The Secret Property Club helps UK landlords and investors make better decisions. Practical frameworks, deal breakdowns, case studies, updates on market shifts and regulation, with clear “what to do next” guidance. <br/><br/><a href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">secretpropertyclub.substack.com</a>
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The Secret Property Club helps UK landlords and investors make better decisions. Practical frameworks, deal breakdowns, case studies, updates on market shifts and regulation, with clear “what to do next” guidance. <br/><br/><a href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">secretpropertyclub.substack.com</a>
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July 22, 2026
He Saved Her Home From Repossession
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">secretpropertyclub.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>Hi all.</p><p>I had <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/26930629-motiul-islam">Motiul Islam</a> on the podcast this week. To be honest, we could have continued the conversation for another hour.</p><p>Motiul has been investing in property for over 20 years.</p><p>He started by buying a house and converting it into flats, but too soon, he ran out of money.</p><p>Spent the next 20 years getting creative about how to buy property without ever owing money to anyone.</p><p>Motiul doesn’t like debt, and he doesn’t like to work with investors.</p><p>He told me that he has never enjoyed the feeling of owing someone money, so almost everything he’s built has come from finding ways around it.</p><p>* <strong>Lease options instead of purchases.</strong></p><p>* <strong>Option contracts instead of mortgages.</strong></p><p>* <strong>Structuring deals instead of borrowing.</strong></p><p>We talked about a property he controlled through a lease option that pulled a woman’s home back from the auction block days before it was due to be repossessed.</p><p>We talked about a commercial block he is negotiating right now, worth over £2.5 million, that he’s set to control for an option fee of around £200,000.</p><p>And we talked about what actually happened inside his HMOs the week the Renters Rights Act made headlines, which was not what either of us expected.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>0:00 — Motiul’s 20 years in property, and the deal that taught him to hate owing people money.</p><p>5:35 — A lease option that pulled a woman’s home back from the auction block.</p><p>10:22 — When two valuers give you two wildly different numbers, and what to actually do about it.</p><p>16:03 — Why some HMO deals are far riskier than the numbers make them look.</p><p>18:14 — Inside the land strategy, including option contracts, planning uplift, and controlling a project without owning it.</p><p>24:15 — What happened inside Motiul’s HMOs the week the Renters Rights Act hit the headlines.</p><p>31:38 — Buying short lease flats, and the 80-year cliff edge nobody explains properly.</p><p><strong>Want access to everything?</strong></p><p>Everything in Secret Property Club comes with one membership.</p><p>You get the training, the live deal analysis sessions, the case studies, the tools, and direct access to professional property investors.</p><p>Become a member to keep reading, starting with the deal that saved a woman’s home.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com/subscribe"><strong>UPGRADE HERE</strong></a></p>
July 21, 2026
Why does SA make money? And when it doesn't?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">secretpropertyclub.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>This is lesson #2. The whole Serviced Accommodation training guide is available <a target="_blank" href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com/p/service-accommodation-training-course">here</a>.</p><p><strong>THE SIMPLE ANSWER</strong></p><p>SA makes money when the gap between your income and your costs is big enough, and stable enough, to leave a real profit each month.</p><p>It stops working when you overpay for the unit, underestimate costs, or rely on demand that isn’t consistent.</p>
July 13, 2026
The HMO That Looked Fine Until We Actually Looked
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">secretpropertyclub.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>Paid subscribers get our full <strong>14-Point HMO Inspection Checklist PDF</strong>, so you can take the same checks with you on your next viewing.</p><p><strong>First Impressions vs. Reality</strong></p><p>Walking into this HMO for the first time, it looked like a fairly standard job.</p><p><strong>No Boiler, No Clear Heating</strong></p><p>We couldn’t locate a boiler anywhere in the property.</p><p><strong>Fire Doors: The Biggest Red Flag</strong></p><p>Several fire doors don’t sit flush in their casings, slam far too hard, or have gaps underneath big enough to defeat the point of having a fire door at all.</p><p><strong>Flooring: A Pattern of Cut Corners</strong></p><p>New carpet in one room looked promising at first glance, but the same issue shows up throughout the house:</p><p><strong>The Attic Conversion: Impressive, But Unverified</strong></p><p>Upstairs, a loft conversion had been added. A genuinely nice space with potential, but seemingly done without planning permission or building regs sign-off.</p><p><strong>The Small Stuff That Still Matters</strong></p><p>Not everything here is serious.</p><p><strong>Why This Matters for Agents and Rent-to-Renters</strong></p><p>None of this is about criticising for the sake of it.</p><p><strong>Related Reading</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com/p/the-12-step-tenant-screening-process">The 12-Step Tenant Screening Process That Can Save Landlords Thousands</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com/p/working-with-trades-valerias-4-question">Working with Trades (Valeria’s 4-Question Framework)</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://secretpropertyclub.substack.com/p/what-changes-for-landlords-under">What Changes for Landlords Under the Renters’ Rights Act?</a></p><p><strong>Want the Full Inspection Checklist?</strong></p><p>We’ve turned everything we look for on these walkthroughs into a single, practical checklist.</p><p>The exact points we check before taking on management or a rent-to-rent deal, from fire doors and flooring to heating and room compliance.</p><p>It’s designed to be printed or kept on your phone for every viewing.</p><p><strong>The full checklist is available to download below for paid subscribers.</strong></p>
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