The Return: Property & Investment Podcast
The Return is a podcast for property investors and developers who want to get UK housing deals done, even in a tough market.
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Each episode features a real life case study or topic including: planning reform, policy shifts, funding conditions, deal viability, sales, delivery challenges and measuring impact.
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The Return: Property & Investment Podcast
£50m Real Estate CEO: Growth in 2025
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Riccardo Ianucci-Dawson, CEO of £50m Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Alto Software Group, joined Anna Clare Harper for this episode.
It’s hard to get real estate deals done in 2025.
With caution, fall-throughs and zombie pricing.
So some smart investors are buying real estate businesses.
Not just assets.
@Riccardo Ianucci-Dawson is CEO of Alto
A £50m ARR estate agency CRM powering 25,000 agents.
We discussed:
- How smart investors are growing in 2025
- Top leadership lessons from raising a daughter with autism
- What he has learned scaling and selling 3 businesses before age 35.
P.S. Thanks to Alto, sponsors of this mini-series of The Return.
Guest website: https://www.altosoftware.co.uk/ // bit.ly/offer-alto
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardoid/
Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaclareharper/