David is a property expert with over 25 years’ experience and his own portfolio of 26 units. His current rent roll is in excess of £10k per month. He is also a partner in a Deal Sourcing and Packaging business in the North West of England and has sourced over 250 properties for investors since 2004. In recent years he has, by necessity, had to develop an expertise in LHA strategies. This area is increasingly becoming a niche for him and he enjoys empowering other landlords by sharing the kno ...
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Update on Possession Hearings with My Reluctant Tenants PLUS What’s Going On in the Rental Market?
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The majority of people are good and honest but as a landlord, you are likely to come across some people who are not and in this episode, David takes us through the court proceedings he has recently been through with a tenant. He shares great content on how the process works and the paperwork the landlord needs to have in place. In the proceedings, …
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Me versus My Reluctant Tenants
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From 1 June bailiffs are permitted to work again for private landlords and David explains his court proceedings with a reluctant tenant providing great information and advice for landlords He highlights the importance of being all over your repairs and why following the procedure and ensuring you have the right paperwork in place is key. This episo…
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Tenants, Love them or Not They are Key in Deal Packaging
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Tenants are a key part of any deal packaging proposal and David shares some great tips about how the property market is changing. Rents have been stuck for a significant amount of time but now they are on the rise and as a deal packager you need to understand the impact of Section 24, why there are fewer rental properties available and why it’s vit…
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The market is hot how do you give value to your investors? David shares great content from his deal packaging Mastermind group who have been discussing how as a deal packager you can give value to your investors when the market is hot. Multi-letting serviced accommodation and tenant buyers are all strategies to consider and could be what makes the …
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Property Prices are on the UP
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In this episode, David looks at the market currently and delves deeper into content from Zoopla and the Daily Telegraph about what’s happening right now in the property market and what it means moving forward. Levels of sales in the prime central areas have recovered and the ripple effect will impact across the country and affect all areas as more …
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A Good News Episode....well mainly
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Deals are getting done and people are getting paid and this is a great time to be a deal packager. If you have put in the work and let people know who you are and what you do then you are putting yourself in the right place to make deals and David shares great news about one of his mentees who has done just that with her first deal coming together …
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Repayment or Interest Only. Which mortgage is right for me?
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David shares his perspective on repayment and interest-only mortgages and explains what his current strategy is. With an interest-only mortgage over time inflation can come to your rescue and with the pandemic causing a massive shock to the economic system, some expert opinions say that it will be inflation that will ultimately eat away at the debt…
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Estate Agents are being mean to me! How do I find my deals?
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Estate agents currently have the lowest stock since 1982 so in this episode, David goes through exactly how to find properties and generate leads without going through an estate agent. To generate viewings you need to be able to get in contact with people and there are a range of ways to do this if you know where to look. As a deal packager, you ne…
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You Have to Get Your Valuations Right to Make a Deal
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Getting the numbers right is crucial to success in deal packaging. In this episode, David discusses the fact that the majority of valuations he sees are incorrect and shares great succinct advice and tips on how to work on your valuation skills and get the numbers right. If you can compare like with like, understand the sold comparables and accurat…
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Difficult responses to your Direct To Vendor Marketing - how do you turn it around?
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What happens when you get a difficult response to your direct to vendor marketing? Direct to vendor marketing works it will bring the calls that you can turn into leads and ultimately deals but sometimes it can bring a response that is angry or raising objections.it might not be what you expect but if you follow David’s advice you can learn to defl…
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Want a Fast Start? Then Do This! Package Rent 2 Rent for Serviced Accommodation
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It’s fast and it works generating profit very quickly! This episode is packed with valuable content about exactly how to start and build a business deal packaging rent to rent for serviced accommodation. The key is putting in place a very effective power team because packaging rent to rent for service accommodation has lots of moving parts. David g…
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Going Through The Possession Process In 2021
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What can you do about tenants not paying? David shares his current journey serving a Section 8 notice and the ensuing process leading to a court hearing. Currently, the government have made it challenging for landlords who have tenants who just won’t pay and there is great advice in this episode on the Section 8 process with practical tips and clea…
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Freeports - Why Aren’t We Talking About This?
