We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), to be held, at the amazing premises of our partners Nelsons Solicitors in Derby.

Nelson Solicitors, Stern House, Lodge Lane, Derby. DE1 3WD.

Click the link below to book now to secure your place at this exciting event.

Derby’s only independent property networking event held in the city returns to some more awesome property investment content and a chance to meet fellow property professionals. We have more excellent guest speakers this month to share their expertise, knowledge and experience and will be there to answer your questions. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the evening to network with fellow property professionals in the room.

We hope you will join us and we can’t wait to meet you and get to know you.

Book your ticket now!!

Speakers in November

Lolly Pain

This month we welcome Lolly Pain from Derby City Apartments 

Established 3 years ago, Derby City Apartments is a locally run serviced accommodation provider with units across the Derby and Castle Donington Area. Having started only months before the start of the pandemic, not only did we as a small business survive this economic turbulence but actually expanded exponentially to become one of the leading SA providers in the Derbyshire area.

What started out as a simple single SA has grown into a portfolio of 21 independent properties across 5 locations. From everything from fully self contained studios, all the way up to a grand 4 bed, 4 bedroom penthouse with plans to hit 50 individual properties within the next 12-24 months.

Unlike other SA providers, we are proud to have our own in house maintenance and customer service agents exclusively dedicated to our guests. We cover all types of stays, from 2 night weekend getaways, to longer staying contractors here for work , to those in the middle of the buy/selling process and need somewhere homely to stay, without the contracts and obligations of a traditional letting.

Jackie Wright

Jacki Wright is the owner of The Grange Holidays Flamborough Limited. 

The Grange has seven luxury furnished holiday let properties.  

Jacki will come to talk to us about the purchase, refurbishment and operation of the properties

The Grange is a collection of seven properties that in total can sleep 35 people.  Our properties are designed to be welcoming to families and their dogs.  Whilst staying here you will not only enjoy our superb accommodation but also our tranquil grounds, with space in the gardens to run and play and time in our rural location to enjoy the trees and wildlife that live in and around our area.

We are open all year round and always go the extra mile to make you feel welcome and looked after, whether you have come for a quiet get away for two or as a larger group.  Having 3 one-bedroom properties, 2 two-bedroom properties, a three bedroom and the larger seven bedroom farmhouse there are plenty of options to stay in here in one large group in the farmhouse or stay in separate accommodation but still be on holiday with your group.

Brilliantly situated, only a few minutes’ walk to the centre of Flamborough village, The Grange is within walking distance of six pubs.  Our guests can make the most of the special East Yorkshire scenery, taking clifftop and beach walks or visiting the spectacular RSBP nature reserve at Bempton. It’s also a great base for day trips to the popular seaside resorts of Bridlington, Filey, and Scarborough.

Explore our website to find out more and join us on Facebook. We look forward to you welcoming you to The Grange! 

We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on Wednesday 12th October 2022 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), to be held, at the amazing premises of our partners Nelsons Solicitors in Derby.

Nelson Solicitors, Stern House, Lodge Lane, Derby. DE1 3WD.

Click the link below to book now to secure your place at this exciting event.

Derby’s only independent property networking event held in the city returns to some more awesome property investment content and a chance to meet fellow property professionals. We had an amazing debut event in August which was a huge success and we are excited to announce we have more excellent guest speakers this month to share their expertise, knowledge and experience and will be there to answer your questions. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the evening to network with fellow property professionals in the room.

We hope you will join us and we can’t wait to meet you and get to know you.

Book your ticket now!!

Speakers in September

Adam Case

Derby Property Meet is pleased to welcome Police Constable Adam Case from the Derbyshire Constabulary for our October Event.

His presentation will help investors protect themselves from their properties being used for criminal activity. 

This is going to be an interesting , eye opening opportunity – one not to miss!

Paul Hilliard

Paul Hilliard trained as a solicitor, is a qualified accountant and former finance director within large multinational companies.  Paul has applied his financial acumen to building a successful property portfolio mainly in the West Midlands so that he could escape the rat race. 

As an experienced property investor for 30 years and Operations Director for LNPG for 10 years, Paul will reveal the strategies he uses to maximise value and save money using LNPG products and services. 

 During Paul’s presentation you will learn:

• The Difference between Retail, Trade and Contract Prices and what this means for You
• How the LNPG buying solution works and just how significant the savings can be.
• A step by step guide using case studies of How members approach Refurbs and Development Projects
• Hear about LNPG suppliers and why they are working with us.
• The positive impact on your business when you can afford to buy quality products with solid guarantees.
• The true cost of buying cheap again and again.
• How to avoiding spending the time (and endure the frustrations) normally needed to search for affordable products. 
• How LNPG can also save you money on Landlord insurance and other services.

