Ep 69 | Raising £14M in Equity and Doing £35M Worth of Property Development with Ben Richards

In this episode, Saam speaks to Ben Richards - multiple award-winning business owner, architect and property developer. Ben is the Owner of AURA Architecture and Interiors, and Co-Founder of XP Property (a property development business) and XP Surveys (a Measured Building and Topographical Survey business).With 12 years in the construction industry working with Architects, Structural Engineers and as a Technical Manager for the Berkeley Group, Ben brings a technical prowess that lives for the detail.His development project experience ranges from £50k refurbishments to £1Bn mixed-use schemes in central London and his role in XP Property is to lead the design and delivery teams to ensure our schemes are built successfully, on time and to budget.LISTEN THE FULL EPISODE to learn how Ben navigates growth across multiple property businesses, how XP Property have raised over £14,000,000 in equity for development projects, and how he helps investors generate profitable returns from their development schemes. This episode is sponsored by XP Surveys.The most sought-after Architects and Property Developers start their client journeys on the foundation of the right data. Fully referenced, accurate, and timely surveys, enhance your client experience, speed up their decision making, and improve your productivity. XP Surveys not only knows how to conduct the right measured building and/or topographical surveys to meet your technical needs, we know how to deliver them to best support your client relationships.➡️ Learn more about XP Surveys here🕹️ Try XP’s Instant Quoting Tool here🔥GET MORE VALUABLE PROPERTY CONTENT!🔥Subscribe to our channel to never miss a conversation with a property pro!🧠  Get the latest property industry insights and convos in your inbox every month📩📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.📲👇🗣️ HOSTED BY: Saam LowniSaam has 20 years of experience in residential & commercial property, sales, lettings, management and finance. Saam was a founding member of a Property Finance Provider which grew its fund from £0 to £300m. He also founded Merryoaks Property Finance in 2021 to provide bespoke property finance to investors & developers and launched Property People in 2018 to connect with investors and developers across the country to share valuable information and stories.🔗 Saam's LinkedIn📲 Saam's Instagram📲 Property People on Instagram📣 GUESTS & SPONSORSHIP 📣Are you a property professional with something interesting to share? Would you like to sponsor an episode and get your business in front of our audience of property investors & developers? Email yasm...