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In the recent Budget, the location of eight new Freeports were announced and David looks at what a Freeport is and the positive impact freeport areas have on an area. With the generation of infrastructure and favourable planning along with benefits such as favourable customs duties and low or zero VAT rates, there are many positives in a Freeport a…
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Your Property Business Going Forward
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This is the time for opportunities and if you want to put in place the foundations for a great property business moving forward you need to find the right lenders and in this episode, David explains exactly what you should be doing to build the right finance power team. The property millionaires of 2025/2026 will be created in the next two years an…
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David is currently packaging a ‘Lifetime Interest’ deal and in this episode explains how this type of deal can be a positive for both the beneficiary and the investor. For an investor who wants to invest in a secure way with a great uplift that is both significant and inevitable in a way that can only be achieved with bricks and mortar, this is a s…
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If I Were Starting Today What Would I Do?
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In this episode, David explains exactly how to start your deal packaging business in a way that means it is sustainable and will grow. He shares great advice about how to achieve the right mindset and an approach that means you can’t fail. Deal packaging has huge value and when you as a deal packager have perfected your skills you can have whatever…
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Marketing is Key. How Do You Start for Free?
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If you are completely new to deal packaging how do you get started? David explains why marketing is key and how when you start it’s all about marketing for leads. There is a process to be followed and there are ways to use free marketing tools when you are starting out and in this episode, David shares exactly what the marketing process is and how …
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The offer that is NOT an offer, offer
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David is here to help with great advice on how to get deals right now. The numbers and holding your numbers is key A deal is made up of doing your research then viewings and making some offers. Those that are accepted are usually deals that then go on to complete but how do you make an offer that is not an offer? David shares how to make a lowball …
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Here is what we did, and here is what we learned!
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David shares great practical advice for any deal packagers who are at the start of their journey from the work he has been doing with his mentees and through his own deal packaging. It’s all about talking to other people in the right way in your own style and the best way to get good at it is to practice lots. As a deal packager, you are going to b…
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What Your Investors Need To Know About Rents In The Current Market
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David explains how as a property investor with rental properties himself the market is changing as rents increase across the country. He explains how Section 13 notices can effectively be used and how as a deal packager knowing and understanding where rents are in the market today helps build credibility, trust and can bring your investors peace of…
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Property Prices Down 25%, I Will Show You Where...
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Things are changing and in this episode, David shares the facts about what’s happening right now in the property. Rents will be increasing because of the shortage of rental properties available combined with landlords affected by Section 24 needing to increase rents to remain in the same position as previously. Property is a people business and in …
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Locked Down AGAIN. Here is What You Can do to Build Your Property Business From Home
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It’s the start of a New Year and David has found ways to kickstart and recalibrate his business and now he wants to help you to do the same with your business through the lockdown. It can be a really good year if you do the right work and build the systems and relationships with people that will make the difference. There are great deals out there …
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Deal Packaging, Best Property Strategy Ever!
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David talks to Rob and Tom hosts of the Property Investors podcast about all things deal packaging. They discuss how to get started, why deal packaging is the property area to get into first and how you can do it when you are starting with no cash flow. David also discusses some of the deals he has done, what to look for in an investor and creating…
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Stacking an HMO Deal for Your Investors - What You Need to Know
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HMO properties are a great way to add value for your investors and in this episode, David shares some great tips and advice on how to successfully source and create HMO’s for your investors. The key is the floor plan, viewing and deciding on the model you are going to use along with having a good builder to make the changes needed. This is a great …
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Valuing a Property - Knowing How to Calculate a Refurb is Vital
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In this episode, David goes through exactly what to look for in an average 3-bed property when you are calculating a refurbishment. It’s key that you understand exactly what you need to look at when you are viewing the property and work out if you need to replace or repair. David takes us through room by room so you know exactly what to look for, w…
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Laura Muse; Social Media Mastery & How to Build an Investor Database
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Laura Muse has built a fantastic business in property in a very short amount of time and is now a mentor in the Progressive deal packaging mastermind group sharing her expertise and experience with others. She shares great advice and tips on exactly how to get started and make it work in this episode packed with content and a must-listen for anyone…
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Katy Wilson! How You Can Earn £6000 a Month Just Through Direct Mail?
