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This is a special mini-episode updating you on the long anticipated and much feared autumn UK budget in November 2025, with expert opinion from Simon Misiewicz of Optimise Accountants Ltd

Optimise have produced more than 750 videos on their YouTube channel on all things Property Tax.

During the episode, we discuss:

• Context of the Autumn UK Budget
• Actual Announcements from the UK Budget
• Historical Changes Affecting UK Property Investors
• Analysis of Budget Impacts on Property Investors
• Broader Considerations for Expats and Cross-Border Property Ownership
• Other Budget Highlights Relevant to Investors
• Speculation about Future Policy Changes
• Specific Budget Changes for Expats
• International Tax Concepts: The Exit Tax

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The average UK house price is £272,000 as this episode is released.

If you’re an overseas investor this means your Stamp Duty would be a staggering £22,640.

But what if you could legitimately avoid this charge by selling a property you don’t legally own.

Welcome to the world of Assisted Sales.

Paul Stapleton is an expert in this area, so I asked him to share his knowledge with the rest of us.

During the episode, we discuss:

• Advantages of Assisted Sales Over Traditional Flips
• Reverse engineering deals to maximize value
• Preference for homeowner-occupier end users
• Higher valuations on residential mortgages versus buy-to-let
• Negotiation tactics
• Traditional assisted sale model
• Paul’s lower-risk assisted sale approach
• Risk and Mitigation Tactics in Assisted Sales
• Case Study: Real-Life Assisted Sale Deal
• Working with independent agents and direct-to-vendor deals
• Letting agents as key sources for off-market deals
• Using online tools such as Rightmove and Property Engine
• Finding Independent Agents Remotely
• Managing Vendor Relationships
• Sold comparables for accurate GDV
• Feasibility of Assisted Sales for Remote Investors
• Technology and contractor solutions for remote management (Viewber and local agents)
• Outsourcing property inspections, refurbishments, and management
• Collaborations, Commission Sharing, and Deal Structures
• Vendor Negotiations and Objections
• Common seller objections: uncertainty about sales, valuations, profit distribution
• Dealing with agent “gatekeepers” and selling assisted sales concepts
• Flexible deal structuring
• Legal Mechanisms
• Explanation of second charge and power of attorney (and why Paul avoids)

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Have you ever heard the word probate and not really understood what it means?

Today’s episode gives a glimpse into the distribution of property owned by someone who has passed away.

Nick Kalms set up an auction house for selling probate properties, after spending 25 years as a property trader.

He named it Probate.Auction and he was joined for the interview by his Head of Partnerships Dan Marsden.

During the episode, we discuss:

• The meaning and legal process of probate
• Post-Covid delays in obtaining probate
• Differences between live and timed auctions, including the flexibility and increased sale rates in timed auctions post-Covid.
• The role of charity legacy teams and probate lawyers as key sources of vendor referrals, and examples of charities benefiting from auction sales.
• Buying probate properties at auction: always read the legal pack, especially the special conditions, and watch out for hidden or cleverly disguised fees.

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