heather smail

Nottingham is one of the most written-about property markets in the UK, and most of what's written is the same recycled list: two universities, strong yields, regeneration, buy here. All true. None of it useful on its own. This guide is different in two ways. First, it's written from sixteen years of investing in this market HSPG's founder bought her first property here in 2010, and the group has been acquiring, converting, and holding Nottingham assets ever since. Second, it treats...

If you're looking "Nottingham vs Derby property investment," you're asking a reasonable question but it's the wrong one. It's the question a sourcing agent answers, because sourcing agents sell you one property at a time. It's not the question a portfolio strategist asks, because a portfolio isn't built by picking a winner between two cities forty minutes apart. It's built by understanding what each market does well and deploying capital accordingly. HSPG has been investing in the East...

Derby is the most underrated property market in the East Midlands, and it's underrated for a lazy reason: it gets compared to Nottingham on Nottingham's terms.