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David is with Progressive Deal Packager co-trainer Katy Wilson who has just begun her fourth year as a property professional. With a six-figure deal packaging business and a property portfolio worth 1.5million, Katy is a hugely successful property professional who shares some great advice about how effectively use direct mail and explains why she i…
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The Property Bubble Burst
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David looks at the property market and the signs that things are changing with the property bubble beginning to deflate but in any recession, there are opportunities and David, who is on his fifth property cycle, knows exactly where and what they are. He knows how difficult things are going to be but he also knows where to look for the deals and gr…
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How Can You Add Maxim Value to an Investor?
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Jessie Marsh began her deal packaging story at Progressive and went on to join the Mastermind group as her journey continued. Jessie specialises in maximising returns for her investors and has to date packaged over 50 deals whilst building her own portfolio. Now a Mastermind Mentor in the deal packaging group Jessie shares, in this episode, great c…
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How to Systemise the Right Thing at the Right Time in Deal Packaging
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David is with Rick Cusimano, a mentor in the Progressive mastermind group. Rick has to date bought and sold around 40 properties and is continuing to grow his own portfolio and source great deals for investors as a deal packager. His most recent purchase is a commercial property that he is currently converting into 11 apartments. In this interview,…
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Getting Direct to Vendor Marketing Right
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David is with Karen Hopkinson who is successfully combining building her own portfolio with packaging deals. As an expert in the direct to vendor strategy, she explains exactly how to approach the conversation with the vendor to ensure you can help them and it’s the right property for you along with the best ways to achieve successful marketing. Di…
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Why be in a Mastermind Group? Interview with Halstead Ottley
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Halstead has a portfolio of buy to lets, HMO’s, commercial conversions and Serviced Accommodation along with a wealth of expertise and experience and in this episode, he explains how his property journey started, some of the strategies he has used to grow his portfolio and discusses with David how joining the Mastermind Group at Progressive Propert…
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Being a Landlord, Lessons Learned and Re-learned
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Lots of the time we share about the successes but in this candid episode, David shares about some of the challenges of his buy to let and single let portfolio. As an investor and entrepreneur, it’s likely you have several things going on and a being a property investor with a portfolio can be as close to a passive income as it gets in business but …
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From Property Disaster To Property Master In 18 Months
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David is with Kat Kuczynska who has grown a successful property investment company in an area where there are wide ranging properties and ever increasing opportunities. Kat has faced the challenges of not getting it right when she started out along with growing her knowledge and an effective network on her property journey. They discuss the realiti…
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The Power of Your Network – Interview with Cheryl Cain, CDK Lettings
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David is with Cheryl Cain of CDK lettings talking about the power of networking. They discuss why your phone book is your business and how Cheryl has developed who she knows both in property and in the wider arena of business. Networking can take time but will make a huge difference to your business, having a social media presence and attending net…
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What Makes a Property Deal Packager Successful?