No matter how big or small your current portfolio, LNPG guarantee to help make you more profitable. Where else can you save between 40% and 50% off the best trade prices for top quality products?

Don’t miss this inspirational talk and the chance to take away “hands on” practical tips from an experienced operator by booking your place for this meeting now.

We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on 14th September 2022 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), to be held, at the amazing premises of our partners Nelsons Solicitors in Derby.

Nelson Solicitors, Stern House, Lodge Lane, Derby. DE1 3WD.

Click the link below to book now to secure your place at this exciting event.

Derby’s only independent property networking event held in the city returns to some more awesome property investment content and a chance to meet fellow property professionals. We had an amazing debut event in August which was a huge success and we are excited to announce we have more excellent guest speakers this month to share their expertise, knowledge and experience and will be there to answer your questions. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the evening to network with fellow property professionals in the room.

We hope you will join us and we can’t wait to meet you and get to know you.

Book you ticket now!!

Speakers in September

Tina Walsh

Aimed at Property Sourcers & Investors – Tina will share with you:

• Property Sourcing Compliance: Keeping You on the Right Side of the Law
• Is Property Sourcing Regulated?
• Compliant Business Setup Overview Investors – Key questions to protect your cash Fairytales, Facts & Fines!
• NAPSA & The Future

It was whilst serving in the Police Service that Tina’s passion for the law and compliance blossomed, she was forced to retire from the service due to injury in July 1995, not really knowing what to do next but dreaming that one day she would start and run her own business.

Privately, she and her husband, Tony had always risen up the property ladder by buying, renovating, moving in and then selling. In 2005 they decided that it would be a good idea to buy a separate property from their own home to let out for extra income. In principle this was a good idea, although, with no knowledge or experience at all, they made almost every rooky mistake possible:

Bought two separate properties (a townhouse and apartment) both new build, off plan, from a local developer, just before the market crash in 2007.

This error in judgment somewhat curbed their enthusiasm for property investment.

Tina’s interest in the property sector was re-ignited when in late 2011 it was suggested that property sourcing was a good sector to start a business in and so she spent the next 10 months researching legislation, regulation and compliance guides to create the legal and compliant platform that in October 2012 became Sanctuary Property Sourcing Ltd; providing a bespoke service throughout the North West of the UK.

Tina is passionate about the property sector but especially property sourcing and for many years held an idea in her head for a book, written in plain English, to pass on the knowledge that she has spent years learning and applying in her own business. From this idea her book, ‘Property Sourcing Compliance: How to Stay the Right Side of the Law’ was created.

Tina’s aim is to increase awareness, knowledge and professionalism within the sourcing sector, sharing her immense knowledge on compliance with budding new sourcers, established businesses and investors alike. She recently set up the new National Association for Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA) Ltd. Created to provide a single location for knowledge, support and a place to showcase a very high level of compliance to investors using the platform to search for them.

Privately Tina loves to read, travel, spend time in their garden and also drink red wine, not necessarily in that order! Together she and Tony have three grown up children, Rebecca, Sarah & David and live in the Ribble Valley. They dipped their toes into the investment market again by refurbing and flipping a freehold block of 6 flats on the Fylde coast area in 2017/2018.

Ranjit Seehra

Ranjit Seehra is a Chartered Civil Engineer based in Derby, UK and has over 30 years experience within property and construction. After gaining some ‘formal’ property training in 2015 he and his business partner invested in single lets and HMOs. Ranjit left his corporate life in 2019 and alongside property investing he has helped over 700 people and families with their property projects through his design consultancy, SREAR Design & Consulting. He also offers mentorships to ensure businesses set off and grow successfully. 

Today he will talk about ‘Flying Under the Planners Radar – How to avoid a lot of red tape by using Permitted Development Rights to add value’ 

We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on 10th August 2022 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), to be held, at the amazing premises of our partners Nelsons Solicitors in Derby.

Nelson Solicitors, Stern House, Lodge Lane, Derby. DE1 3WD.

Click the link below to book now to secure your place at this exciting event.

Speakers in August

Phil Rowland

Phil is the Assistant Director for Housing Operations at Derventio Housing Trust with 20 years’ experience in Social Housing with the company. Prior to this he has also been employed in the NHS, Local Government, and the Hospitality Industry. 

Whilst at Derventio; Phil has for many years been the Procurement Lead for the company and worked successfully with many property owners and investors and has been instrumental in procuring good quality properties for their various supported housing projects. He has also worked with Crisis the national homelessness charity and delivered a project on raising the standard of properties within the HMO sector.

He was the project lead in another crisis funded project called Rooms4Two and both of these projects received national awards from Crisis and for a number of years was a Crisis Champion and the go to person for advice and assistance in relation to Housing Standards within the sector.

