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The Property Podcast

TPP294: How To Build A £100 Million Property Development Company: The Urban Splash Story

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

News, Investing, Education, Business, Business News

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

You’re in for a treat this week, as we learn how to build a £100 million property development company. And we learn from the best in the business - Tom Bloxham MBE, chairman and co-founder of multi-award-winning property development company, Urban Splash. But first, we have our news story of the week which you can find by clicking here. You may remember our landlord survey a while back - the results were interesting and we’re pleased that the findings have hit the property press hard and fast. How will landlords react to Brexit? Will it scupper future property investment plans or will it create a wave of opportunities for investors to capitalise on? Hit the link and let us know what you think of the research. Now, our main event this week is the story of Urban Splash - a business that’s doing phenomenal things in the property industry. At 25 years old, Urban Splash has continued making a splash across towns and cities throughout the UK with their large regeneration and design-led schemes, which have won them a huge amount of awards - and rightly so! A true champion in the property development industry, Tom talks us through the difficulties of taking old, derelict and listed buildings, and restoring them to create functional homes to suit today’s modern needs. And more interestingly, their recent move in to modular housing which is set to transform the housing industry significantly over the years. How did Urban Splash grow from two men in a shed to building a multi-million-pound business? Tune in as Tom walks us through his first, very ambitious project in Liverpool where the true power of design and placemaking was revealed. If you’re unfamiliar with Urban Splash, they are the true pioneers of urban living and have made the challenges of regeneration appear effortless. However, Tom and the team have had many years to perfect this. And while each project has elements which they’d have done differently, they follow our very own mantra of ‘constant improvement’ to make sure lessons are learned and that the next site is better than the last. If you're an aspiring property developer, this property podcast is a must listen for you as Tom also takes us on a journey through site acquisition, competitive bidding and the design process where architects and consultants are pushed to get the most out of each and every site. Once you have a product - what’s next? There’s no secret that Urban Splash are incredible marketers - they’ve won a host of awards for that too. So what’s their secret? How have they created such a huge demand for their properties? How did they go from being a multi-million-pound business to being worthless almost overnight? How did Manchester’s Northern Quarter get its name? And what tips would Tom recommend to those who want to follow in his property footsteps? Tune into this week’s incredible property podcast to find out. Hub Extra: We’re squeezing more value into this week’s property podcast, with another handy resource discovered by Rob & Rob. In fact, there’s $10,000 worth of content here, all for free, courtesy of author, business owner and social media personality, Gary Vaynerchuk. The insights you can take from this video are practical and incredibly informative. If you’re not yet signed up to Hub Extra, head on over to The Property Hub website to sign up for FREE! This handy email will hit your inbox every Friday morning. Meetups - yes, they’re tonight! If you haven’t got yourself registered yet, what are you waiting for? They’re free, educational and more importantly, they’re supportive. Click here to find your nearest one and we’ll see you there! Get involved: As you know, we love to chat. If you’re on social media, join us and get involved in the conversation over on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Let us know what you think about this week’s property podcast or let us know about any future topics you’d like us to cover. You can also join our property community on the Property Hub forum. It’s full of like minded people chatting all things property related. And if you haven’t done so already, we’d love it if you could head over and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help other listeners find us and we always read a selection out on our podcast too - so you could get a mention. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts here. Not sure how to leave a review? This video shows you how to review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey Rob B here with Rob D

0:03.8

Now one of the companies that Rob and I run is a property development company

0:07.2

But we are by no means masters of our subject. So what's the best way to learn? Well, it's to interview a master of that subject.

0:15.0

This week, Rob and I learn how to build a hundred million pound property development company. property.

0:27.0

Yes, welcome to the property podcast where every Thursday morning property investors come together

0:30.5

to be informed and inspired.

0:32.4

And there is so much inspiration in this

0:34.3

week's episode where we're joined by Tom Bloxham co-founder of Urban Splash.

0:37.6

If you know that Urban Splash then you'll be very excited to hear that. If you don't

0:40.9

then be prepared to be blown away by some of the things we've done

0:43.8

so that's coming up and stick around afterwards where in hub extra we've got a

0:47.3

resource that's going to save you ten thousand dollars

0:50.4

so Rob in the news this week possibly the greatest property news piece we've ever done who's involved

0:55.8

could this possibly be some research by a fine institution called the property hub I think it just might be

1:00.0

Yes the new story this week could be from multiple publications because this story has been covered in multiple publications, but we've chosen Landlord today and the link will be in the show notes, which you can find at the Property Hub.

1:12.6

dot net slash Tom 1.

1:15.0

And all these new stories Rob cover the survey

1:17.6

that we featured a few weeks ago on the podcast.

1:20.5

Yeah, it's been absolutely plastered all over the

1:22.3

property press in the last week or so, and it's a rare chance to put out a positive news story, which is something that we like to do.

1:28.8

The headline that they've gone with is No Deal Brexit will not deter most landlords from expanding their portfolio.

1:34.6

And this is based on something from our survey where we found that 77% of the people we surveyed

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