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What makes some people successful and others not? David looks at this question and explores what in reality the difference is between the people who desperately want to do it and but can’t and those who can in the world of property. There are deal packagers out there finding investors and getting deals and they are those who have understood that it…
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Courage, Consistency and Accountability in Deal Packaging
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David is looking in detail at some of the obstacles that deal packagers face when they start out and on the journey to success. There are people who just run and do it and those who go a little bit more slowly as deal packagers and in this episode, David offers great advice on what makes the difference – courage, consistency and accountability. He …
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Using Social Media to Build Your Deal Packaging Business
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Davis is discussing with Adrian Benjamin his breakthrough into deal sourcing and how social media has been the key to making it happen. Adrian shares his journey and how he has successfully reached out to developers and fosters successful relationships with his investors. Everyone needs to begin by researching and undertaking the right education to…
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What Works With Estate Agents Today
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People are struggling to work with estate agents in the current situation and David looks at how things have changed and what you can do to get appointments with estate agents and move successfully forward. COVID 19 has happened to everyone including estate agents and they are now like everyone else subject to regulations that mean they are restric…
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Deal Packaging Forever with Violet Harrison
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David is with Violet Harrison who has extensive expertise in both property and interior design. They talk about Violet’s passion for deal packaging and her experiences as the deal packaging space has evolved. There have been many changes as deal packaging has moved forward from the requirements to be compliant, to the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ being …
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Doing What you Love in Property, in conversation with Emerald Fisk - Entrepreneur and Property Developer
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David is with Emerald Fisk, entrepreneur and property developer. With a substantial property portfolio Emerald is doing what she loves. She discusses the property journey she has been on and what really matters if you want to be successful in deal packaging and property investment. This is a great opportunity to hear from someone who has a no nonse…
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The Market is Hot. How Can I Get an Offer Accepted TODAY?!
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As the pent up demand from lockdown hits the property market David looks at how vendors are currently in the driving seat, with reasonable offers being turned down. This is a temporary position and as a deal packager, it’s crucial that you keep your credibility so that your relationships and communication with estate agents is positive moving forwa…
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David is taking his inspiration from forums, other deal packagers and recent conversations as he reflects on the question ‘What do you want? It can be easy to make comparisons with others but they are only showing the world what they want the world to see. The true secret to success is to know exactly what you want and understand that everyone is d…
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Getting A Property Off The Market With An Estate Agent
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David explains exactly how to get an estate agent to take a property off the market when asked to by a deal packager. This is an area that is all about building relationships and having self-belief. It can be a difficult thing to achieve when you begin but it does get easier, if you know exactly what to say and have from the very first contact been…
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I'm New, What can I Do For People?
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You have the skills to attract people to you – you’ve invested in your education, grown your network and you do have something to offer. But for those new to deal packaging, lack of self-belief can be what stops them moving forward. David explains why people will come to you and what you need to do to get things moving in this episode that is a res…
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The 100th Episode - Mrs S Answers Your Questions
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In this 100th episode David’s other half, the amazing Mrs S joins him to answer questions from the deal packaging community about their property journey. This is a journey that has had twists and turns along with ups and downs but has always had clear goals and aspirations. They answer a range of questions from the community ranging from the roles …
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David Bennett - From a standing start to an £850,000 deal agreed in 4 Months
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In this episode hear how David Bennett of Off-Piste Property started his business and what can happen if you take your property learning and are relentless in your actions every day consistently. If you are thinking about investing in your own learning and long to do something different this is a great time to get started and David’s journey is a g…
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What is Actually Going On With Property Prices Today?
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David brings together the latest information about the property market and discusses what is going on right now with deal packaging and the market. As the economy begins to open up again everyone from vendors to investors want to know what’s happening and is asking whether the market will fall. Nobody has an answer but David shares some pointers th…
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Confusion, Overwhelm, Time Management is the Key
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When you are starting out in deal packaging the organisation of your day with the many tasks that need to be completed can quickly led to feelings of overwhelm and confusion but there is an answer and in this episode, David shares exactly how you can organise your day and achieve more. He explains the primary strategies that you can start with and …
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Single Lets, Buy to Lets and BRR - a Conversation with Anne Houlton
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David is with Anne Houlton who specialises Single Lets and has grown a portfolio that gives her the income she wants and the flexibility to run her business from anywhere in the world. David and Anne discuss the reasons why single lets are such a great addition to any property portfolio and how they can be a great deal for any deal packager. The bu…
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