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”’Samuel Leeds”’ is a British property investor, trainer, and [[YouTuber]].<ref name=”Telegraph2020″ /><ref>{{cite news |title=Controversial YouTuber pays £1 to take over historic Cambs hotel |url=https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/24445198.samuel-leeds-youtube-influencer-paid-1-willingham-hotel/ |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=Cambs Times |date=11 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Leeds and his activities have received extensive media criticism.<ref name=”Guardian2022″>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Gareth |title=Property investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/09/property-investor-samuel-leeds-accused-of-shutting-down-criticism-over-10000-courses |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 September 2022 |access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=”Economist2024″>{{cite news |title=TikTok gurus made property investing look easy. I lost thousands |url=https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/02/09/tiktok-gurus-made-property-investing-look-easy-i-lost-thousands |work=[[The Economist]] |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> |
”’Samuel Leeds”’ is a British property investor, trainer, and [[YouTuber]].<ref name=”Telegraph2020″ /><ref>{{cite news |title=Controversial YouTuber pays £1 to take over historic Cambs hotel |url=https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/24445198.samuel-leeds-youtube-influencer-paid-1-willingham-hotel/ |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=Cambs Times |date=11 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Leeds and his activities have received extensive media criticism.<ref name=”Guardian2022″>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Gareth |title=Property investor accused of shutting down criticism over £10,000 courses |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/09/property-investor-samuel-leeds-accused-of-shutting-down-criticism-over-10000-courses |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 September 2022 |access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=”Economist2024″>{{cite news |title=TikTok gurus made property investing look easy. I lost thousands |url=https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/02/09/tiktok-gurus-made-property-investing-look-easy-i-lost-thousands |work=[[The Economist]] |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> |
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Samuel Leeds is a British property investor, trainer, and YouTuber.[1][2] Leeds and his activities have received extensive media criticism.[3][4]
Career
He launched Samuel Leeds Finance, a lending initiative offering funding for academy members’ projects.[5]
Criticism and controversy
Leeds and his programmes have received media criticism. The Telegraph reported that some attendees used savings or loans to pay for courses and said they had not achieved expected results, while others reported successful deals.[6]
In 2020, BBC News reported on the suicide death of army reservist Danny Butcher, who had taken out loans to join the academy.[7] The report stated that he had pre-existing mental health concerns and debt and that there was no evidence the course caused his death.[1] A warning letter was sent to Carrie Jones, Butcher’s sister, accusing her of alleged defamation and harassment, which she denied.[3]
The Guardian reported in 2022 that his solicitors had issued legal threats or proceedings against at least 15 people or websites in response to allegations about his courses.[3] Commentators raised concerns about the use of litigation to challenge online criticism.[3]
The Guardian also reported that Leeds was seeking more than £6 million from Andrew Burgess and several others in a lawsuit alleging harassment and defamation on a Facebook group titled “Truth about Samuel Leeds,” launched by Burgess in October 2019.[3][4] They had launched separate proceedings against Property Tribes co-founder Vanessa Warwick, who denied wrongdoing and filed a counterclaim.[3]
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