Samuel Leeds Avis 

Smashed it! Martin was awesome!

Amazing community, the education is great but what stands out is the personal development with mentors guiding you through the process from start to finish. Martin Adams was a wealth of knowledge and 1st hand experience in this field.

Martin has been incredibly supportive throughout our rent-to-rent financial freedom journey. His wealth of knowledge and experience has been invaluable, and he has always taken the time to explain things clearly and guide us in the right direction. It’s clear that he genuinely wants to help us succeed and achieve our goals. We really appreciate his guidance, encouragement, and willingness to share his expertise. Highly recommend Martin to anyone looking to get into rent-to-rent!

Great FFC R2R Coach Nina was brilliant. Really helpful and informative, made the whole challenge smooth and got so much out of it.

Summary:
I transferred a £14,897.00 conditional deposit for a training programme before receiving the formal written agreement. Upon receiving and reviewing the contract, I identified terms that severely restricted standard consumer protections, including shifting governing law to Dubai (UAE). Per Clause C.3 of their own agreement, payment does not create a binding contract without signature. I declined to sign and requested an immediate return of my funds. Despite written confirmation that my refund was approved, the funds remain withheld, my contact severed communication on messaging apps, and this sudden cash flow block has caused severe operational disruption to my business and personal distress.

I transferred the funds on 21st September and finally received those funds back on 8th October.

Full Account:

I am posting this review to provide a factual, objective account of my experience so prospective buyers can make fully informed decisions before transferring funds.

* Payment Preceding Contract Disclosure: I transferred £14,897.00 via bank transfer to secure a place on a training programme. The standard Business Agreement was provided only after payment was completed.
* The Contract Terms: Upon reviewing the document, several clauses led me to refuse execution:
1. Governing Jurisdiction: The agreement moved legal jurisdiction and dispute resolution offshore to Dubai, UAE, rather than operating under English law.
2. Consumer Protections: Standard UK statutory consumer dispute and cancellation protections were displaced in favour of commercial terms.
3. Uninspected Services: The terms required acceptance of a curriculum and service prior to inspection.
* No Contract Formed: Under the company’s own agreement (Clause C.3), payment alone does not create a binding contract; the agreement only becomes legally binding upon formal execution. Because I declined the terms, I never signed the agreement. Legally, no contract has ever existed.
* Withholding of Conditional Funds: I formally declined the contract within an hour of payment and requested the immediate return of my uncontracted funds. Instead of remitting the funds, the company cited internal review windows of up to 20 working days. Terms I never agreed to.
* Communication Breakdown: While pre-sales communication was immediate, post-request communication ceased. Despite receiving an email confirming my refund had been approved by management, cleared funds have not arrived, the company stated they would no longer discuss the case, and direct messaging channels were blocked.
* Operational & Personal Impact: Retaining nearly £15,000 of working capital has severely harmed my business cash flow, directly precipitating payroll failure and the resignation of my sole employee. As a disabled man protected under the Equality Act 2010, navigating this abrupt communication blackout and financial strain has caused acute, measurable distress.

Advice to Future Buyers:
Do not transfer any deposit until you have the actual written agreement in front of you. Review the exact corporate entity name, governing jurisdiction, and cancellation terms in writing before sending cleared funds. Sales conversations and the fine print of the contract you are asked to sign afterwards can be fundamentally different.

Update: 'Your refund was approved and actioned within 24 hours of your request, in line with our refund process, which we confirmed to you.' - This is untrue. This was no refund as no contract was ever in place. It was a conditional deposit. This made their 20 working day limit null and void. I had to obtain a crime reference number from the police anti-fraud team, contact both banks for recalls which is now being investigated under FCA regulations, and the county court. I was told no emails would be replied to and my contact blocked me on whats app. All evidence was submitted to the financial ombudsmen supporting this. These last few weeks have been very troubling. I'm being very conservative here.

