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An exploration into real estate businesses and asset backed investments. Rod talks to property developers, investors, business owners and professionals about the nitty gritty details involved in making their businesses move in the right direction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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From StartUP To ScaleUP

RevUp Caribbean Limited

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Building wealth is the ultimate goal for every entrepreneur. But here’s the problem: not all of us make it to the finish line. How do we achieve product-market fit here in the Caribbean? How do we attract investors to our startups? How do you become one of the few winners who make it? Those are the questions, and this podcast will provide the answer. Your host is Sandra Glasgow, Managing Director of RevUP Caribbean, and she's tapping into her extensive network to give you access to her netwo ...
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I am joined by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria again for our quarterly investment mastermind, where we discuss what we are investing our ISA's and Pensions into and why. This is not investment advice! We give our thoughts on the investment environment including the economy, productivity and the stockmarket. As always we each have 1 pick of a stock…
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Pieter Zitman has spent 37 years in the construction industry with the last 2 decades focusing on Affordable Housing. His developments have achieved 4 RIBA awards, 5 Evening Standard awards, The RICS award and The Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Award. So when he suggested we discuss some of the ways that more housing can be built I jumped at the …
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In this episode I was joined by Toby Wilde the Founder of Oparo www.oparo.co.uk to discuss what has become the "Wild West" industry of Supported Living. We discuss; Toby's background in property development and lettings and his motivation to be in the supported living sector. What the definition of Supported housing. Challenges of running an invest…
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James Pick founder of Konnexsion www.konnexsion.com joined me for this episode to discuss how AI is being used in Property Management. We talk about communication and how important it is in property management. Different ways to communicate and to whom eg voice, SMS, Whatsapp, email etc. Audit trails Record keeping Getting all stakeholders communic…
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Before we get started, I’m delighted to say our next Property Business Workshop on 4th July only has 10 tickets left. This time Adam Lawrence and I will be taking on: The fundamentals of property investment. Risk mitigation and control. Relevant investment metrics. Differing secured debt arrangements and loan structures – and – Scaling your propert…
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If you are interested in Supported living, Impact Investment, Private Equity, Operational Efficiencies, EBITDA, ESG, Housing Crisis then you are in for a treat. I was joined by Honor Barratt the Managing Director of Birchgrove, https://www.birchgrove.life/ a Senior Assisted Living operator that is funded by Impact Fund, Bridges https://www.bridgesf…
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Jo Seth-Smith is the Investment Manager at Olim Property https://www.olimproperty.co.uk/index.html an FCA regulated property investment manager of UK commercial property portfolios, whose Funds Under Management total is approximately £1 billion with individual discretionary mandates for pension funds, investment trusts and Oxford colleges. Jo has a…
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Our Quarterly Investment Mastermind with Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence kicked off with a brief discussion on the performance of some of our previous investment picks and the current investment environment. We then got onto our picks for this quarter. If you haven't listened to one of these mastermind episodes before the premise is we each pick a…
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In this episode I am joined by Richard Nicholls who has a fantastic knowledge and track record in the sales market of HMO properties. We also discuss the HMO market and what HMO owners can do to maximise sale values. Selling portfolio's and large HMO to funds and what they may be looking for. However in this episode we discuss another property rela…
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In this episode I am joined by Planning Consultant Lorenzo Pandolfi from https://logic-planning.com/ to talk about the current state of the UK's Planning System. We discuss; His career and how an Italian town planner came to be in London. How Morale, Money and perspective are causing issues in the planning system. What is causing the issues with st…
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In the last 5 years we have had Covid, Trussonomics, Market volatility, been paid to stay home, inflation and the fastest increases in mortgage rates for 100 years. So it was an absolute pleasure to have the first ever Rodcast guest back on the show to celebrate our 100th episode and hear how his fantastic property business has navigated the diffic…
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I was delighted to welcome back Paul Higgs to the Rodcast. Paul was last on the Rodcast in 2020 on episode 15. If you have not listened to it please give it some of your time as it discusses Paul's amazing career from being Head of Land at Barratt Homes (The UK's biggest House builder) to his own business. https://shows.acast.com/rodcast/episodes/p…
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Richard Berridge CEO of the UK Single-Family Association SFA https://uksfa.org/ has over 40 years experience in UK Residential Real Estate. We had a brilliant conversation centred on Richards passion for rental Houses We discussed; Richards Career and how he came to be CEO of UKSFA The history of Build to Rent (BTR) in the UK. The current make up o…
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Adam Lawrence joins me in this episode to discuss Joint Ventures and the mistakes people make as well as due diligence and some info on M&A in SME property businesses. We will go into much more detail at our live workshop in London on 24th April. More info here https://bit.ly/propertybusinessworkshop2 Points we cover in this episode are; Joint Vent…
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Joined again by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria we each pick a specific investment that anyone can do in their ISA or pension and explain the reasoning behind it. As well as our picks, we discuss; Pound cost averaging, changing a portfolio for retirement Bias to home nations How value vs growth has performed Nominal vs real numbers. How long do yo…
