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9 December, 2024Episode 26 – Property Crowdfunding with Atuksha Poonwassie
Ruban Selvanayagam from fast sale and auction specialists Property Solvers speaks with Atuksha Poonwassie, MD and co-founder of Simple Crowdfunding. As director of the UK Crowdfunding Association, Atuksha brings a wealth of expertise, blending technical know-how with a passion for property.
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26 November, 2024
Episode 25 – Empty Property Hunting (with Simon Taylor)
In this episode, Ruban Selvanayagam from national homebuying company Property Solvers delves into the fascinating world of empty property finding with Simon Taylor, the driving force behind Empty Property Hunters. Simon’s unique approach focuses on uncovering abandoned and neglected properties, reconnecting them with owners, and giving them a new lease of life.
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4 November, 2024
Episode 24 – Buying and Selling Short Lease Properties
In this episode, Ruban Selvanayagam dives deep into the world of short lease properties with Jason Patterson, the Short Lease Flat Mentor. Jason has been operating in the property investing world for over 20 years, starting with flats in North London when houses were financially out of reach.
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1 October, 2024
Episode 23 – Can Blockchain Transform Property Buying and Selling?
In this episode, Property Solvers’ Ruban Selvanayagam is joined by Neil Singer, founder of the online property sales platform, Click to Purchase. Neil, a qualified chartered surveyor with extensive experience in commercial property transactions, has been a pioneer in incorporating blockchain technology into the UK property market.
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19 August, 2024
Episode 22 – Digitising Property Sales (with Maria Harris of the Open Property Data Association)
Ruban Selvanayagam of fast home sales specialists Property Solvers speaks with Maria Harris of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) about progress being made in digitising the UK home buying and selling process.
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7 August, 2024
Episode 21 – The Ongoing Effects of Section 24 (with Simon Misiewicz of Optimise Accountants)
Ruban Selvanayagam of cash home buyers and auctioneers Property Solvers speaks with Simon Misiewicz of Optimise Accountants on the continued effects of Section 24 of the Finance Act 2015 (which limits mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let landlords).
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31 July, 2024
Episode 20 – Creating Efficiencies in the House Sales Process (with Robert May of SSTC Ltd)
Ruban Selvanayagam from Property Solvers speaks with Robert May from My SSTC on the topic of creating efficiencies in the property sales process. May, who has a background in tech for estate agencies, discussed his latest venture, My SSTC, which aims to make properties contract-ready before they are marketed.
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9 July, 2024
Episode 19 – Buying and Selling Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers speaks with House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) sales specialist Richard Nicholls. They delve into the current state of this niche sector, the realities of investing, finance, the risks of overleveraging, over-egged commercial valuations.
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11 June, 2024
Episode 18 – Buying and Selling at Property Auctions with David Sandeman (Essential Information Group)
Ruban Selvanayagam from Property Solvers speaks with auction specialist and Managing Director of Essential Information Group (EIG), David Sandeman. They explore how the auction platform first came about, the evolution of property auctions and move to online, why sellers are more open to the idea of property auctions.
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31 May, 2024
Episode 17 – Should You Buy Off Plan Property in the Current Market?
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of fast home buying company Property Solvers discuss the merits of acquiring properties off plan including key risks, timing the market (and potential capital gains), stage payments, financing and whether these units really solve the housing crisis.
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30 May, 2024
Episode 16 – Property Sourcing 101 – Interview with Tina Walsh, CEO of the National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA)
Ruban Selvanayagam of homebuying company Property Solvers speaks with Tina Walsh – CEO of the National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA), author of the book “Property Sourcing Compliance: How to Stay the Right Side of the Law”, professional sourcer and managing director of Sanctuary Property Sourcing.
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23 May, 2024
Episode 15 – Should You Invest in Property Abroad?
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers Quick Cash Homebuyers on investing in property (or real estate) overseas. They explore their experiences in Brazil and James’ direct involvement in the Spanish property sector, the exchange rate, legal, communication, tax (local and national), bank transfer and other risks involved alongside the fine line between investing abroad or buying as more of a lifestyle decision.
