If one useful introduction or piece of help came out of this group, what would it be? It could be: - an investor - a lender - a contractor - an architect - a sounding board - or just clarity on something you’re working through You don’t need to explain the whole story. You don’t need to be specific if you don’t want to. A short comment is fine. A quiet DM is fine too. Sometimes the right person is already in the room, or quietly watching.

We’ve had a really good run of conversations this week. Coffee Hours, new faces, and even a deal coming together. That’s exactly what I’d hoped this group would become… I just didn’t expect that last part to happen quite so fast. Before we head into the weekend, I’m curious: What are you working on right now? Or what’s top of your list for next week? At Coffee Hour this week we also had two people who’ve only just started out on their own. They’ve got years of experience in the corporate world, but stepping out solo is still a brave move, and in my eyes, a very sensible one too. One thing that’s already clear is the depth of experience in this group when it comes to running businesses. Helping people take that next step is genuinely enjoyable, and I’m hoping the connections here start firing naturally. If you need direction, perspective, or a sounding board, just drop it into the group. Doesn’t need to be polished. One line is fine. And if you’re switching off completely this weekend, that’s also a perfectly acceptable answer.

I wanted to share an opportunity that we have early visibility on, and which I’m circulating initially within this group. We are instructed on behalf of our clients to invite offers for the above development site, with a guide price of £1.40m. The site benefits from planning consent for six 5-bedroom executive homes, with a combined GDV of approximately £5.50m. Key details: - Consent for 6 detached executive houses - Established residential location - GDV circa £5.50m - Guide price: £1.40m One of the advantages of being part of this group is early access to opportunities like this, before they are more widely circulated. I appreciate not everyone is active in Kent, but this is very much the start of a broader flow, opportunities will come from different locations and at different scales. If this one isn’t for you, consider it a marker for the type of opportunities we expect to share going forward. Further information and planning documentation are available on request. Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss the site or sense-check the numbers.

I’ve been thinking a bit more about how we evolve the group One thing I know for sure is this....Most developers are trying to do a lot on their own. They’re constantly looking for help with investors, lenders, contractors, architects, planners, professional advisors. There are always gaps to fill, and it can feel isolating trying to plug them one by one. I’d like to invite developers to volunteer for a more focused first half hour of a call. How it would work: - First 30 minutes (structured, but informal). A conversation between me and the developer. We’ll agree an agenda in advance. We might cover: - Second 30 minutes: Back to normal Coffee Hour. Open chat, questions, introductions, general discussion. - The intention isn’t to turn Coffee Hour into a pitch-fest. It’s to give developers space to explain their world properly, and to be honest about where support is needed. Two important points: 1. Even if the live audience is small at first, these conversations won’t disappear. We’ll be building a catalogue of real developer conversations inside Skool that others can watch over time. 2. With your permission, we’ll also promote the conversation and your requirements afterwards via our wider audiences, socials, newsletter, etc. If you’re clear about what you’re looking for, we’ll help amplify it. Coffee Hour will remain relaxed. No pressure. No polish required. But for those who want it, this is a chance to: - talk about your business properly - be open about what you need - and potentially connect with people who can help If you’re a developer and this sounds useful, drop me a reply. Professionals... I’ll be opening this up to you in due course, but lets start with the people that we are all ultimately trying to help!

Hey all, Start as we mean to go on in this group....Keep it simple.... Where are you from? What do you do for fun? Share a picture? Or if not a picture share a hope for the next 12 months.