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I spoke with Daryl Norkett the Head of Real Estate Proposition at Shawbrook Bank, one of the biggest Buy to Let and property investment lenders to discuss how mortgages work from the banks point of view. You can also watch this episode on our youtube channel https://youtube.com/@rodcastITP?si=MbqPWAGHJEmlvcfZ please don't forget to subscribe and hi…
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In this episode I run through the points of the Autumn Budget that are relevant to the Property Industry including parts that were not in Jeremy Hunts speech. Largest ever increases to minimum wage. LHA increased to 30th percentile of local rents. Freeze on how Business rates are calculated and the discount in leisure, retail and hospitality is ext…
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I was joined by Simon Das from the award winning Mortgage brokers 978 Finance to discuss the latest Property News. Simon gives us a great update on; The Buy to Let mortgage market. Commercial mortgages and where prices are at now. Development and Bridging loan market. We also discuss; The latest inflation figures and what that means. The 7th Housin…
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I am joined in this episode by Ian Humphreys the CEO of Brickflow. Ian explains why he, along with industry experts such as Knight Frank and PWC, came up with a white paper (https://brickflow.com/solving-the-uk-housing-shortage) to present the government with. He talks about what has led to the UK having a deficit of over 4.75 million Homes and pos…
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In this episode I give a run down of the latest Property News. I go into details of the Kings speech briefing notes on the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill and what each point means for property investors. Also the points raised from the Renters Reform Bill that were written about including how the government expect to carry these out and what they…
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I am joined again by Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence to do our quarterly Investment Mastermind. These episodes are a bit of fun where we each pick one investment such as an ETF, Stock, Bond or REIT and explain our reasoning. Pretty much all of our picks can be invested in via an ISA or Pension wrapper but these episode are NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. W…
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I am joined in this episode by Anna Clare Harper. Anna's career has focused on strategic residential investments throughout regulatory and market changes which made me very eager to speak to her about the Governments recent scrapping of EPC targets and what that means for property investors. We discuss; How EPC targets align with the two main Polic…
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Building a short term rental portfolio of 6000 units accross 7 countries in a short space of time is an incredible achievement! And this is one of the incredible feats my guest on the latest rodcast episode being released tomorrow has done. Alexander Limpert Co founder and CEO of GuestReady tells us about; How he identified the short term rental in…
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In this episode I am joined by James Nevin the CEO of Blue engineering https://blueengineering.co.uk/ and Re Structured https://re-structured.com/ to discuss the importance of structural design on projects. We discuss; James' background. The concept behind Re structured. Traps that SME developers get caught in when choosing a structural engineer. W…
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Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence join me once again to discuss our latest quarterly investment picks. If this is your first time listening to the Quarterly Investment Mastermind we each pick a stock, Bond, ETF or any other investment asset class and explain our reasoning and then open it up for comments to the others. In this episode we discuss wha…
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Investing in a startup is akin to a marriage. It's about investing in people and confidence in the entrepreneur's commitment and resilience is paramount. At the same time, we cannot downplay the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing among ourselves as angel investors. Being part of a network allows investors to collaborate on due dilige…
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In this episode Adam and I discuss; The latest Inflation Print. The Bank of Englands Response. What are the tools that the Bank of England has at its disposal to reduce Inflation. Demand vs Supply Inflation Issues. What this means for Property Investors. Some traps that Property Investors should be concerned about. And much more If you are interest…
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I was fortunate to get to speak with Matt Haycox who has a fascinating story of building an empire only to lose it all and having to start over. In the episode we discuss; How he got into business. What motivated him. Some of the businesses he built. His Ventures into the leisure industry. His Debt fuelled expansion. The fallout from Bankruptcy. Ho…
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Myself and Tony Houlihan delve into the detail behind the latest property news headlines to make sense of the stories. In this episode we discuss details on ; The Renters Reform Bill Purple Bricks bought out for £1. 100% Mortgages are back. £250 million Investment into Stockport City Centre. If you are interested in attending this years Property Bu…
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I spoke to Jason Harris-Cohen to understand what's involved in scaling a Property Cash Buying Business. It really was a fascinating discussion hearing about Jason's career and how he started and scaled Open Property Group https://www.openpropertygroup.com/ Jason clearly understands every aspect of his industry and how to optimise his business. We d…
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"We're not superwomen; we are people who have to make choices every day." - Sharon Roper As female founders in the Caribbean, we face unique challenges that can be difficult to navigate. This is where your community comes in. Having a supportive network of other female entrepreneurs can make all the difference. Today I’m joined by three members of …
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I was joined by David Sandeman who really does know it all when it comes to property auctions in the UK. He tells us; The background to setting up his business 33 years ago Essential Information Group which is a comprehensive data and reporting system for UK property auctions. It has data on over 800,000 auction lots with 35,000 added each year. Wh…
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Raj Sharma joins me on this episode to discuss the latest Property News. In the episode we discuss; The latest news on Holiday Lets and will they have their own planning use class. Is Commercial Real Estate the most at risk sector with fall out from the Banking Crisis in the USA. The latest stats on MEES and energy performance of Commercial Real Es…
