Financial freedom may seem like an unreachable goal.
This was how Samuel Leeds felt at the tender age of 17, when he was mocked for pursuing property investments with very little funds – before silencing his critics by going on to become a millionaire at just 21.
And now, he is passing his wisdom to others with his incredibly successful Property Investors Crash Course, which you can attend for just £1.
Coming to Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester, Samuel is preparing to tell how he went from a plasterer to a property magnate with a seven figure bank balance.
The course is designed for everyone from beginners looking to get into the property game to skilled investors seeking to enhance their knowledge and meet like-minded individuals in the world of property investment.
Click HERE to book a slot, so you too can learn how Samuel swapped humble beginnings for a millionaire lifestyle as a tycoon, teaching everything from using AI to utilising the Buy, Refurbish, Refinance Strategy.
So what does Samuel teach on this course?
– The secrets to becoming a successful property investor
– How to find fantastic property opportunities quickly and effectively
– How to utilise other peoples money to get started
– How to uncover incredible property deals within seconds using AI-Powered Platforms
– How to build your power team to systemise your business
– How to create a passive income to give you the freedom you desire
– How to recycle your money using the Buy, Refurbish, Refinance Strategy
How did Samuel make his millions?
After struggling in school, Samuel was faced with many critics laughing at him when he pursued property investment aged 17 with very little funds.
What he discovered school taught nothing about money, Samuel insisted the system conditions students to be poor.
He says: ‘I have nothing against schools, jobs or banks. They have their place, but as Jim Rohn says, “Formal education will earn you a living, but self-education will earn you a fortune…
‘That is why you absolutely cannot afford to miss the Deal Sourcing Crash Course! Believe it or not, my first million pounds was not made from property investing, but from deal sourcing…
‘There is absolutely no reason why you cannot do the exact same thing too, I can’t wait to see you on this life changing programme.’
Now however, with his unique and empowering methods, Samuel is teaching prospective investors how to make their millions… just like him!
Who are the Crash Course success stories?
Kyle Huckerby and Thomas Lowe
Friends Kyle Huckerby and Thomas Lowe who trained on Samuel Leeds’ academy have found their niche in property, using the rent-to-HMO strategy to make a full-time living. The entrepreneurs also sell deals to investors.
In February alone, they made a total profit of £15,000. Still only in their early twenties, they control 43 rooms in Leicester, Nottingham and Coventry and are about to open their own letting agency.
Jess Moss and Joe Madigan
A young waitress was working punishing hours when she met a man and fell in love with him. Now they are having a baby. It is an everyday story, except that Jess Moss is only 19 and she and her partner Joe Madigan are financially free from property.
In just one month, the couple, from Liverpool, recorded a profit of £16,000, using strategies such as rent-to-rent and selling deals.
They also own a staging and management business and are now attracting overseas investors keen to cash in on their expertise.
Martin Adams
Property entrepreneur Martin Adams could have retired after his first venture. He moved out of his house and rented out the rooms, giving him a passive income that pays his bills.
But rather than sit back and do nothing, Martin branched out into other investment methods after joining the Samuel Leeds Academy in March 2023.
Now the entrepreneur provides temporary accommodation for people having work done on their homes on insurance. He has also just sealed his first lease option agreement.
So what are you waiting for? Book NOW to start your future as an investor – and to find financial freedom for the rest of your life
- New data looks at property sales under nine different Chancellors since 1997
- Top ranked chancellor saw an average of 96,999 property sales every month
Have you ever wondered how the property market has performed under different Chancellors?
Well, exclusive research for This is Money and Mail Online Property reveal how vibrant the property market has been during the tenure of various Chancellors in the past 30 years.
In particular, the data looked at how many property transactions took place during their period of office.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Budget, the research by estate agents Jackson-Stops looked at property sales under nine Chancellors since 1997.
Seven of those nine Chancellors have been from the Conservative party, and yet it is one of the two Labour Chancellors that are included in the list who scored highest.
Ranked top is Gordon Brown who oversaw an average of 96,999 property sales every month.
By contrast, it is almost triple the volume of sales overseen by the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, whose average is 37,236.
However, Gordon Brown served during a period of extraordinary growth of the property market – particularly the mortgage market – between 2 May 1997 to 28 June 2007.
His tenure ended just before the start of the financial crisis, the height of which was in 2008 when hundreds of people a week were being evicted from their homes.
Alistair Darling was Chancellor during that turbulent financial period, remaining in office between 28 June 2007 and 11 May 2010.
The research looked at a range of factors, including monthly transaction volumes and average house price growth under the nine Chancellors.
Among the six Chancellors to have serviced for more than a 12-month period since 1997, Brown’s time in office saw the biggest positive effect on house prices based on monthly average prices.
House prices in England rose £1,764 per month on average during his tenure, ahead of Rishi Sunak on £1,101.
Both Alistair Darling and Hunt have both served more than a year as Chancellor and seen house prices fall during that time.
