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03/11/2026

Urgently share this with someone to Stop them buying property. They’re wasting their money.

The wealthy aren’t buying flats. They’re buying portfolios and buildings.

High-net-worth investors have gone from holding 2.6% to 21% of their wealth in direct commercial property. Last year alone they put $464 billion into commercial real estate globally (Knight Frank 2026).

A small portfolio run like a side hustle is now the wrong side of the market. It’s getting harder, more expensive, and increasingly unjustifiable. The gap is only getting wider.

The wealthy treat this as a proper allocation: larger assets, professional management, better financing structures.

If you’re still on the small end, you either need to get out or do it properly and scale.

DM me if you want to grow a real portfolio.

Or just follow along for the truth.

02/11/2026

Send this right away to someone thinking about buying property in the UK.

Small residential landlords are dead under the new rules unless you’re operating at real scale.

A Manchester landlord recently asked for a modest £50 monthly increase (from £1,650 to £1,700) on a city-centre two-bed. The tenant challenged it at the First-tier Tribunal under the Renters’ Rights Act. The tribunal didn’t just refuse the increase — it cut the existing rent by £200 to £1,450. That’s a £2,400 annual loss instead of the £600 gain he expected.

This isn’t an outlier. Tribunal challenges to rent increases have surged since the Act came in. Section 21 is gone. Getting a bad tenant out now routinely takes 6+ months. Tens of thousands of smaller landlords have already exited.

Don’t do it.

Follow me if you want to learn about portfolio investing.

01/11/2026

Being a residential landlord in the UK is dead unless you’re doing it at real scale.

Tribunal challenges to rent increases nearly tripled after the Renters’ Rights Act. Section 21 is gone. Getting bad tenants out now takes 6+ months on average. Tens of thousands of small landlords have already exited.

Gross yields look okay on paper (~7%), but after rates, tax, compliance and the new rules, most smaller/high-LTV deals cannot stack up.

The only way it works is 15–20+ properties with low debt (ideally ≤50% LTV). Anything less?

Don’t do it.

29/10/2026

You don’t need millions sitting in the bank to start doing multi-million-pound property development deals.

A lot of my success in securing larger developments has come down to understanding how to structure deals, rather than simply having the capital available to buy them outright.

The key is finding opportunities that make financial sense, understanding what the seller needs and negotiating terms that allow you to manage your risk before committing significant capital.

Ultimately, it’s not just about how much money you have available. It’s about knowing how to identify, negotiate and structure the right deals.

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