Rachid Amary has been named Best Property Investment and Development Expert in the South of England 2026 by BestofBestReview.com, recognition that reflects nearly two decades of hands-on work in property, development and finance across the UK, with strong personal ties to Spain and Morocco.

What sets Rachid apart in a crowded field is simple. He does not advise from a desk. He is an investor, a developer and a builder who does his own deals, expands his own portfolio, and helps clients do exactly the same. In an industry full of brokers who talk about property without ever owning it, Rachid practises what he preaches, and has done for close to twenty years.

An Investor First, Not a Hands Off Broker

Rachid Amary has been a landlord for nearly two decades. That is not a line on a profile, it is the foundation of how he works. Every piece of advice he gives a client is grounded in something he has done himself, with his own capital, at his own risk.

His track record speaks for itself. One recent project saw a property taken from a value of 265,000 pounds to 440,000 pounds within twelve months, a transformation driven by disciplined project management, carefully chosen improvements and a clear understanding of what the asset could become. His flagship hospitality property, Casa Retreat, now ranks in the top five percent of Airbnb homes worldwide, a premium wellness let that shows what happens when property is treated as both a home and an asset.

This is the difference. Rachid does not just structure deals for other people. He lives the same journey he guides his clients through, which means he understands every stage of it from the inside.

The 360 Model, One Relationship for the Whole Journey

Most property professionals handle one slice of a project and hand the client off. Rachid built something different, a complete 360 service where the finance, the build and the exit are handled under one roof, by one team, with one relationship.

At the centre of it sits Dream Property Finance, Rachid's specialist property finance and development finance operation. Dream Property Finance arranges the funding that makes ambitious projects possible, and its reach across the lending market is deliberately broad. Whether a client needs development finance for a ground up build, bridging finance to move quickly on an opportunity, buy to let mortgages, HMO mortgages, commercial mortgages, second charge lending, refurbishment finance or portfolio finance, Dream Property Finance sources the right facility from the right lender at the right time.

This is where Rachid's dealmaking really shows. As a property finance specialist, Dream Property Finance does not simply pass a client to a lender and step back. It structures the deal, packages it properly, and matches the borrower to a funding solution built around the numbers of the actual project. Development finance broking, bridging loans, commercial property finance, HMO and buy to let lending, and specialist second charge finance all sit under one roof, which means a client dealing with Dream Property Finance has a single point of contact who understands both the finance and the property behind it.

Rachid and his team at Dream Property Finance have helped countless clients secure the funding behind their own commercial mortgage and development deals across the UK and Europe. From first time developers taking on their first conversion to seasoned investors scaling a portfolio, Dream Property Finance gets the numbers to work before a single wall comes down. Getting the finance right is the foundation everything else is built on, and it is the reason so many clients start their journey with Dream Property Finance.

Once the funding is in place, Direct Trades delivers the build. Planning, extensions, conversions, full rebuilds and building control sign off, all managed from start to finish, with over fifty years of combined home improvements experience across the team. Direct Trades does not just advise on the work, it carries it out and legitimises the build through proper planning and sign off.

Then comes the part most brokers never reach, the exit. Through Casa Retreat and Rightly Guided, Rachid helps clients land the right off ramp for a completed project, whether that is an Airbnb or holiday let, HMO management, serviced accommodation, portfolio and estate management, a refinance and hold, or land deals and one to one coaching to do it all again. Rightly Guided is also where Rachid consults directly, coaching clients through their own deals and offering complete business consultancy alongside the property itself.

Funding, build, exit. One team, one relationship, the whole journey from first opportunity to finished asset.

Real Deals, Delivered

Rachid's reputation is built on projects that others walked past. Two stand out.

In Brighton, an old pub that had lost its alcohol licence sat as a stranded asset. The landowner came to Rachid for a solution. He structured a development deal that borrowed against the underlying freehold and building, then converted the former pub into a ten unit HMO, a long term income producing asset now far more profitable than the pub ever was.

Closer to home in Bournemouth, a nursing home that had been decommissioned and had stopped trading was transformed under Rachid's direction into a block of twelve flats, breathing new life and real value into a building that had gone dark.

These are not illustrations. They are real deals, delivered, and they are exactly the kind of project Rachid structures for clients across the country. Decommissioned buildings into apartment complexes, tired commercial premises into high yielding HMOs, raw sites into finished developments. Where others see a problem, Rachid sees a deal waiting to be structured.

Consultancy and Coaching, Passing the Playbook On

Rachid does not keep the playbook to himself. A core part of his work is helping clients think and act like investors, arranging land uplift deals that unlock hidden value, structuring acquisitions and conversions, and consulting on the right exit once a project completes.

Through one to one coaching and full business consultancy, he gives clients complete assistance at every stage, from finding the opportunity to funding it, building it and exiting it. It is the same 360 view he applies to his own portfolio, made available to the people he works with.

Rooted in the UK, With International Perspective

Rachid focuses his deals across the UK, where his playbook is proven and his network runs deep. Property finance, development finance, bridging and the full development lifecycle are delivered wherever the opportunity is in the country, from residential conversions and commercial developments to land deals and holiday let projects. Alongside this, Rachid holds strong personal ties to Spain and Morocco, having spent years connected to both markets. That international perspective sharpens his eye for value and gives his UK work a broader, more worldly outlook, but the deals themselves stay where his strength is, right here in the UK. Funding through Dream Property Finance, delivery through Direct Trades, and the right exit through Casa Retreat and Rightly Guided, all delivered with the same complete service.

Recognition That Reflects the Work

Being named Best Property Investment and Development Expert in the South of England 2026 is an honour Rachid does not take lightly. For him, the recognition is not about a title. It is about the clients who have expanded their portfolios, the buildings brought back to life, and the deals that would never have happened without a team willing to handle the whole journey rather than just one part of it.

It reflects a way of working that is rare in the industry, an investor and developer who backs his own judgement with his own capital, and then opens that same expertise up to everyone he works with.

Work With Rachid Amary

For clients across the UK looking to fund, build, develop or exit a property project, Rachid Amary offers something few professionals can, a complete 360 service delivered by someone who does it all himself.

Learn more at rachidamary.com, explore the finance side at Dream Property Finance, see the build capability at Direct Trades, and discover the flagship hospitality project at Casa Retreat.

One relationship. The whole journey. From first opportunity to finished asset.