Darling saw average monthly values drop £526 compared to an average monthly drop of £465 for Hunt. The data adjusted all of the figures for inflation.
It means Darling is the worst performing Chancellor for homeowners in terms of value alone, according to the research.
He witnessed the largest fall in value of England’s housing market at 8 per cent, alongside a 15 per cent fall in property equity in his time in power during the 2008 financial crisis.
The only other Chancellor since 1995 to see average monthly house prices fall on their watch while mortgage debt held firm or rose is Kwasi Kwarteng.
Kwasi Kwarteng was responsible for the now infamous ‘mini-budget’ under Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Meanwhile, the most successful Conservative candidate measured by house price growth and equity is George Osbourne.
He saw residential values grow more than three times fast – at 28 per cent – than mortgage debt – at 9 per cent.
This was boosted by the recovery following the financial crisis as well as the introduction of the Help to Buy scheme, aimed at helping those struggling to get on the property ladder.
During his 74 months as Chancellor, Osbourne saw £1.2trillion worth of property sales completed.
While Brown reached a higher level at £1.7trillion, he who served for nearly double the amount of time as Osbourne at 121 months.
Current prime minster Rishi Sunak was Chancellor for 28 months from February 2020 to July 2022.
He is unusual as the only Chancellor – other than George Osborne, who benefitted from the post-2008 recovery – who did better than his predecessor for increasing average house prices at 11 per cent and total equity at 14 per cent.
This was helped by the recovery in the property market following the pandemic and the Stamp Duty holiday.
Although Jeremy Hunt has presided over a period where house prices have fallen… it does give first-time buyers a fighting chance
Mark Harris, of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, said: ‘It is no real surprise that Gordon Brown is considered to be homeowners’ favourite chancellor, given how property prices appreciated during his years at the helm.
‘The property market was booming, with nearly three times as many transactions per year as is the case now.
‘One could argue that Mr Brown benefited from flourishing economic conditions, which was quite the opposite for Alistair Darling whose tenure at Number 11 coincided with the global financial crisis, and resulting falling property prices.
‘Although Jeremy Hunt has presided over a period where house prices have fallen by £465 a month on average, a statistic that will not endear him to homeowners, it does give first-time buyers a fighting chance.
‘However the significant decline in transactions on his watch is a concern, which is why all eyes are on this week’s Budget to see whether the Chancellor can offer any meaningful assistance to boost the housing sector.’
Nick Leeming, of Jackson-Stops, said: ‘Diminishing terms have meant diminishing returns.
‘The data analysis points to a trend where the shorter the tenure of each Chancellor in power, the lower the value uptick in both property equity and house price appreciation.
‘Our analysis indicates that the nation’s Chancellors have got progressively worse at looking after the English housing market in the past three decades.
‘While Gordon Brown’s decade as Chancellor of the Exchequer set several records, it was Alistair Darling who witnessed the largest fall in value of England’s housing market, presiding over the Financial Crash.
‘It is after that period that we start to see Chancellors tactfully pull on levers to help stimulate economic and housing growth, but not withstanding their own round of criticism in doing so.
‘The legacy of both Help to Buy and the stamp duty holiday created market peaks, and a steep increase in property prices. In June 2021, for instance, we saw house price growth reach 13.4 per cent – its highest for 17 years.’
He added: ‘According to our data, Jeremey Hunt’s time in office has produced the lowest number of average monthly property sales in the past 30 years, since records began.
‘March’s Budget will be a significant time for anyone planning to buy or sell a home.
‘It will also lay the foundations of the Conservative’s tactics to win consumer hearts and minds ahead of Autumn’s General Election. The industry will be watching with huge anticipation.’
- Some 44% of homes fell in price in 2023 – most of them in the south of England
- But 35% of homeowners saw value of their home increase, says Zoopla
- Rossendale in North West had highest proportion of homes rising by 5% or more
- Hamptons also reports that market appears to have turned corner in 2024
More than two in five homeowners saw the value of their property fall last year, according to the latest analysis by Zoopla.
The property website says 13 per cent of homes fell in value by 5 per cent or more in 2023, while a further 31 per cent fell in value by between 1 and 5 per cent.
In contrast, there were some areas of the country where almost a fifth of homeowners saw their house price rise by more than 5 per cent.
We look at the house price winners and losers of 2023.
Where are house prices falling – or growing slower?
The falls have been felt more in the South of England with 18 per cent of homeowners in the South East seeing their homes fall in value by 5 per cent or more.
Zoopla says it has noticed that housing markets close to rural and coastal areas in the south East have cooled since the pandemic boom.
More than half of homeowners in the seaside towns of Dover and Hastings will have seen a 5 per cent home value decline in 2023, for example.
However, while the average UK house price moved lower over 2023, the nation’s 30 million homes are spread across thousands of housing markets, each with its own characteristics and drivers.
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More than a third of homeowners saw their home increase in value, according to Zoopla’s analysis.
