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EPISODE · Mar 29, 2026 · 5 MIN

The Ben James Smith Podcast — Episode 16 — Why Most Developers Fail at Scale — And How Platforms Avoid It

from Ben James Smith Podcast · host Ben James Smith

Over the last few episodes, we’ve talked about the UK rental market, the movement of institutional capital, and why controlling capital changes behaviour in property investment.Today, I want to focus on something that sits underneath all of that.Why most property developers fail when they try to scale.Because interestingly, many developers don’t fail at the start. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit benjamessmith.substack.com

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