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17 May, 2024
Episode 14 – How to Handle Unrealistic Property Sellers
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Quick Cash Home Buyers Property Solvers explore how to handle sellers who seem out of touch with their property’s value. We discuss our specific direct to vendor approach, educating homesellers, being empathetic, today’s “buyers” market, estate agents overvaluing properties to win business and more…
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9 May, 2024
Episode 13 – Is Buy to Let Dead?
Ruban Selvanayagam and James Durr (of Sell House Fast company Property Solvers) discuss whether buy to let is still worth it. We explore buying rental properties in the current market, “vanilla” buy-to-lets, mortgage interest costs, the impacts of Section 24 (and buying as an individual / non-corporate), yield requirements, buying in Limited companies and more…
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2 May, 2024
Episode 12 – How to Establish a Property Seller’s Real Motivation?
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers quick home buyers explore how to get a feel of a seller’s motivations for properties on the open market. Topic discussed include tracking “on the market” time frames, monitoring price reductions, overpriced housing stock, communicating with estate agents, accounting for works required on a property.
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26 April, 2024
Episode 11 – Buying Property in London (2024)
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers (UK’s leading “sell house fast” and “we buy any house” company) explore property buying in London – exploring the plateaued state of the current market, price trends, nominal vs. real house price distinctions, the impact of interest rates, affordability and where things may be heading…
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18 April, 2024
Episode 10 – Property Valuation Tools
Ruban Selvanayagam of homebuying firm Property Solvers runs through some of the prominent online property valuation tools including Rightmove sold house prices, Zoopla, HM Land Registry (HPI Index), Net House Prices, Mouseprice, Property Price Advice, Our Property, The Move Market alongside some useful Google Chrome extensions…
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16 April, 2024
Episode 9 – Interview with Jonathan Rolande from the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)
Ruban Selvanayagam from Property Solvers (the UK’s leading We Buy Any House and Sell House Fast company) chats to Jonathan Rolande, founder of the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and director of House Buy Fast.
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11 April, 2024
Episode 8 – Investing in the Stock Market vs. Property Market
Ruban Selvanayagam (Property Solvers) quizzes James Durr (Property Solvers) on his experiences of investing in the stock market alongside property. We discuss James’ broader exposure (both positive and negative) to the stock market, the pros + cons relative to real estate, key risks, index fund + other more “passive” investing strategies…
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4 April, 2024
Episode 7 – How to Invest in UK Property with Little Money
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers (a We Buy Any House / Sell House Fast company) explore investment in UK property with little (or no) money. They discuss crowdfunding (peer to peer and equity financing), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)…
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28 March, 2024
Episode 6 – How to Find Motivated Sellers
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam explore the main offline and online marketing strategies used to find motivated home sellers – namely: estate agents, pre + post-auction, property sourcers / finders, becoming the local “go to” property buyer, leaflets, newspaper ads, direct mail (Land Registry searches)…
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21 March, 2024
Episode 5 – Buy + Hold, Sell or Trade Property?
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam discuss what particular property investment strategy works well (buy-to-let, buy-to-sell or trading) in the current market – drawing on their active experience of buying and selling homes for almost 2 decades.
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14 March, 2024
Episode 4 – Dealing with Financially Distressed Property Enquiries (Repossession / Mortgage Arrears)
Ruban Selvanayagam and James Durr discuss how they handle financially distressed properties – i.e. where a homeowner has fallen into mortgage arrears or is under the threat of repossession.
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8 March, 2024
Episode 3 – Making Offers on Property
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers discuss making offers on properties both through private treaty (estate agency) / auctions and as a direct to vendor (D2V) cash home buyer.
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2 March, 2024
Episode 2 – Selling Properties in the Current Market
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam discuss some of the realities and challenges of selling properties in the current (Winter/Spring 2024) market – touching on seller/buyer motivation, operating in a higher interest rate environment, over-zealous pricing, selling tenanted properties (including section 24) amongst other topics…
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26 February, 2024
Episode 1 – Introduction to the “Sell House Fast” Industry
James Durr and Ruban Selvanayagam of Property Solvers present this new podcast aimed at exploring any and all topics within the ever-evolving sector. In their first episode, James talks about his background as a property investor and operating primarily in the auction and “quick sale” industry…
