Accounts for Kensington & Falkner Estates Limited (development and trading company) and McDonald & Hamilton Estates Limited (buy to hold company) have been filed for the financial year 16/17. Both companies remain profitable with strong balance sheets.  Some of the highlights of the year include: Current buy to hold portfolio valued at £1.7 million. Ø An […]


As my portfolio of properties has grown, it has revealed many different challenges.  One of which is the procurement of competitive energy rates.  Through this challenge some advantages have been brought to the surface.  As a HMO business, landlords who offer bills included option are entitled to business rates and fixed contracts for the properties […]


Time for reflection… Reflecting on 2017, I’ve decided to take time out to consider my ten key lessons: Your health is key for your overall wellbeing and business execution.  I hit some great personal goals with regards to completing marathons and ultra-marathons and in losing weight but unfortunately some old habits reappeared in the last […]


Too often we struggle from paralysis analysis in selecting and executing our preferred strategy for property investing.  And no wonder, with so many different strategies available from simply letting a spare room in our house to managing complex developments. The reality is we spend too much time chasing shiny pennies rather than considering our current […]


As we move into the last quarter of 2018, I’m glad to say I successfully managed to complete my Triple Challenge of the Manchester marathon, London to Brighton Ultra and the finale of an Ultra in Iceland last month. More importantly, to date we have raised over £4500 for CLAN cancer support! I would love to […]


If you were at Liverpool pin last month, hopefully you saw the flyer for the Mastermind Local Discovery workshop that we are running on Thursday the 22nd June. Book your place here At the workshop you will find out how we can help you achieve your property goals and ambitions, through the 12 month Mastermind […]


For 2017, I set myself the challenge of running my first marathon in Manchester on 2nd April, completing the London to Brighton challenge on 27 May and finishing with an ultra marathon in Iceland on 27th August. I have taken on this challenge to help raise funds for CLAN cancer support. CLAN Cancer Support is […]