In a city that thrives on bold moves, OBI’s acquisition of BE Group isn’t just another merger; it’s a strategic evolution designed to meet the demands of a more creative, content-driven property market. The integration couldn't have come at a better time for Simon Roddam, now part of the OBI team in Transactions & Asset Management.

Scott Williams left school at 16 and started laying bricks. No roadmap. No head start. Just an apprenticeship, live construction sites, and the kind of mistakes that teach you fast. By 25, he’d bought his first investment property with no strategy, just instinct and a willingness to learn the hard way. That one decision kickstarted a journey that would take him from the trades to building his own property portfolio.

Dan, a business development manager at Charles Garth Building Consultancy, doesn’t come from a traditional background. However, his understanding of the problem and the courage to leave stability behind to solve it are precisely what the sector needs.