Omer Mehmet practices what he preaches, that's for sure! Not content on being an expert at mortgages he set up for himself and now runs a 16 man strong brokerage. Being the master of creative finance allows him to truly understand property investment and development. We dive further into his progress and talk about his 8bed HMO he's building.  If you would like to reach out to Omer after hearing this interview by all means drop him a line at [email protected] If you are looking to...

Jeroen Hoppe interviews Ben Wilson, fellow London investor and developer.  We talk about his work career, transitioning from working for one of London's biggest estate agency to doing his own developments. He has a knack for developing some amazing properties, spending in excess of double 6 figures on refurbishments in order to create an amazingly high specification. I'm in awe of his developments as they are super high end, certainly a niche to corner. Ben has an amazing grasp of his...

Experienced build-to-rent developer and letting agent Areeb Azam dives into the subject of tenant demand with me. Two real discussions in this episode: the effects on demand due to the corona virus epidemic and the longer term changes in renter demographic and what Areeb is doing to cater to this demand by using clever developing when he builds his units. Show Notes 00:30 - Welcome and introduction 02:00 - Thoughts on demand due to lockdown - payment problems and how we're tackling...

Faith Locken is no stranger to property. Being a commercial surveyor by trade she has a long history of working in property with some seriously big numbers. Not having access to 8 figure sums hasn't stopped her from being a success on a smaller scale! We dive into her history  and more importantly how she is making a success moving from R2R into development full-time. 00:30 Faith's Intro 01:25 Faith handed back her R2R deals 03:30 The bugbear with R2R discussed 05:40 How to decide who...

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Rod Turner is an experienced businessman, property developer and landlord. Having completed many commercial and residential projects his experience is second to none. Knowing Rod personally gives me great insight into his views on risk (especially vs reward). 00:00 Introduction - Background, who is Rod Turner 2:18 Commercial to Commercial? 4:50 Rod's favourite tenants 9:30 Commercial is riskier than you'd think 14:58 how to value your HMO rooms 16:30 HMOs and the forgotten (hidden)...

Ahmed Khan is a successful property investor with Serviced Accommodation units in South London and beyond. Having started his property investing straight after university he now runs successful training boot camps also and continues to expand his portfolio of units through both purchasing and converting units as well as offering guaranteed rents to landlords who prefer a more hands-off approach. Jeroen talks with Ahmed how he started, some wins, some pitfalls and some key points along the...

Rohit has been in property for longer than me and he has made a local success in Peckham! Coming from a retail background he moved over into property and over the years expanded his commercial and residential portfolio in South London. A truly inspiring story! I was lucky enough to be show around the development he currently has going on and I can say it's a very impressive build in terms of size, number of units and sheer work put in to it all. Rohit is a very humble man but don't let that...

Today's episode is with Dan Jackson of Urban Shared, a long lease co-living operator in Southwest London. We dive into investing in South London, how Dan doesn't see himself as an investor and more importantly what Dan is doing to change the focus to better serve the tenant customer using his IT background. 02:50 How to improve the customer experience 04:00 building a community and how Dan achieves this 06:24 Dan's self-built solution 07:30 Tenants - the forgotten customer?? 08:15 S24...

  Welcome to #DownToSouthLondon where experienced estate agent and property investor Jeroen Hoppe talks to real people who are investing in South London. In this episode Jeroen interview Ben Chai, famous for having delivered Ted Talks on various subjects such as cowardice and social attraction. Ben has delivered lots of content on business, mindset and so much more; Ben is an avid property investor and entrepreneur and in this interview Jeroen talks to Ben about his property investments...

Paul Terrier and his partner invest in South London - Croydon specifically. Having done a Mastermind course they started operating serviced accommodation unit or two. Unlike most property-related interviews that are all positive, Paul tells about the pitfalls of "hands-off" investing and the lowered returns this offered, and how he ultimately took back control to make the investment work for him. 00:14 Intro 01:30 Different markets and the hands-off deal 03:30 You don't know what you...

Interview with Julie Buffendeau and Alex Camisan of Pride in Property Development. We talk through their investments and what they are doing - currently adding value to a one bedroom flat to two bedrooms by means of a rear extension. Amazing day for a podcast! 00:00 - Intro and welcome to podcast 00:40 - First question: what prompted you to invest in south london? 1:15 - Releasing Equity 2:20 - Would you be as successful had the market been stagnant? 3:16 - The Best way to add...

Neal and I have been colleagues and friends for over a decade. Having a background of property in the family, Neal came to work for me in 2006 as an estate agent and we've kept in touch since he left agency. He went on to do some remarkable things in property which we go into in the interview. 4:45 instant results 6:22 Carrying on in the face of adversity 8:37 Some of the deals Neal has done 15:30 a success story 16:00 how Neal should have made £630,000 16:30 the value of time in a...

 In this interview I talk to Rohit Sharma of Finura Property. He's made a name for himself investing in HMO projects in South London, taking on a host of roles in his property business including sourcing, acquisition, planning and project management! This can sometimes lead to problems though as we find out... 0.35 Intro - Who is Ro Sharma? 1.20  What prompted the career change from corporate to property? 2.30  Why is Ro investing in HMOs? 4.50  What sort of houses does Ro look for and...

Welcome to #DownToSouthLondon where experienced estate agent and property investor Jeroen Hoppe talks to real people who are investing in South London. Showing his passion for the area and his enthusiasm of buy to let and other investments he talks to his friends and colleagues who are making a success of their London investments - this contrary to popular belief that you can't get great returns from property investment in London! Subscribe to this podcast to stay tuned for future episodes...