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*THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE* I am joined once again by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria to give a a thorough breakdown of the investment landscape and pick our investments for this quarter. Each quarter we each pick a retail investment such as a stock, ETF, Bond or anything else that is fairly easy for most people to buy as well as being hands o…
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Adam Lawrence and Myself unpick the News Stories from the last 2 weeks to understand what they mean for Property Investors. We discuss; Rent Controls, Landlord Taxes & Legislation - Looking specifically at the latest comments from Michael Gove on Rent controls and Landlord Taxes. What the Budget Meant for Property - There was not a huge amount of P…
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This is another cracker of an episode which is jam packed with phenomenal advice for anyone with a residential portfolio. I am Joined by Ross McColl who, with his brother owns and operates a high yielding portfolio of approximately 300 residential units in the South East. We discuss; How Ross left school at 16 with no qualifications then going back…
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One of the most exciting aspects of angel investing is the opportunity for investors to work with young people and disruptive projects with the potential to make a difference in society. For the final episode of the season, I had the pleasure of being joined by Wayne Sutherland, an angel investor who not only invests in projects with high earning p…
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This is the first of our series on Property News Updates which we will be bringing you every fortnight. In this episode I am joined by Alicia Barlow who helps me to digest the big property news stories as well as deliver our opinions on them. We discuss; The most expensive residential property in Britain that has gone on the market for offers in ex…
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In this episode we are joined by James Hadley from www.propertyfrompensions.co.uk James has a depth of knowledge on all things to do with property and pensions. If you think this is another sales pitch from a product seller about SSAS pensions then think again. James discusses the biggest mistakes he sees when people want to set up SSAS pensions. J…
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In the 4th episode of our series on investment picks we look over the investment environment as well as looking at how previous picks have performed so far. We then go on to discuss our investment picks for the last quarter of 2022 which include; High Yield Emerging Markets Bond ETF Gold and REITs If you enjoy the show please do not forget to leave…
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I had a fantastic discussion with Ben Green, Principal of Atrato Capital the Investment Advisor to The Supermarket REIT (SUPR) SUPR is a FTSE 250 real estate trust and the UK’s only specialist grocery property investor. Atrato have advised SUPR since it’s IPO in 2017. Atrato sources, advises and asset manages all of Supermarket Income REIT's invest…
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Mike Kovacs is a founding partner of uk based real estate investment firm, Castleforge. https://castleforge.com/ Under his leadership they have invested £1 Billion of asset value into the UK and Europe combining research-led investment themes with vertical integration and in-house operating platforms. Mike has a great way of explaining how he ident…
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Paul Davis is probably best known for being a Co founder of Nimbus Maps, a tool for Property Developers and Investors to find the best off-market opportunities, assess them quickly and connect with owners. But did you know that Paul has a fantastic career in real estate prior to this including; a family investment business, starting and scaling a p…
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*THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE* I was joined by Adam Lawrence and Manish Kataria for our Investment Mastermind for Q3 of 2022. In these episodes we discuss the markets and then discuss what investments each of us are making in the Financial Markets. As ever we discussed the current markets and how the economy, Inflation and Interest rates are and m…
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Early-stage traction is no guarantee of long-term success. There’s a common misconception that you don't need marketing if you have a good product. That’s not true. To make it in the long run, you need the ability to honestly assess your company’s needs and deep knowledge of your product and consumer. That’s where real marketing comes in: market re…
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Charlotte has a stellar track record in Banking having been a Partner at Goldman Sachs and then as a Wealth Manager having won various awards and being Co Founder of Netwealth https://www.netwealth.com This Episode is Jam packed with info. We discuss; Charlottes background and why she co founded Netwealth. Individuals relationships with managing mo…
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Tony Gilbertson has over 30 years experience in the property finance market as well as being a property developer during the difficult time of the great financial crisis. He certainly learnt the hard way what being a Developer is all about and used his experience to ensure that his lending business puts relationships at the core of their business m…
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I was so fortunate to be joined by Zoopla's Head of Research, Grainne Gilmore to discuss the UK residential market. In this episode we discuss; Grainne's background and how she came to be Head of Research at Zoopla? How does data from the portals typically differ from the likes of Land registry and Office for National Statistics (ONS) data? Benchma…
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Samantha Kempe is a Co Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Immo, Europe’s first technology-led residential real estate platform, designed to create quality portfolios of existing single-family rental (SFR) housing at speed and scale. https://immo.capital After a career in the corporate world of real estate at companies such as Cushman & Wakefie…
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**This is not Investment Advice** I was joined by Manish Kataria and Adam Lawrence on 21st June 2022 to discuss what is happening in investment markets. Both guests have a wealth of knowledge about the economy, the markets and investment in various financial assets. We decided to have a Quarterly Mastermind where we each pick an investment that is …
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