Show Notes
For this month's DDD episode of The Blueprint Podcast, we're joined by Tom Woodcock, a successful entrepreneur based in the North East.
Tom's main business is in retail, and he joined Property Entrepreneur in 2023 to learn the Blueprints that could help him scale both his retail business and his property business.
In this episode, Tom shares how he bought his commercial unit and the adjoining property using his SASS pension — plus all the learnings from doing a deal like this and the key benefits of investing via an SASS pension as well as how he is now using his SASS to invest in property.
This wasn't an overnight success story either, this deal was 10 years in the making!
What you'll learn in this episode: What an SASS pension is and how it works for property
Why commercial property can be a strong fit for pension investing
The biggest lessons learned from structuring the purchase correctly
The benefits of pension-led investing (control, long-term thinking, tax efficiency)
Why this deal took 10 years and how Tom made it happen
The Deal Numbers:
Purchase price (incl. Stamp Duty & fees): £307,748
Total net spend (incl. refurbishment): £286,180
Cash recovered back into the SASS: £46,568
Income & Valuation
Annual income: £39,000
Yield valuation at 10%: £390,000
Outcome Equity gain: £103,820
Corporation tax savings: £13,566
Gross return: 13.6%
Success and failure are both very predictable.
I hope you enjoy.
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