"This was the turning point. Not the low point — the moment I decided no one was ever going to determine my ceiling again."
From nothing.
No map. No safety net.
I didn't come from property money. I didn't have a mentor, a trust fund, or a contact book. I came from a background where you were told to be grateful for the job you had and not ask too many questions.
The problem was — I always asked too many questions. I thought differently than everyone around me. For a long time, that felt like a flaw. It took years to understand it was the only advantage I ever needed.
After a failed business that left me driving a forklift truck to cover the bills, most people would have taken the lesson and stayed small. I took a different lesson: I understood what it felt like to have nothing — and decided that was information, not identity.
I rebuilt. Became Sales Director at an estate agency. Learned the industry from the inside — how it really worked, who it served, and what it was missing. Then I walked away and built Howsold.
Results speak.
People confirm them.
From sellers who used Howsold to professionals who've watched the platform grow — and landlords who made the decision to stop letting the system win.
I'd had the property on with an estate agent for four months. Two buyers, two fall-throughs. Joshua's team had it reserved within three weeks. I didn't even have to get it empty.
I refer clients to Howsold when they need to sell and can't wait for the estate agent process. The MMA model is what I wish had existed years ago. The solicitor coordination alone saves weeks.
I've watched Joshua go from nothing — and I mean nothing — to building something that's genuinely changing how property sales work. He doesn't talk about what he's going to do. He does it.
"The Renters Rights Bill was the moment I knew I had to exit. Joshua's content was the first time someone actually explained what my options were — without trying to sell me something. Ended up selling through Howsold. Completed in 51 days."
4 properties, 2 sold via Howsold