After an awesome packed out event in January, the next monthly instalment of the takes place on Wednesday 8th February 2023 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), 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 February

Kimberly Shapcott and Ben Tribbensee

Kimberley and Be are a husband-and-wife team who created Believe Property Limited toprovide accommodation to tenants that they would be proud to call home. As a couple we have 7 property investments up and running with two currently being finished ready to tenant shortly. We are continuing to expand our portfolio and looking at future opportunities. Our main strategy has been HMO investments and most of our portfolio are HMOS ranging from 4 beds to 8 bed properties. We’ll be sharing our latest HMO conversion with you of a 4 bedroom property into a 7 bedroom HMO with 5 en-suite rooms and 2 studio rooms, which has included an extension to the rear and a dormer on the top floor to create the space we needed. What has gone well? What has not? How have we resolved the challenges we have faced on this build? Let us share what we have achieved and some of the key things we can share on this type of conversion.

Rachel Knight

TITLESPLIT.COM is the only Title Split Training company in the UK. We are CPD accredited, and the company was founded by Rachel Knight and Harriet Dunn. We show experienced property investors and Developers how to Title Split Residential, Commercial and Mixed-Use Property. We show SSAS trustees how to Title Split,  so that commercial properties can be held in their SSAS pension.

Rachel Knight has been a Property Investor since 2005 and a Title Split Developer since 2017. Very few professionals in the market know how to effectively Title Split leasehold from freehold. Rachel effectively splits her apartments at the earliest point possible, to enable maximum valuations. In 2020 alongside her business partner Harriet Dunn, they started educating experienced investors and developers in this strategy.

Rachel Knight worked in the corporate world until 2017. At this stage, she had enough cashflow from property, to finally leave the corporate world forever and focus on property. 

Harriet Dunn is a retired Commercial Property Solicitor of 25 years and has been training investors in Commercial property and Title Splits for over 10 years. 

Together they show investors how to get around 20% uplift in valuations by splitting blocks during ownership. If you have been told to leave until later, Rachel and Harriet can show you exactly why you shouldn’t leave it until later and exactly how to split early. We can even show you how to split on purchase. 

Happy New Year to all our member!!! We can’t wait to kick off the Derby Property Meet in 2023!! Our next monthly instalment of the takes place on Wednesday 11th January 2023 at 7pm (networking from 6:30pm), 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 January

Trish McGirr

Trish helps investors and property professionals, create ethical but profitable solutions when working with financially distressed homeowners.

Her message is that all property entrepreneurs have an essential role to play in the current economic crisis and that we hold the key to enable distressed homeowners to move on with their lives, repair their credit and break free from the despair of debt. 

As a former Mental Health Nurse who spent 15 years specialising in addictions and trauma. Trish appeared to ‘haveit all sorted out’ but behind the scenes her marriage wasending, and her finances were shot to bits.

Starting over with a young child to support and working 2 jobs to make ends meet, the ongoing burden of debt took itstoll, and on a night when it became too much, Trish tried to end her life.

Far from being the end, this became a turning point, andalthough it took 10 years to get back on track, Trish left the NHS to set up a consulting business and became a property investor in 2003.

It’s through her involvement in property that Trish has been able to use her experience to help people who find themselves in the same position she was in.

A believer in how pivotal moments shape us, Trish set up Repossession Rescue Network UK to educate property professionals and improve standards of care for homeowners who face losing their homes. 

Her mission is Saving Lives; One Home At A Time.

Giles Inman

Giles Inman has been assisting residential landlords and property investors across the East Midlands for over 10 years in all matters to do will rental property from tenant issues to property licensing. 

I work for www.empo.co.uk , the largest regional residential landlord membership association in the UK.”

We are excited to announce the next monthly instalment of the Derby Property Meet which takes place on Wednesday 14th December 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 December

Jonathan Heavens

Jonathan Heavens has a background in Accounting & Finance, he was previously the Finance Director of a travel tech company, which was successfully sold in 2018 and he had a successful exit from at the end of 2019.

Jonathan is now the Founder of a property platform called TrustMix.io, which is a search directory & network for recommended Investors, Developers and all property services within the UK. They are becoming the one-stop shop to search for and be found by those wanting to do business with you.

If you’re an Investor / Landlord / Developer or have a property business and want to enhance your online presence, generate more business and be seen by others as Trustworthy, Credible, Reputable, then TrustMix.io is for you.

Ankie Bell

With over 15 years experience in property, from single lets to HMO’s to commercial conversions, and more recently Holiday Lets, Ankie has learnt a lot over the years. 

They built up several high value property assets in a short period of time over 24 months. They learnt a lot, about commercial conversions, vendor finance, raising private finance, project management and running a holiday let business.

What Ankie didn’t do, and didn’t focus on was to look after herself in the process, and taking too much on at once, and early in 2020 her wheels fell off! Over a process of many months, she had to re-learn how to prioritise, how to plan her day how to look after herself  and her family first. The lockdown period helped a lot in being forced to re-structure and re-think how she did things. To learn to say No and not allow FOMO to drive any decisions.

Coming out of the pandemic, she knew the business model for the holiday let business would fly once restrictions were lifted and having learnt to re-focus and re-prioritise, her time and efforts are now spent on growing and developing West Drayton Farm more.

Ankie’s talk is honest about the trials she faced and the mistakes made, especially during most recent years – with the lessons learnt to pass on and share further.

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.