Inside Track with Mike Batcup - Architect

In this episode, Jeannette talks to Mike Batcup who is a designer, architect, and the director of Batcup Architecture. He provides an insight into the role an architect plays in helping clients to create new buildings or transform existing ones. Including providing an overview of the main pitfalls involved in this process. Mike shares advice about managing the planning process, budgeting, dealing with the party wall act and several other subjects. He and Jeannette also discuss why investing in property is still worth considering. Including talking about the current state of the UK housing market and what is likely to happen in the near future. KEY TAKEAWAYS Architects guide their clients so that they end up with the building they wanted. The more you tell an architect about what you want to achieve the better the result will be. You need to be flexible when building or reforming a property. Cost analysis and planning are critical. Always slightly overestimate the costs. Never try to shortcut the planning process. Doing so always turns out badly, in the end. The party wall act is there to resolve disputes between neighbours and protects both parties when work needs to be done. The act requires you to notify neighbours of work, but they cannot stop you from doing it. If you invest in property. Over the long term, you will normally make a profit. At some point, the UK property market is likely to slow. In London, the value is not in the bricks and mortar, it is in the land. It is not unusual for people in London to buy property, and then knock it down. Be careful about what you get involved in. Pause regularly and review what you are doing. BEST MOMENTS ‘Part of our job is to show the client that they can actually achieve more than perhaps they were thinking of. ´ ‘Do it properly. Do not try to cut corners.’ ‘Your future will be what you make it.’ This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to join Jeannette’s FREE Business Impact Seminar just DM Jeannette at [email protected] or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970 ABOUT THE GUEST Michael Batcup is the Director of the architectural practice Buckmaster:Batcup Arcitects Ltd. with offices in both Swansea and London. Michael set the practice up in 1995 in what turned out to be very challenging times as the UK head into recession. Since that date the business has withstood at least two other recessions but has managed to grow from being a sole practitioner to now running two offices and employing eight members of staff. Whilst the majority of projects are based in the southern half of the UK they have completed projects all over he country and have of late been involved in several projects on the island of Mallorca. Michael is married to his interior designer wife Ingrid and they have two grown up sons. ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT THE HOST link tree https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Email - [email protected] Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day. Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot