This Week In Property Podcast · 2025-07-29 · 51 min
In this episode of This Week In Property , we sit down with sister-brother team Michelle de Almeida and Paul Laurie ; two dynamic property investors whose journey from hospitality burnout to a booming multi-million-pound property business is anything but ordinary. Michelle spent two decades in the high-pressure world of hospitality before pivoting into business consultancy and eventually property investment. Paul racked up 30 years in the same industry before joining forces with his sister. Together, they've built a thriving property business that now boasts a GDV pipeline in excess of £10 million. Their journey is rooted in grit, realism, and a lot of legwork. Paul is methodical. He views up to 40 properties just to land one viable deal, sticking firmly to numbers that work. Michelle, meanwhile, brings a strategic mindset, treating property as a business from day one and managing investor relations, finance, and branding with precision. They've funded their deals through their own resources, private investors and by reinvesting every penny back into their business. Their approach is refreshingly honest: no fluff, just hard work, strategic growth, and ethical decision-making.
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