It took 18 days to receive my funds back which was under no legal agreement. Even by their own terms the contracted refunds takes between 5-10 days. This was withheld funds. They shut things down unilaterally by stating 'we will no longer comment on this' - run the contract through an LLM.

Just completed the BRR nad Flip course on the academy. It was very well structured and offered a lot of detail into the subject, backed up by real examples and Samuel's real experience.

Samuel's courses are very in depth and well presented but for any course you do you have to take action and physically follow what you have learnt.
No action no results.

Absolutely amazing programs modules and courses I would highly recommend Samuel Leeds Academy he is by far the best property guru out there he knows what he’s talking about an offers so much guidance, step-by-step. I’d highly recommend joining the Academy. The best investment I’ve made so far is invested in myself and my education.

I have just compleated the Lease Option Training and it has helped me so much I have identified properties that I have already viewed that I rejected but now has given me the knowledge to try a different aproach to secure a deal
Highly recomend this course to any Property Investor

I am in the academy and done rent to rent course. The course covers everything you would need to know to start this business. While going through the material at times you might have questions but they will all be answered or addressed in one of the chapters as you go along. The material is clearly explained and easy to follow with guidance how to implement it and start too. I have met people who go with other company property courses and they try to upsell you after you have payed to be in their program, makes me glad I have went with Samuels academy

Deal sourcing is a fantastic course.love hows its interactive and very detailed.well done to Samuel Leeds and The Academy.

I've just completed the rent to rent and genuinely thought it was brilliant.
What stood out was the way everything was explained and broken down step by step. Samuel didn't just tell you what to do-he went into detail about how he actually did it himself, which made the whole strategy much easier to understand and relate to.
His energy throughout the course was excellent he kept me engaged, but it was the level of detail that impressed me the most. I came away feeling like I understood the process properly rather than just having a basic overview.
If your thinking of taking a rent to rent on I would highly advise you watch this course the information is really inciteful and will save you time and mistakes,

Just completed the Joint Ventures and raising finance training module. The knowledge Samuel shares is invaluable and I look forward to putting all I have learned into action immediately. Can’t wait to begin winning BIG in property and to glorify Jesus with the forthcoming fruits of all that I have learnt thus far🙏.

WOW WOW WOW HHHHMMMMOOOO.
The HMO professional traing is literally off the scales and a rocket in orbit.
The volume, quality and excellence of the information is mind boggling.
It is the most indepth comprehensive piece of information have received about HMO.
You cannot but succed with this information when applied. Totally amazing and professionally written

Great experience
Just started the academy
Really grateful for all the knowledge and support and community and mentorship that I could find here👍🏻

I’ve just completed the Joint Venture Your Way To Becoming A Millionaire course, and a MASSIVE big up to Samuel! What really stood out for me was the power of joint ventures and how to connect with the right investors and professionals who have the money, resources and desire to do deals.
Even if you have no money, no credit and no property, Samuel shows you how to approach the right people, build trust, bring value and create opportunities. What I love most is how Samuel makes everything so simple, clear and easy to understand. He has a real ability to break down property strategies in a way that makes you think, “Why didn’t I see it like that before?”
The mindset, confidence, deal structure and lessons around learning from mistakes were incredibly valuable.

Love it, Samuel. Thank you! Now it’s time to put the knowledge into action!

Just completed the R2R Professional Training module. A thought provoking, helpful experience working through the interactive challenges and excellent, meaningful content. All is very well-structured, easy to follow. Samuel at his best: honest, ethical and a never ending willingness to share his vast amount of knowledge and expertise to help people make a difference. Outstanding value for money.

I have completed a training course. It was very easy and clear to follow. It has transformed by knowledge and I cant wait to implement it and helps others to move forward too. I highly recommend the academy.

Extremely in depth training as all of the other courses really expands on your knowledge.

Jag is an amazing coach and he's always helpful. Whenever I need support, he's there to help. Thank you!