How To Start Your UK Property Portfolio From Scratch (Udemy.com)
Investing In Real Estate With A Twist Of Tasty Tips That No One Else Will Tell You
Created by: Heather K. Woodward
Last updated January 2020
What you will learn
- Start your journey to build a property portfolio from scratch
- Understand which third parties can help you to build a property portfolio
- Choose a mortgage that suits your financial circumstances
- Buy additional properties without saving for a deposit
- Develop an understanding of mortgage contracts to judge for yourself whether it's a good deal or not
How it compares
Against the other 75 rated Udemy courses in Real Estate on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 9% of them
- Reviews143#68 of 76 by number of reviews
- Length2.4 hoursshorter than 72% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2020earlier than 85% of them
Course Description
Just before my first pay arrived, on my very first job, my bank balance read:
+£106.01
That was all the money I had to my name.
I owned no assets but I desperately wanted to own a house, a small slice of real estate that I could call mine.
On the plus side, I didn’t have a credit card or a store card because no one would give me one.
My personal balance sheet had a big fat zero on both sides: no assets, no liabilities.
My wage after taxes was £2,128.
With the cost of living in London, it wasn’t extraordinary but it would have to be enough.
It took about 14 months of aggressive saving to get together enough of a deposit for my first property.
That was 2006.
Fast forward 10 years to 2016 and the value of the portfolio stands at £1,825,000.
This course summarizes all the fundamental things I learnt to get that first property.
Lack of this knowledge has led to many people losing their homes to a bank and seeing everything they’ve worked so hard for just crumble away.
Save yourself a few headaches … take step 1 to your life as a property mogul, join this course.
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
143 Reviews
Heather K. Woodward
I am a massive fan of personal finance. I podcast about all things money (budgeting, saving & investing) on The Money Spot podcast (search for it wherever you listen to podcasts).
In addition to 7 years of investment banking experience from Goldman Sachs and HSBC, I graduated with First Class Honours in Economics from the University of Cambridge and also have the CFA Charter and ACCA accounting qualifications.
In the past I have written columns for Malawi News (on Personal Finance), eFinancialCareers (on investment banking) and the Daily Graphic in Ghana (on Hair).
I live in Birmingham with my husband and two children.
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Reviews
By Isaac Francis on 1/26/2026
This is a fabulous course for an absolute beginner. Clearly explained and straightforward. Thank you for such a simple and clear course. Just what I needed. If I could give ten stars, I would. Highly recommended for complete beginners and those slightly more advanced. Marks: 10 out of 10.
By Dean Strawbridge on 5/15/2022
A great simplistic course to get into terminologies of property. Could do with more stories of maybe ups and downs that have been had in doing this for yourself. Simplistic, but liked it. Easy to understand
By Subhajit Shome on 1/3/2021
A very well structured content and made very engaging with the video introductions, a touch of personal experiences. Videos lengths are also perfect which explains the concepts in the utmost concise manner possible. Couldn't be any better. Thank you !
By Sebastian Trebacz on 12/15/2020
Very annoying intro/outro. This "course" is basically a glossary of simple terms. There's nowhere near enough here to get anyone started. Might actually be quite off-putting for some
By Michael Ogunmakin on 10/7/2020
Great starting point. Very concise and also has a personal touch to her videos, where she gives examples. I think her child interrupted one of the videos (made me laugh). Overall, good course. I would recommend for absolute beginners
By Konstantinos Balis on 2/1/2020
I have really enjoyed the course and gain valuable knowledge. As new to this game it was fundamentally to have a clear structure and well-presented information in order to get me going and feel comfortable with the terms. And that has been delivered fully. Apart from that, the way the videos are viewed in relation to the speaker has a chilled and relaxed vibe that makes you feel as you are having a mutual conversation, but not over relaxed (or bored). I really recommend this tutorial and big bravo to the presenter of giving and organizing that course in a cristal clear and understandable manner.
By Ednah Kamwendo on 1/15/2020
It has been a great experience,the instructor shows vast knowledge in this course.Enjoyed watching each and every video as they were well explained.Practical examples which was my favorite part. would recommend this course to anyone who is looking into property investment. Looking for more course done by you regarding investment.
By Artemio Aquino on 11/6/2017
This is valuable course to take especially for the 1st time home buyer. Lots of of practical tips. I think my only issue about this course is that the short fillers before and after the topics. Nevertheless, I still give this course 5 star rating. Thanks Heather you are such an inspiration. :)
By Ghulam Abbas on 6/1/2017
Some very useful information that can help you to get to know all the cost involve in buying a property. I recommend any first time buyer to take this course before buying their first property. This course doesn't cost a lot of money so its worth listening to all the information she has given in this course.
By Jennifer Talevich on 4/15/2017
Why is it so hard to find a course with this foundational information? Every other advice source skips the basics of financing and jumps to deal making. Being in the US, I was at first concerned about the teacher being UK based. But I see now the basic concepts are the same and when terms differ she explains them--and I know enough to know they are the correct terms. Some details will surely differ in the US but now I know what professionals to seek out and what questions to ask them. Invaluable.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100






