Commercial to Residential — Where Do You Start?
Turn commercial buildings into homes — calmly, profitably, and without losing the run of yourself. Permitted Development, prior approval, honest numbers, and the power team that makes it all hold together.
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Course structure
Designed to be taken in order — Part 1 demystifies the landscape, Part 2 walks you through funding and team-building, Part 3 carries you through the actual build and the calm exit. The whole course unlocks with a free 14-day trial.
Understanding Commercial Conversions (The Foundation)
Six lessons that decode the world of commercial-to-residential conversions — the types you can pursue, how Permitted Development (Class MA) actually works, what prior approval really involves, and why the 'boring' conversions out-earn the headline-grabbing ones.
Planning, Funding, and Building Your Power Team
How a real conversion comes together — assessing the building honestly, lining up bridging finance, agreeing the exit before you buy, budgeting the hidden costs with a working contingency, and building a power team that won't quietly sink the project.
Converting Without Regret
Six lessons that carry you from breaking ground to handing over the keys — managing the build without burning out, getting quality and compliance right, finishing to a standard you'd live in yourself, choosing the right exit, and building a sustainable conversion practice for the long term.
Honest about a strategy that looks bigger than it is.
Commercial conversions sound intimidating — planning, builders, lenders, the lot. In practice the smallest, calmest projects are often the most profitable. This course teaches the version that lets you sleep at night while the build is running.
See the whole project
Building, planning, finance, build, and exit — all together, not as separate worlds. Most failed conversions fail because one corner was reasoned about in isolation.
Boring beats brilliant
A whole lesson is devoted to why the unglamorous 4-flat office conversion outperforms the headline-grabbing church project. Boring repeats. Brilliant tends to surprise you.
Build with the right people
Architect, builder, planning consultant, solicitor, finance broker — five roles, often five different people. Pick them well and the project runs itself. Pick them badly and you'll learn why cheap quotes cost more.
Lower overwhelm
No pressure to act fast, no 'before the next planning change' urgency. Conversions are slow by nature — and the investors who do them well are slow by design.
A note on advice. This course is educational and reflects experience, not personalised planning, legal, tax, or financial advice. Permitted Development rules change, prior approval is location-specific, lender appetite shifts with the market, and tax treatment depends on your circumstances. Always work with a planning consultant, a property-specialist solicitor, and a qualified accountant before exchanging contracts.