Landlords’ Barometer – #27

Welcome to “Landlords’ Barometer #27”, an overview of landlord and property market sentiment and trending topics:

Do lettings agents know about the tax changes?
Landlords are concerned that lettings agents are not aware of the impact of the Summer Budget 2015 and may therefore not be best placed to support their clients through the challenging times ahead.
Do agents owe a duty of care to landlords to understand these issues? Might there be an opportunity to partner with a tax advisor and create an additional income stream from client referrals?

Can I make a 12% return from property investment?
This discussion looks at the strategies that deliver the best returns from investing in property and some Property Tribes landlords share some examples of the kind of returns they are achieving around the UK.

21 predictions about the future of property investment
I dusted off my crystal ball to look ahead and spark a discussion and this
community-generated “virtual” crystal ball delivers some interesting predictions! 84 replies at the time of writing!!

VIDEO: Leasehold property – a landlord and investment perspective
In this video, I am joined by Ian Mitchell, Head of Leasehold Services at Anthony Gold Solicitors in London, to talk about leasehold property and the issues and potential pitfalls that investors need to consider.

VIDEO: An inspiring and insightful interview with Google about property tech
Myself and my husband Nick were asked to host the Future Prop Tech event that took place in London recently. It was an incredibly inspirational day that confirmed to us that tech is accelerating at an exponential rate and that video and mobile are prime movers in the property tech space.
One of the keynote addresses was by Scott Sinclair of google, who gave some insights into where property tech was heading and why other estate and lettings agents are not your competitors.
I took the opportunity to record an interview with him. On watching it, I realise how profound and insightful some of his observations are.

EVENT: See you at the NALS Annual Conference this week!

The NALS Annual Lettings Conference is taking place at the Mermaid Theatre in London on 12th November with a wide array of top class speakers to help agents find business in these challenging market conditions.
A few tickets are still available.
The event is to be hosted by Kate Faulkner and is an opportunity to work “on” your business, not “in” it!
Find out more and book your tickets at the Conference Microsite