Three Phases of Building a UK Property Portfolio


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Mar 05 2025 44 mins   2

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it’s never too late to take a step back and reassess what you have, where you are and what might come next.

And that’s the purpose of this week’s show featuring Vicki Wusche who takes us through the three phases of UK property portfolio building:

Acquisition

Consolidation

Development

Vicki first appeared on EPS all the way back in Episode 5

During the episode, we discuss:

· Acquisition phase focusing on buying properties.

· Consolidation phase focusing on assessing property performance.

· Development phase: expanding / redefining property-related activities.

· Options for further development or transition, such as sourcing business.

· The importance of creating systems for ease of management and expansion.

· Tenant Referencing Challenges:

· Importance of understanding the referencing process.

· Need for upskilling letting agents to handle referencing.

· Misconception about landlords competing with residential buyers.

· Importance of holding nerve in competitive pricing.

· Emphasis on reverse engineering property stories and exit strategy.

· Analyzing property performance for continuous improvement.

· Consideration of what owning a portfolio in later years entails.

· Considerations for involving children in property management interests.

· Discussion on passing on or consolidating a portfolio.

· The significance of discussing property investment with children early on.

· Descriptions of dealing with landlord and property issues.

· Importance of solving problems with properties for better management

· Vicky's Personal Portfolio Strategies:

· Discussion on loan to value considerations.


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