By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO   There are very healthy profits to be made from converting a commercial building into residential flats. To maximis… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO   On average, around 20% of UK businesses fail during their first two years, which rises to 45% after five years and… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO   These days most of us would welcome a second income, but starting a YouTube channel or opening an Etsy shop isn&rs… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO   Anyone can develop property. Just buy property or land and hire the appropriate professionals. But it can be a ris… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO   While property development is a broad church, some pews suit some people better than others. At one end of the pro… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO    Take a look at the Sunday Times Rich List and you’ll find fortunes built on property. But are huge profits… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO There are always those that profit during economic downturns. How do they do it? Underlying drivers differing rules out there… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO If you’ve seen a 2021 report by Hamptons, which reported that the average flip sold during the pandemic produced a profi… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO In the property sector, two things always happen whenever there’s a property crash, or a recession, or s… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO Small-scale property development projects can generate serious amounts of cash. But what’s involved in taking on a development for the… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO The state of our town centres is depressing. Out-of-town supermarkets and internet shopping have had our high streets reeling for some time… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO, and co-author of the “Guide to Small-Scale Property Development” For many, buy-to-let has had its day. Multiple t… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO My friend Rob once asked an architect acquaintance to help with an old light industrial building that he no longer needed and wanted to do s… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO So, you have experience in buying a doer-upper and successfully flipping it on for a profit. Are you ready to take the next step in your pro… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO The buy-to-let business model is looking less commercially attractive by the day. But the good news is that there is another, much more exci… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO Standing out from the crowd is a challenge faced by every developer building entry-level accommodation. Build a large, detached house, and y… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO Property development is a broad church, and there are plenty of pews for those happy to sit in the small-scale section. If you are among tho… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO If you want to be a successful property developer, do not fall into the trap of being your own Project Manager. Landlords regularly play… Read More

By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years ma… Read More