Rob Vaughan

Managing Director of property development company based in Bristol, converting commercial, retail and light industrial buildings to residential.

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My property journey in numbers
Last year I left my long-term career as an accountant in practice to concentrate on my property investment and development business. The business had already purchased a small block of three flats in 2021, but really got go…https://t.co/niPSQiU7UK

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To find out more about how Copper Ashton operates please feel free to follow the company. https://t.co/VlpDCyddnv

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Copper Ashton Properties is part of the Copper Ashton Property Group, based in Bristol.

It is our property investment company, with properties held for the longer term to provide income for the group.

We are currently expanding this area of the busine…https://t.co/1QYx2LuJKS

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Thank you to Careershifters for helping me to share the story of my transition from accountant to property developer/ investor.

Having said once an accountant always an accountant 😁

#propertyinvestment #propertydevelopment #invest https://t.co/HXNbXIh31Q

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Property business update:
I’ve just had another week of making progress with the business. As usual there have been some ups and downs:

Ups
We are now starting to make progress with our conversion project in North Somerset:

- meeting held with plannin…https://t.co/RqRQmJY2eQ

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Obligatory “key photo”
Better late than never the obligatory key photo in respect of our recent commercial property purchase in North Somerset 😂

The building is deceptive and there’s the opportunity to develop this into 6 one bedroom apartments. It’s be…https://t.co/tkymUcox2T

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Offer accepted!!
Ok it was a little while ago! But I wasn’t posting on LinkedIn then and we’ve started to make some progress.

It’s a church (clearly) already converted to 7 apartments and with further development potential (subject to planning).

I fir…https://t.co/2uGl8V2g8k

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5 reasons to educate yourself

It’s a training day today with the excellent Colin Smith of CJS Planing. A day of looking at essential planning tips and tricks 😁.

Here are five reasons why I’m a firm believer in education.

1. Some people advocate jus…https://t.co/MHskZPS6ID

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Good news day!
Yesterday we exchanged contracts and completed on a commercial property in North Somerset - a unit of around 3,700 square feet, which has been used for for both light industrial and retail use during its long history.

Plan A is to conver…https://t.co/ydu2bSM9IA

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In 2022 I started Copper Ashton Developments, part of the Copper Ashton Property Group. Here’s a bit more about the company. https://t.co/ryc1FYqR46

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Career change
In March 2022, I sold my share in an accountancy practice in West Wales to concentrate on and expand our property business in #Bristol.

It was a big leap of faith having held that position for 22 years. I was really inspired by a quote fr…https://t.co/jnMxrpqfgj

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Thanks to @PeterAlbanese_ for making this photo available freely on @unsplash 🎁 https://t.co/1dnLUCtjVq

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There’s not long until the Self Assessment Tax Return Deadline on 31st January 2021.
Why not enjoy the Christmas period without the stress of putting it all ready.
Get it done, and sent to us now!

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Extra support for businesses just announced by the Chancellor 👇🏻

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Our pleasure to be able to provide sponsorship for the future generation of local accountants.

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Important announcement from the Chancellor this afternoon👇🏻

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@MeganChard98 Happy to try and help @MeganChard98

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If you sell a residential property that is not your home, the capital gains tax rules have changed, with effect from April 2020.

You will now need to report the gain and pay the tax to HMRC within 30 days of the sale.

For more details click here: https://t.co/dLJLVvNgCY

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The Chancellor has unveiled a package of measures that will continue to protect jobs and help businesses through the uncertain months ahead as we continue to tackle the spread of the virus.

Full details on each measure are available on our website: https://t.co/5eHkGzVFdi