level up" and move their property journeys forward, this is someone that trained as an aeronautics engineer and project managed future projects with Jaguar Landrover. He has now decided to walk away from the comfort of a well paying contracting gig to pursuit his love of property, financial freedom and...

Hey as they say the devils in the detail, you would hope that in the execution of the Help to buy scheme developers would in the spirit of helping those that are most exposed in the property journey, would have in place plans that protect the interest of the most venerable during their property journey. I would like us to look under the hood of what certain home builders are doing and ask if their actions can be said to be executed in the view of helping those most needing it. @buytheblockuk

We sat down with Mayo Tosin, who we would refer to as a serial entrepreneur, from humble beginnings in Nigeria and an eye for opportunity we sit down with the man himself, his view on the world and how he stays motivated in a world full of challenges. He walks us through his early life and other ventures he has engaged in, his optimism in business and the need for constant change and evolution. @buytheblockuk

I guess an Entrepreneur has the ability to look for the best in all scenarios i guess entrepreneurship differs from all other types of occupations as the ultimate objective is to look for ways they can add value to people lives in any situation and as a reward get paid for it.  This brings me to my next guest who seems to meet this criteria. understanding the importance of finding a need and the importance of loyalty and building a team of enthusiast that share a vision similar to...

Ramone Williams has lived a varied life that is driven by passion and a desire to create, spending his time between growing up in Nottingham England and spells in Central America, he has been one to rise to the challenges that life presents as a Mobo nominated recording artist, teacher of modern foreign languages and property developer we sit down with Ramone to see how he got into property and how he has created an environment conducive for investment  In his view of working and getting to...

I've always been a man for second chances and have kept the belief that inspiration can come from anywhere, today's guest is just that. Shack Baker is an impressive gentleman that has not been one to allow circumstance to dictate who and what his next moves will be. Shack Baker is the founder and CEO of The Property Shack, a ground-up and airspace development company that specialises in offsite manufacturing. He’s also a creative entrepreneur, mentor and host of the property investors...

Barbara Chanakira is a Director at Property Management Consultant firm Eaton Property Consultants in Central London, with a client base that included Celebrities and Multimillionaires we speak to Barbara about her life in the provision of exception services to High Networth individuals we sit down to find out how she got into the property game and what she has learnt about service delivery and the importance of having those that believe in your vision of the world. Questions around how you...

Kwasi Affum stopped by to talk about all things not property, not investment but all the same satisfying , what he seeks in his life and his heritage. With much in common not just being from the same country , sharing the same date of birth and originating from the same hometown in Ghana, we sat down and discussed his philosophy to life and all things new technology. The function of the brain and how we can program the brain to be happy, to set high goals of achievement. and...

Kwasi Affum stopped by to talk about all things not property, not investment but all the same satisfying , what he seeks in his life and his heritage. With much in common not just being from the same country , sharing the same date of birth and originating from the same hometown in Ghana, we sat down and discussed his philosophy to life and all things new technology. The function of the brain and how we can program the brain to be happy, to set high goals of achievement. and...

On today's episode we sit down with Ashlee Reid a Owner and financial advisory at sterling capital group. He has been working in the world of property investment for 12 plus years, qualifying as a mortgage broker in the year of the 2008  financial crash , he walks us through what he has learnt and continues to do in staying upto date in the changing economic climate. He takes us on a journey of self reflection and  what the community needs to do, to create generational wealth, how to build a...

Whats been happening in the world of property this week we explore new mortgage deals post lockdown, the black lives matter movement and what should be expecting from our institution.

In today episode we sit down with a young man Nathan King who has seen himself transition from an academy playing footballer to property. Growing up in South london he saw the impact of weak communities and desired to impact positively his society. Also holding an entreprenurial streak, we walk through his journey starting a number of businesses and becoming a permanent fixture in property, as he's progressed his career in real estate from starting out in Rent2Rent deal sourcing to doing...

Julian Ansah shares his journey from Hip Hop to Houses in this Pod Cast.  His property investing journey started in 2004, initially using the Buy To Let Multi let strategy, he has developed his strategy over the years which now includes cash flowing and capital growth Buy To Let HMO’s, Rent To Rent’s, Land Purchasing and Crowd Funding developments.  These are what he calls his Side Hustle (Making Moves Property, Urban Living London) to his main career in Cyber Security where he’s worked for...

Whats been happening in the world of property this week We explore the questions are we heading for a property crash, VR in architecture, New Permitted Development planning