In fact, one in 10 homeowners would have seen their house price rise by 5 per cent or more in 2023. That equates to three million households.
However, the overall gains by those households that did rise in value last year were significantly less than in the previous year.
It says the average annual gain made by homeowners whose properties rose in value, was £7,800 last year – a big drop from the £19,700 recorded in 2022.
Where are house prices going up?
Zoopla noted a clear north-south divide in the fortunes of homeowners in 2023 as lower prices cushioned the impact of higher mortgage rates in more affordable parts of the country.
As a result, it says more homes actually registered increased values in northern Britain.
Last year, the North West had the highest proportion of homes rising in value by 5 per cent or more.
Zoopla says that half a million homes (17 per cent of houses) in the region recorded gains of over 5 per cent or more.
The North West was closely followed by Scotland, where 16 per cent of homes increased in value by 5 per cent or more in 2023.
Izabella Lubowiecka, senior property researcher at Zoopla says: ‘While national house prices indices pointed to modest house price falls over 2023, our property by property level tracking of home values shows that most homes saw their value unchanged or slightly higher over the year.
‘Value reductions were focused in southern England while modest gains were recorded in lower priced, more affordable housing markets.’
Rossendale is hottest property market
One local area in particular bucked the typical housing market trend in 2023 – one of prices predominantly falling or stagnating.
The borough of Rossendale in the North West of England was rated as the hottest property market of 2023 by Zoopla, with the highest concentration of homes increasing in value by 5 per cent or more of any local authority.
Some 44.2 per cent of homes have risen in value by 5 per cent or more in that area, according to Zoopla’s data.
Rossendale is situated in East Lancashire, bordering Bury, Hyndburn, Burnley, Todmorden and Rochdale.
Graham Shuttleworth, manager at Ryder & Dutton estate agents in the town of Rawtenstall, which is based in the Rossendale borough, says the area is benefitting from the house price ripple effect coming out of Manchester as well as millions of pounds of investment coming into the area from the government’s levelling up scheme.
‘There are three really exciting market towns that are driving growth in Rossendale. Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Bacup. All are great places to live and within easy commuting distance of Manchester city centre.
It’s a perfect destination for all ages who want to move out of the city centre but stay close by Rossendale estate agent, Graham Shuttleworth
‘We are based in Rawtenstall and the place just keeps improving with increasing numbers of trendy bars, shops, craft breweries and restaurants opening up.
‘If you miss the traffic it takes 20 minutes to drive into Manchester and otherwise it’s 45 mins in rush hour, via the convenient M66 link.
‘So it’s a perfect destination for all ages who want to move out of the city centre but stay close by. The area has become really popular for families.
‘There is also a massive amount of regeneration coming into some of the town centre redevelopments in the area linked to government levelling up funding.
‘Haslingden Market town centre is being redesigned while similar multi million pound projects are underway in Bacup and Rawtenstall.’
Other local areas that saw roughly a third of homes increase in value by 5 per cent or more include Blackburn with Darwen in the North West of England and Telford and Wrekin in the West Midlands.
What next for house prices?
Zoopla is predicting modest house price falls of 2 per cent in 2024 across the UK.
However, as shown, exactly how this affects individual homeowners will depend on their location.
Zoopla expects those who saw home value growth in 2023 to see similar increases in 2024.
It says high mortgage rates will continue to limit buying power and will be most felt in high-value regions in the South of England, contributing to further home value drops.
This is particularly true for those who own a flat or detached home in the South, who Zoopla advises should continue to price realistically in order to complete a sale.
However, while Zoopla is predicting more of the same in 2024, the property agent Hamptons is reporting that the housing market has turned a corner.
In January, sellers were less likely to cut their asking price than at any time over the last eight months, according to Hamptons.
It revealed that 48 per cent of homes sold in January across England and Wales had been subject to a price reduction, down from a peak of 55 per cent in October 2023.
Over a quarter of these homes sold above their final asking price, the highest share since October 2022.
Hamptons also reported that with more buyers around, new homes coming onto the market are selling quicker than they were last year.
It said 9 per cent of homes that came onto the market in January sold within a week, up from 6 per cent in January 2023.
However, given that many buyers and sellers are still trying to adjust to the market, this figure remains considerably lower than in January 2021 when 19 per cent of homes sold within a week.
Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons, believes the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page.
‘Falling mortgage rates have been the primary catalyst, tempting last year’s missing movers to restart their property search,’ says Beveridge.
‘Consequently, more households were looking to buy last month than in any January over the last decade, including the start of both 2021 and 2022.
‘First-time buyers and second steppers, who tend to be most reliant on mortgage finance, are at the forefront of the recovery.
‘This injection of demand is starting to stabilise house price falls, particularly for mid to lower-priced homes, which should also improve selling conditions further up the chain as the year progresses.
‘That said, the affordability picture is still more challenging than it was a few years ago which will keep a tight lid on price growth.’
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