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Building a high performance and sustainable investment property portfolio takes time, knowledge and experience.

21/01/2026

Project Managers - We are !

If you are, or know anyone who might be, interested in getting into the property sourcing and project management business, we need someone with a little experience in the industry and ideally with some architectural technologist skills to join us at British Living Group.

We secured some exciting new deals for investors last year, and those developments, commercial conversions and HMO renovations will be starting soon so please get in touch if you/someone you know may be interested.

Link to the job post is in our bio, and below
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4365084992/

08/11/2025

From non compliant block of flats to high spec professional HMO.

This bedroom is more than a design statement—it’s the end result of a full-circle investment journey in Derby. Our Macau based client came to us looking for a project and needing a hands-off service: sourcing, finance, planning, and the challenge of turning a dated terrace into a high-yield, hands-off HMO.

We managed every stage, from acquisition and planning approval to construction oversight and final furnishing. The outcome? 10 fully let rooms, 11.5% net yield, and a streamlined refinance—all delivered by us.

Keen to see how British Living Group can reduce risk and complexity for your next property investment? Please drop us a message!

07/11/2025

Friday Founder Insight:

"Every project we take on is personal - because we deliver our client's project with the same teams that we use on our own.

We manage every detail, from sourcing to completion and Elm Bank Lodge is a great example of a tired old Victorian house, reimagined into a standout, income-generating property in a prime location that will continue to appreciate while steadily producing cash flow to support it.

We believe in transparency and results that speak for themselves."

Want to see how we can work together on a project for you?
DM us ‘PROJECT’ for a chat or visit britishlivinggroup.com/deals.

14/07/2025

We don’t just source projects — we also place fully operational, income-producing properties like this one.

🔑 Now Available: 5 Bed Student HMO, Nottingham City

✅ 5-Bed Licensed HMO
📍 Prime student location
🔍 Nottingham Article 4 area
✅ Fully let at £37,500 per annum
🤝 Discounted from market value (£440k)
💰 Rent increasing to £40,000 in 2026
⬆️ Scope to extend to 6 Bed STPP

This is the kind of property that works for new and experienced investors alike — cash-flowing from day one, with upside baked in.

Whether you’re looking for your first hands-off HMO or adding to an established portfolio, this is exactly the kind of stock we quietly place before it hits the open market.

📩 DM me “LAKE” for details or the brochure

10/07/2025

Be The Best Buyer, Not The Highest Bidder

The best deals don’t go to the highest bidder — they go to the best buyer.

If you want the best property deals — HMOs, care sites, student blocks — you need to be confident, prepared and have your team ready to move quickly and diligently.

Here are 3 ways to become a great buyer:
1️⃣ 🎯Get clear on your strategy�2️⃣ 🏁Be prepared for SPEED (team + documents)�3️⃣ 🤝Build and trust your process

The buyers who get the best deals are the ones who know exactly what they’re after — and are ready when it’s offered to them.

📩 DM me “BUYER” if you want help getting buyer-ready

09/07/2025

From client to partner — that’s the journey we’re proudest of.

Vinod Menon has been investing with British Living Group since 2018. Over the past 7 years, we’ve completed 4 projects together — from high-yield HMOs to land-led developments.

He’s now a joint venture partner in our next project: an 81-bed PBSA scheme in Nottingham.

This is what long-term alignment looks like: transparency, delivery, and deals that perform.

Here’s what he had to say:
“James is a long standing partner of mine, with whom I have carried out 4 projects. I could not recommend him and the British Living Group team enough to anyone wanting to invest in UK property.”

Thank you, Vinod — here’s to project #5.

📩 DM me “HMO” or “PBSA” if you’re looking for off-market UK deals backed by experience and delivery.

01/07/2025

Not every deal is flashy — but the right ones change lives.

We sourced this site in Birmingham and structured the deal for a £3m supported living development: 24 self-contained flats designed for long-term use by a care operator.

✅ Secured on a 6-month option agreement for our buyer
✅ Full planning obtained
✅Top tier care operator secured
✅ Exit to care developer delivered

This is where our sourcing model adds real value — qualifying tenant demand, structuring the deal, managing planning risk, and packaging it up for our client.

We apply the same strategic thinking to all our projects — whether it’s an HMO in Nottingham or a supported housing scheme in the Midlands.

📩 DM me if you’re looking for similar off-market opportunities

27/06/2025

The last two years have been full-on... but worth it.

We’ve just completed Elm Bank — a grand Victorian villa reimagined as a luxury family home with all the modern comforts.

We poured everything into this — ✨ design, 🧱 detail, 🔄 flow, 🕰️ history, and more.
It reminded me exactly why I do what I do: turning potential into something extraordinary.

