What REALLY Drives Property Performance? With Max Scott

Episode 97 – What REALLY Drives Property Performance? With Max Scott

What actually makes one property investment perform brilliantly over the long term while another struggles?

It isn't simply about buying at the right price or finding the highest yield.

In this episode of The Commercial Property Podcast, Suzi Carter is joined by award-winning property investor Max Scott to explore the forces that really drive long-term property performance — and how understanding them can help investors make better decisions.

Max has completed more than £120 million of property deals, investing across commercial property, mixed-use, residential, HMOs, blocks of flats and new-build developments in the South East of England and Dublin.

Drawing on that experience, Max shares his framework for understanding the five forces that influence property performance, together with real-world examples of commercial property deals, different approaches to property finance and the lessons he's learned from building and reviewing investment portfolios.

Suzi and Max also discuss the importance of looking beyond an individual deal and understanding the long-term trends shaping property markets.

Because a property that looks good on a spreadsheet today still needs to perform tomorrow.

The conversation also explores supported living property investment, portfolio strategy and why successful investors need to keep reviewing whether the properties they own are still delivering against their original objectives.

In This Episode, We Explore:

📌 The Five Forces That Drive Property Performance

The fundamental factors Max believes influence property values, demand and long-term investment performance.