Ep 64 | Profitable Property Development: How Paul Higgs Survived a Recession and Built 7000+ Homes

In this episode, Saam chats to Paul Higgs - Experienced Property Developer, Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor, Expert in Land Planning, and Founder & CEO of Milbank Group.Pauls experience spans 39+ years’ in construction and housebuilding - including a very severe kicking from RBS in 2008 that nearly wiped him out.Throughout his career, Paul has purchased, gained planning for and built over 7,000 homes and 2,500,000 sq/ft of commercial space.Over 20 years ago Paul formed what is now a multi-million pound property development company, Millbank Group, and for 10 years prior to that Paul held senior positions with Plc house builders. Listen to the full episode to learn about the trials and tribulations of Paul’s career so far as well as the advice he has for developers of today. This episode is sponsored by Merryoaks.Merryoaks provides growth-based property finance advisory for investors and developers with the aim of helping you fund your next project and be part of your ongoing growth to bigger, better, and more aspirational deals.Find out more about Merryoaks here.MORE CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM! 🧠📲 Follow Property People on Instagram.MORE CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM! 🧠📲 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 [email protected] to feature on the pod or sponsor an episode!