Interview
An Interview with... Vanessa Warwick
Favourite Film?
Landlady and I run a property business. I got
“Remains of the Day”
out of the TV world because I got tired of the
long hours and I wanted to spend more time
Would you rather be able to fly
with Nick. We are both keen sailors and we
or become (at will) invisible?
decided to get involved with property as we
Fly. I spent too much time travelling
always believed in it as an investment, and we
in cars
also wanted to be able to go sailing as often
as possible. We recognised that we needed to
If you were stuck on a desert island
develop a passive income in order to enjoy the
after viewing an off-plan property
kind of lifestyle that we love i.e. sailing in the
Med and Caribbean, and travelling. We have
with one person who would it be?
since bought a holiday home in Cyprus and try
My husband Nick!
and get over there as often as possible as we
Right that’s the casual stuff out of the way,
love the island.
lets get down to business, how have you
You’ve worked with the likes of Dido, Rod
personally found the downturn?
Stewart, Ricky Martin and Coldplay to
Sorry, but what down turn? Yes, the market has
name a few, is there anybody in particular
changed and finance has dried up. However,
you would love to work with but the
as myself and Nick always invested for cash flow
opportunity never arose?
(as opposed to capital growth/equity release),
I would have liked to interview Debbie Harry.
we are having a ball. About two years ago, we
I would also have liked to have met Michael
started investing in U.K. holiday lets, as we could
Jackson. He was such an amazing talent and
see the credit crunch would deter people from
I was saddened by his sudden death.
travelling abroad, and those U.K. holiday lets
have proved to be fantastic cash generators. We What lessons did you learn early on in
see many opportunities in the current market your MTV career that you’ve taken with
and we are also investing time in social media you into property investment?
engagement to future-proof our business as the Not to take things personally, to keep taking
younger generation move from social networking massive action, and to try and challenge myself
to social business networking. on a daily basis. Life begins at the end of your
comfort zone! Being around major artists, I always
MTV presenter to property guru, that’s quite
had to be totally professional, so I endeavour to
a transition. What brought you into property?
be like that in property.
First of all, I am not any kind of guru and have
never called myself one, I feel uncomfortable What motivates you on a day to day basis?
with that title. I am a professional residential Living a life that I love and being with my
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