Podcast: Harkalm - from Dealer to Developer in 20 years

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George, Adam and Ben explore the story of this progress, the key moments, their most memorable auction purchase and several hints and tips for active investors in today’s market, where opportunities remain to be taken.

Whilst the team of 30 is still active in the auction sector, their appetite for deals spreads further afield.

Harkalm are typically investing £60-£70m annually into 30 or so mostly vacant properties to re position to clients and occupiers needs across several sectors. Having started on the High Street with national bookmakers like Coral, they work across many sectors from convenience stores and nurseries, now including drive through developments and a new and interesting expertise providing Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools.

All of their experience is focussed on creating institutional grade investment property to hold or trade on to a very receptive Private Investor market.

Following some advice from a business coach who said “you can’t run a supermarket or cornershop practices” they have captured the process for themselves. The market knowledge which they have leveraged so well over the years has now been integrated in their own in house “dating site” for buildings and tenants with the help of specialist data scientist working in house.

To close we ask how each of them would invest a £5m windfall in today’s market, for themselves and secondly for a passive investor seeking safe income and wealth preservation.

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Allsop

George Walker is Head of the Commercial Auction Team which he runs with Mark Gower and Alex Neil. In addition, George is responsible for marketing, and his written word is regularly published in the press and on blogs alongside the Allsop Propchat podcast channel which he created.

The Harkalm Group

Adam Harvey has worked in the property industry for more than 20 years. In 2005, he co-founded Harkalm, which has since grown into one of the most active investment and development companies in the UK, acquiring property and land nationwide.

Ben Sarner joined Harkalm in 2005 at its inception, helping to develop the firm’s contact base and establish the brand. Over the last two decades, he has collaborated with the team on more than 1,000 transactions. His role continues to focus on brand growth and providing oversight across all investment and development activity.