We apply the same mindset to every deal — whether it’s an 🏘️ HMO, 🏥 care home, or 🏢 a block of student accommodation — the goal is always the same:
LONG TERM VALUE, DONE BEAUTIFULLY.

If you’re an investor or developer ready for high-quality, off-market opportunities, now’s the time to reconnect.

🎥 A peek inside Elm Bank 🏡
📩 DM me for live deals
🧠 Follow for more of the journey

25/06/2025

Investor Tip Wednesday 🧠

Do you know about Article 4, HMO licensing, and planning permission?

Here’s a simple breakdown that every investor needs to know before buying an HMO in an Article 4 area:

🛑 Article 4
This is a local planning restriction to control the number of houses converted into HMOs. It removes your Permitted Development Rights (PD Rights) which usually allow you to convert a single-family home (C3) into an HMO (C4) for up to 6 occupants without planning permission. This means you need to submit a full planning application to do so, which will be almost certainly refused. Without C4 planning permission, you can’t legally operate an HMO — even if the property ticks all the other boxes.

📄 HMO Licensing
This is a legal requirement, enforced by the Environmental Health dept. of the local council. You need a license if you rent to 3+ unrelated tenants sharing facilities (in most cases). It ensures your property meets fire safety, amenity, and management standards. Remember, a license alone doesn’t mean you have planning permission!

🏗️ Planning Permission
Separate from licensing. Even outside Article 4 zones, you may still need C4 or C4 Sui Generis planning permission if you want to extend, convert, or increase occupancy significantly.

🎯 Tip: Some properties already have established use or licenses in place, however HMO licences are not transferable, so there is no guarantee that you will be able to get your HMO licence as the new owner — and that’s where sourcing experience matters.

Don’t get caught out. Always check all three before you buy.

Want help finding legal Article 4 area HMOs?

DM me “HMO” and I’ll show you what’s available this week.

23/06/2025

Before ➡️ After: This is what we mean by a professional HMO.

This bay-windowed bedroom started life as part of a dated 3-bed Victorian terrace.

Today, it’s one of seven individually designed, en-suite rooms in a high-spec professional HMO — fully reconfigured, licensed, and let.

We sourced, designed and managed the full transformation on behalf of our client, creating an investment that not only meets demand but stands out in Derby’s competitive rental market.

🎯 Targeted at professionals in Derby’s booming engineering sector — think Rolls Royce Aerospace and Bombardier Rail — this kind of stock lets quickly, holds value, and commands premium rent.

📩 Want deals like this, fully project managed and tenant-ready? DM me “HMO” or head to britishlivinggroup.com/deals

20/06/2025

I’ve been quiet for a while… but for good reason.🤫

Over the past couple of years, I’ve stepped back from the front line to focus on a very personal project: converting a grand old Victorian property into our family home, Elm Bank Lodge

But I never stopped working, I’ve still been sourcing off-market development sites and commercial-to-resi deals for developers and corporate clients.

Now that Elm Bank is nearly finished, it’s time to return to the kind of work that made British Living Group what it is — high-quality HMO sourcing, property investment strategy, and development management for local and international investors.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing past projects, real deals, and new opportunities. If you’re an investor, developer or just curious — hit follow.

💬 Comment “HMO” if you want early access to off-market deals.

— James

01/01/2022

2021 has been all about changing and rebuilding the business for the '21/'22 market and I’m pleased to say we have done just that!

With huge increases in house prices and building costs, coupled with a shortage of housing stock and limited supply of building materials, we expanded our offering from mainly professional HMOs to:
Student Accommodation
Commercial Conversions
Land for New Development
These are sectors we wanted to enter previously, 2020 gave us the time to plan for it, and 2021 we delivered on the plans!

In 2021 we sourced or sold:
8 Transactions
149 Bedrooms
£17.1m Property Value

This brings our total to date, since 2017, to:
45 Transactions
407 Bedrooms
£30.1m Property Value

Below are some of our key deals from this year, please take a look.

Dojo House, Nottingham
PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation)
41 Studio Apartments
£360k Gross Annual Income
£3.71m Project Total
£4.65m GDV

Land in Birmingham
New Build - Supported Living Block
24 Apartments
£202k Gross Annual Income
£2.67m Project Total
£3.24m GDV

HMO in Derby
HMO Conversion for Supported Living
7 Bedrooms
£34k Gross Annual Income
£312k Project Total
£350k GDV

Our new CRM system is nearly ready so anyone that has booked in calls or is awaiting a date for their call, we will be in touch in the 2nd week of Jan to onboard you and start sourcing your next property deal.

We hope you have had an amazing year, a Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year!

www.britishlivinggroup.com

👋🏻If you are looking for project or have one in the pipeline, and would like to chat to us about sourcing, planning, permitted development rights, design and project management in general, please drop us a message!

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