The seminar programme
The largest and most comprehensive seminar programme presented at any UK property event is a major show feature. We take great care to ensure that these are truly informative sessions – with speakers/panel hosts carefully vetted to ensure attendees gain real insight and understanding from each session.
The programme is designed to cater for the needs of the novice to the veteran, thus includes a broad spectrum of topics. By show opening there will be around 85 sessions published on the show website. Typical examples from recent shows include…
David Sandeman
Essential Information Group
Buying at auction – how to identify the deals then bid for them
As the shortage of new build property remains a reality in parts of the UK, many investors have identified the auction room as a sensible source of available property.
For the unfamiliar the auction room can seem a forbidding place – but this should not be the case. This session will remove the myths and mystique surrounding auction practice and protocol.
Kate Faulkner
Designs on Property
5 major property purchase mistakes – and how to avoid them
Author of several titles in the Which? Essential Guides series, Kate Faulkner has spent the last 20 years helping tens of thousands of property buyers to either buy correctly or to rectify bad property decisions.
She has a no nonsense, independent approach to property but continues to be startled by the errors that even professional investors make.
Lachlan McPherson
Chief Investment Advisor, US Invest
The good, the bad and the ugly of american property
America is possibly the most undervalued real estate market in the world right now. Yet, the streets are certainly not paved with gold in this land of opportunity.
This seminar will cover the benefits and also the pitfalls of every aspect of US property investment, whilst teaching investors a few essential tricks to instantly decrease investment risk without compromising investment returns.
Simon Zutshi
Property Investor Network
Is now a good time to be investing in uk property
The property market has been steadily rising for the last 10 years and unexpectedly boomed during the COVID 19 pandemic, but in the current interest rate environment what will happen to property prices in the next 12 months?
Is now a good time to buy? Will the market continue to rise, or will there be a market correction soon? Should you be investing now, or would you wait?
Paul Shamplina
Hamilton Fraser
Being a professional landlord
This seminar – presented by Paul Shamplina ‘Founder of Landlord Action, CCO of Hamilton Fraser and star of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ (and known in the industry as “the landlords friend”), will present an overview of what a serious landlord should be doing. Dealing with compliance, keeping up to speed with regulation and carry out good practice for your customers the tenants. Landlording is a business now, Paul will give top tips and share his wealth of knowledge gained over 30 years.
Stephen Johnson
Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages Division
How to use finance to make your property portfolio work harder for you
This session will explore what has changed within both the property and lending markets over the last 6 months, the different types of finance available in the market and what property opportunities suit each option.
It will summarise how investors can utilise finance to grow a portfolio quicker than they may think.
Ayse Ozcan, Founder
Acacia International Legal Services
Due diligence when buying international real estate
Buying a property abroad safely & securely in any international location is not the same as doing so in the UK. Accordingly anyone thinking of buying a foreign property should prepare properly.
This session will review the do’s and don’ts – and provide tips and case studies to guide buyers safely through the research & legal maze of proper due diligence. Ayse Ozcan will present.
Douglas Oppong
Director, PiA
Investment opportunities in africa’s real estate industry
The furthest many investor will look to in Africa is Egypt or, at a push, maybe Morocco. Few will dare think about investing in sub-Sahara Africa. Even less realise that the African continent includes some of the fastest growing economies in the world.
With a growing middle class, political stability and the discovery of oil and gas in many countries, Africa’s stock is on the rise – and so is its real estate industry.
Paul Mahoney
Nova Financial
The fundamentals of buy to let in the UK
This seminar will give you a clear understanding of the most suitable Buy to Let fundamentals to use to achieve success in the coming year. It will cover current trends in the market as well as research on Buy To Let hot spots.
Key Buy to Let fundamentals
Current market trends
Research on Buy to Let hot spots
How to successfully take action
David Cox
Rightmove
New laws on the horizon
In this session Rightmove’s Legal and Compliance Director, David Cox, will summarise the key legislative changes that have affected the private rented sector and are likely to do so during the next 12-24 months.