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Episode 97 – What REALLY Drives Property Performance? With Max Scott

What actually makes one property investment perform brilliantly over the long term while another struggles?

It isn't simply about buying at the right price or finding the highest yield.

In this episode of The Commercial Property Podcast, Suzi Carter is joined by award-winning property investor Max Scott to explore the forces that really drive long-term property performance — and how understanding them can help investors make better decisions.

Max has completed more than £120 million of property deals, investing across commercial property, mixed-use, residential, HMOs, blocks of flats and new-build developments in the South East of England and Dublin.

Drawing on that experience, Max shares his framework for understanding the five forces that influence property performance, together with real-world examples of commercial property deals, different approaches to property finance and the lessons he's learned from building and reviewing investment portfolios.

Suzi and Max also discuss the importance of looking beyond an individual deal and understanding the long-term trends shaping property markets.

Because a property that looks good on a spreadsheet today still needs to perform tomorrow.

The conversation also explores supported living property investment, portfolio strategy and why successful investors need to keep reviewing whether the properties they own are still delivering against their original objectives.

In This Episode, We Explore:

📌 The Five Forces That Drive Property Performance The fundamental factors Max believes influence property values, demand and long-term investment performance.

📌 Real Commercial Property Deals Practical examples from Max's own commercial property investments and some of the lessons he's learned along the way.

📌 Commercial Property Finance and Funding Strategies Different ways property deals can be financed and why the funding structure can materially affect investment returns.

📌 Long-Term Property Trends How understanding wider economic, demographic and property-market trends can help investors make better-informed decisions.

📌 Supported Living as a Property Investment Strategy Max's experience of supported living, together with some of the opportunities and considerations investors need to understand.

📌 Why Your Portfolio Needs Reviewing Why buying a good property isn't the end of the investment decision — and why investors should regularly question whether an asset still deserves its place in their portfolio.

📌 Income, Returns and Building a Portfolio With Purpose Why your investment strategy should ultimately reflect what you want your property portfolio to achieve for you.

What Really Drives Long-Term Property Investment Performance?

One of the big themes running through this conversation is the importance of looking beyond the deal immediately in front of you.

What's happening to demand?

What are the longer-term trends?

How are you financing the property?

What could affect its future performance?

And does the investment still fit the objectives you originally bought it to achieve?

Whether you're considering your first commercial property investment, building a wider property portfolio or reviewing properties you already own, this episode will encourage you to step back from the individual deal and think about the bigger forces influencing your investment decisions.

🎧 Listen to Episode 97 of The Commercial Property Podcast: Why Some Properties Perform – And Others Don't: With Max Scott.

Want to Build Your Own Commercial Property Portfolio?

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