Phil is now responsible for a team of Housing & Support workers who deliver a supported housing service as well as a number of projects to our residents throughout the Midlands. He is still actively involved with the Procurement of properties alongside our Procurement Manager Annabel Flint.

Derventio Housing Trust is an award-winning registered social landlord with many years’ experience of providing supportive, safe and secure accommodation for people who are struggling with their housing situation. Residents are supported to develop independent living skills and build their confidence and self-esteem and at the right time for them, they are supported to move on to more permanent accommodation. Derventio works with local landlords and property owners leasing good quality properties from them to ensure they can continue to provide this valuable service to the public sector.

Bryn Walker

Bryn is an experienced trustee with a 30 year history of working in the financial services industry.

Bryn’s background is as follows:

• Volunteer on the Transparency Task Force justice for victims of Pension Scams group.
• Serve on the Secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pension Scams.
• Advocate of ‘member directed pensions’ as it’s YOUR pension so YOU decide what to do with it.
• Skilled in Company Pension products, SSAS, DB/DC, AE and ancillary services (Investment, Actuarial, Trusteeship).
• Working with Consultancy firms, Accountancy Practices and Property Investors/Developers my role is understanding your precise requirements and then use my experience to help you achieve your desired outcome

We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on 13th July 2022 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), to be held, at the amazing premises of our partners Nelsons Solicitors in Derby.

Nelson Solicitors, Stern House, Lodge Lane, Derby. DE1 3WD.

Click the link below to book now to secure your place at this exciting event.

Derby’s only independent property networking event held in the city returns to some more awesome property investment content and a chance to meet fellow property professionals. We had an amazing debut event in June which was a huge success and we are excited to announce we have more excellent guest speakers this month to share their expertise, knowledge and experience and will be there to answer your questions. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the evening to network with fellow property professionals in the room.

We hope you will join us and we can’t wait to meet you and get to know you.

Book you ticket now!!

Speakers in July

Kimberly Shapcott

We are excited to announce that Kimberly from our partners, Shapcott’s Accountants, is joining us this month.

Kimberly writes:

“Shapcott Accountants are a firm of Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors based in Derby with a team of 20 staff to service the accounting and tax requirements of various businesses.  

We have been established for over 35 years and look to support our clients and business owners with our philosophy of personal but professional service. 

We service a wide range of sectors and industries with our client base which is spread not just across the city of Derby, but further afield in the Midlands, London, Cornwall, Scotland and Wales. We work with businesses in a range of industries and also, have a focus on property companies with one of our Directors actively investing in property projects in the area. We provide a tailored service covering all aspects of a business from payroll and bookkeeping to accounts, audit and specialist tax advice. Our dedicated and highly motivated team is ready to assist a business’s needs on a day to day basis, or as a rolling program of work for as long as required.

We aim to provide a practical solution to problems both as they arise, and in advance of them arising by appropriate planning and review. We use some of the latest technology and continue to invest in new ideas to support our team and in turn to support our clients. We believe this is the greatest compliment a client can pay by trusting us to help a friend, colleague or family member with their business.

We send free newsletters to our clients, business contacts and interested individuals on a fortnightly basis. The first newsletter of the month covers specific tax news that is likely to be of interest to business owners and the second is a more general newsletter for both individuals and business owners. In addition, we send out quarterly property specific newsletters, articles in relation to changes in employment legislation, budget announcements, and any other topical information that would be useful to business owners in running and managing a business.

As a progressive, and we would hope, dynamic practice we are active users of Facebook, Twitter and Linked In, using these mediums to keep our clients and followers informed on various business developments. We believe it is important to ensure the right information is with the right person at the right time and this method of communication allows for this to happen. Our Director, Kimberley Shapcott, provides a Property Accounting and tax YouTube Channel which provides bitesize videos about property topics in the accounting and tax space as well as shares some of her projects as well.”

Darren Burrows

Darren has a background of over 30 years in setting up & running start-ups and SME businesses in various industries – for the past 17 years in the residential construction, commercial property and facilities management sectors managing subcontract teams on numerous multi-million pound projects over the years.

During this period, he has been responsible for most elements of the business lifecycle including sales & marketing, business development, account management, operations, product/system design & specification, project management & finance.

Darren has been involved in and delivered refurb, renovation & conversion projects since 2007 and has made mistakes along the way as well as learning a huge number of lessons on how to streamline refurbs and conversion projects.

In addition to being an investor himself, his passion is working with other property business owners to help them to cut through a lot of the loneliness, overwhelm & procrastination that comes with starting a business and he trains, coaches & mentors people on the nitty gritty detail of the operational side of business as well as how to plan, structure & manage property refurb projects to mitigate risk to both the client and the team on site and to ultimately ensure that projects runs as smoothly as possible while staying totally legal and compliant – something that most property training courses do not cover.