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.
Getting homes built is harder than ever. Planning delays, rising construction costs, funding gaps and shifting market conditions stop most projects before they start.
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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.
Hosted by Anna Clare Harper, Director at Pinnacle Investments and author of three best-selling books on residential investing. Her mission is to help mobilise capital to drive the delivery of 10,000 more, better homes by 2030.
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The Return: Property & Investment Podcast
From £310k Bingo Hall to £2.3M Homes
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Most property developments run late, over budget, or both.
Not because developers are lazy.
Because they’re running projects without systems.
Anjuim Moied approached development differently.
Before property, he ran businesses.
So when he started developing sites, he treated them the same way:
With systems.
→ A clearly mapped critical path
→ Project management databases
→ Software tracking every pound spent in real time
Then he bought a derelict bingo hall in Woolston (Southampton).
It had:
→ Lapsed planning
→ Heritage constraints
→ Complex foundations
Many walked away (including the previous owner).
Anjuim turned it into 10 flats + a dance studio.
→ £310k purchase
→ £1.3m build
→ £2.3m asset
43% return.
On time. On budget.
In this episode he breaks down the systems he used to deliver this project - and three other ~£2m developments.
We’re also joined by Ben Mackett from Lloyds Banking Group, who finances developments every year and shares:
→ The warning signs lenders look for
→ Where developers’ forecasts usually go wrong
→ What separates developers who deliver from those who don’t
If you’re building housing, this episode will change how you run your projects.
This episode is in association with (and thanks to) Lloyds:
https://www.lloydsbank.com/business/industry-expertise/real-estate.html?utm_source=The+Return&utm_medium=podcast+partnership&utm_campaign=sponsored+episode
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-mackett-19709184/
Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaclareharper/