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buildinprogress's podcast

The Build in progress podcast is hosted by Simon Frewin and Ross Downs. Our intention is to put together a not too serious yet helpful insight into property investment, business and entrepreneurship. We'll bring a mix of top tips, friendly guests, the ups and the downs in our lives. 

We're learning on the job about both podcasts and property which is the reason we called it 'build in progress'. No one is the full package (especially us) and we are all working progress, we'll be showing our progression through the podcast.

Sep 27, 2019

John is a little bit of a property legend. We went to interview John a couple of weeks ago and since then I've been quoting him ever since!!

Small apologies with some of the sound, we are working to fix these:

So we talk about Johns years in property . . . 

-Taking your time and not getting fed up!! 

-Finding investors...


Sep 19, 2019

Aidan is from Peterborough, starting by helping his parents BTL portfolio. He's been in and around property for nearly 10 years.

He set up development discovery and ground up development company. . .Currently doing 3 projects and consulting on more.

We talk about working hard and impatience.

Aidan's good and bad habits...


Sep 11, 2019

In response to a post on Ross's express projects page asking about the stages of a refurb . . . This might be a little simple and obvious to some but might be very helpful to others.

Our 6 stages . . .

1. Plan and design 

2. Rip out

3. First fix

4. Plastering

5. 2nd fix

6. Snagging

We go into a little more depth about...


Sep 5, 2019

Si Duckworth is a seasoned investor. We talk about a wide range of things. An honest and frank interview.

Si started out in HMO's. He has some good and bad experiences that he shares with these.

We then discuss his work he does with the auction house and the recent flips he's done. Things to watch out for and some real...


Sep 1, 2019

Every property we view we have a tick sheet on what to look for. 

Here are our 5 key things we look at when doing a viewing and on the pod we chat about each in a little more depth:

1. Exterior

Any obvious damage to the roof and exterior. 

2. Damp

Any obvious signs of damp

(Damp specialist Lee from Precision)

3....