Michael Dean

I lend money to SME house builders (since 2015). Commercial property investor and also podcast host. Gooner.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

Congrats to Saif - well deserved promotion.

[Financial Reporter @F_Reporter]

Avamore Capital has promoted Saif Ali Khichi to the role of senior credit officer. https://t.co/TKRKFwUWxU

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

I don’t think VAT on school fees was ever about raising money for the state system. And it never will.

On the other hand it’s going to make private education affordable for the elites only. One of the most bizarre, destructive policy decisions imaginable.

[City A.M. @CityAM]

Number of private school pupils plummets after Labour’s VAT hike on fees https://t.co/R5taU8wYBx

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@Neil_Ryner Kemi speaks well. Have to admit.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@DarrenArsenal1 I queued for 5.5 hours to get our kits to wear in Budapest last week. It was mental.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

On reflection - have to give credit to UEFA - they learned from past lessons and made the matchday experience on Saturday quite good. And the Killers were fantastic choice for the prematch entertainment

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@Neil_Ryner Yes I agree. Arteta has his plans to improve the team and dominate games like last night

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

UTA

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

Pre-match Budapest

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@LePhantomDennis See how you feel tomorrow night

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@Neil_Ryner @Adam_Hosker @MortgageMikeN2 I bought a property subject to a long term commercial tenancy. It's currently D rated. I can get to C quite easily, but my tenant may not grant me access to do the upgrade works and I can't force access as this breaches quiet enjoyment. Will apply to literally tens of thousands

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@Neil_Ryner @MortgageMikeN2 I agree. There's a ticking time bomb for commercial landlords coming in April with EPC required - you've got FRI leases where nobody has a clue who's responsible for the works and what happens to the tenancy if it's rendered unlawful by dint of the rating.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@MouseHunter99 @MortgageMikeN2 As someone who lends to many "professional" BTL landlords, the application of logic and reason is a spectrum. And burying heads in sand and hoping problems will go away on their own is a genuine strategy for some.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@MortgageMikeN2 Heaven forbid you might have a different opinion to someone else!

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@MortgageMikeN2 @Neil_Ryner I think so, though not sure what the link is with leasehold 😅

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

An inspiration to me as a leader of men and women

[Premier League @premierleague]

Mikel Arteta never stopped believing. 🔮

[Peter Bill @peterproperty]

My Estates Gazette column from last August on the tower wars in Manchester. There is more murk than miracle to the Manchester development scene. The closer Burnham gets to power, the more will come out.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

@LovellPropguru True but that’s just london and those consents are for flats that have limited demand right now. Perhaps if it had been easier to get those consents when the demand was there, instead of the usual squabbles about affordable and other contributions… just saying.

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

Make it easier for developers to get consents and actually build them out then.

Instead insane government policies stifle house building. Developers need to use every lever available.

As ever with this🤡government, their policies stand at odds with the rhetoric they espouse.

[Chris Hinchliff MP @CHinchliffMP]

Developers pour £££ into politics to keep the system working for their profits.

And while their money tries to silence local democracy, the housing crisis goes unsolved.

Sign my petition to kick developer cash out of politics. 👇

[Michael Dean @Property_Funder]

you have got to be joking...

The UK with this economic incompetent at the helm is headed for disaster.

[Financial Times @FT]

Andy Burnham says land in the UK is ‘undertaxed’ https://t.co/6Eav7BHWfZ