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Some strong networking coming up

Thursday 5th October 2023

I’m delighted to be speaking at Collaborative Dragons on due diligence, fraud, losing SSAS & personal investments, JVs, loans and more (all happening ).

I’m really looking forward to hearing Paul Davies, from Retirement Capital Group speak about why you shouldn’t have a SSAS!

Not only that, who wishes they could get F2F time with ?

In addition to Paul Davies and myself, experts Jamie from Voyager & Lars Singleton from Empowered Pensions are due to join Anil Cardiff Jon Dale and team for Q&A.



For tickets

SSAS 5 Oct -Collaborative Dragons SSAS Dragons Meeting - with guest speaker Karen Stanbridge.

Next Beauty & Home has occupied the old Debenhams department store in The Oracle shopping centre since December 2020.

Now Next has announced its closure date after around three years in the shopping centre.

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23684680.closure-date-set-next-beauty-home-reading/?ref=suit&fbclid=IwAR07bVbyseEsxkFfAoAKqaTPktnCiiT8wrDH6lN6Rv9dLWjmytZHPof99T8_aem_AVaMg01xlhcE_Q3aQAso7D1qYpetPGKahKS-SQNE_jvCzcBai0Z_7Yr6oiPq2Im_Si0

Next Beauty and Home in Reading announces closure date A beauty and home store in Reading has announced its closure date.

Why Invest in residential, commercial property and asset backed businesses Reading, Berkshire?

Reading is a vibrant business location and major UK university town situated on the river Thames around 40 miles from London.

You’re in Paddington in circa 20 minutes, or you can hop on the Elizabeth line which takes you from Reading to central London, or onwards to Abbey Wood or Shenfield https://lnkd.in/eg9-Ax4H

A defacto city and heartbeat of the prosperous Thames Valley region, Reading is one of the UK and Europe’s strongest performing economies. It is often referred to as the commercial capital of the Thames Valley. The town hosts the headquarters of a number of British companies and hosts the UK headquarters of many foreign multinationals, as well as being a major retail centre.

Reading is ranked as a top 10 place to live in the Southeast in 2022, that coupled with its fabulous transport links, and being part of the commuter belt make Reading the location of choice for both renters and homeowners alike.

While Reading has perhaps been best known as an IT hub in the last 30 years, the economy is incredibly well balanced with buoyant finance and professional services, energy, creatives, and in recent years, growing pharma and film and TV production sectors!

Reading ranks in the UK’s top five cities for good economic growth, according to the latest Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index report.

The Lambert Smith Hampton Vitality Index 2022 ranks Reading 4th for business, based on wage growth, workforce, jobs growth in specific sectors, new enterprises, business density, productivity and growth and commercial property investment.

Reading was ranked fifth in the FDI Small European Cities of the Future 2020/21 rankings.

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Metro Bank has upgraded its mortgage origination platform to streamline the process for mortgage intermediaries and provide the infrastructure to launch a series of products in the shared ownership and limited company buy-to-let markets.

The upgraded platform aims to significantly streamline the mortgage application process and deliver an enhanced user experience for mortgage intermediaries and their administration teams.

Intermediaries will now be able to request a day one valuation in more cases rather than wait for the initial underwriting process to be completed, if this is something their customer requires.

Metro Bank to enter shared ownership and limited company buy-to-let markets Metro plans to launch product ranges in both shared ownership and limited company buy-to-let.

Hey Friends and Connections

We know a fair bit about SSASs from a member trustee perspective (small self administered schemes) and how to leverage SSASs for investment purposes.

We're aggressively looking to buy distressed assets and asset backed businesses (SME) in the Greater Reading area right now using SSAS funding.

If you have or know of anything that may meet our criteria, please DM me for an initial chat to see if we can do business.

Quick shout out, if anybody is aware of “sticky” asset backed businesses with "challenges” for sale that need a creative solution in the Greater area, or ProCos with challenges such as defective commercial leases, site issues etc please put them in touch.

We’re acquiring, have first hand experience with the above and maybe able to help.

Please DM us for a private chat.

Hello All - Just thought I'd reintroduce myself 👋🏻

I'm Karen and am based in Greater Reading. I'm a , and business consultant. In addition to my private clients, I'm mentoring SME business owners on the "Help To Grow" management course.

I'm about and and love working with other business owners seeing how we can help one another.

Currently my business partners and I are looking to buy asset backed businesses and distressed commercial or residential property in the Greater Reading area. If you have something on your horizon you think we maybe interested in, please DM me.

PropCos in Greater Reading 📢. Are mortgage rates, compliancy, staff costs etc hurting you?

Are you struggling to sell your residential or commercial property / PropCo?

We're looking to buy . DM us for a private chat.

Let us help take your pain away.

A number of SSAS trustees and investors lost significant sums of money after investing with some high profile property businesses in recent times.

Statements offering investors the opportunity to leverage money and generate strong returns hooked them in. Platforms and endorsements reinforced the "safety" of the investment in their eyes.

Robust due diligence that said investors may have carried out in other settings was bypassed.

Lessons from the past were lost! Folks were left devastated.

Property Fortress John Corey, and Karen Stanbridge are running two online sessions hoping to educate future investors of the importance of carrying out due diligence in any setting.

Sessions are: Monday 22nd May at 18:30 BST or Tuesday 23rd May at 12 noon BST!

To register, please complete the form at https://dd.obv.io/sign_up

Drawing on knowledge accrued through many years spent in the corporate world at a UK, EMEA and WW level, Karen loves helping busy business owners move from chaos to clarity, gaining , saving , and becoming more operationally efficient.

Sometimes, as a business owner, what's right under your nose isn't obvious!

As a business consultant, and Karen wears the appropriate hat 👒 based on the scope of work, and task in hand, and helps busy SME business owners get refocused and get their business back on track.

DM us for a free 15 minute discovery call.

Can anybody help fill our basket?

We're looking for unbroken freehold blocks in the Greater Reading area, typically from 2 to 8 apartments per block.

We would consider purchasing a PropCo if somebody is looking to exit the market.

We're also looking for asset backed trading businesses in the property sector in Greater Reading.

Please DM us if you can help.

Unbroken Freehold (blocks of flats) - this is where the property is held entirely on a Freehold title🏡

Why is this good?

There maybe an to issue new leases for each flat and create 🏡🏡

Here's a whistle stop tour of one of our recent purchases bought as an unbroken Freehold and split into 2-flats to create value.

Purchase price £300,000

New value £380,000

With the right knowledge, we managed to generate £80,000 through a paperwork exercise.

There is further opportunity to create value by refurbishing and / or extending the footprint of these flats.

We've leveraged this business model several times with varying size blocks.

If you want to learn how this might work for you, DM us to arrange a discovery call.

Hey Guys and Gals Karen here.....

Are you facing challenges in your business and need help with focus and direction?

Do you need help with goal setting to "close the gap"?

Do you need a sounding board, somebody to bounce idea off?

Have a lovely weekend, and don't sit there chasing your tail, reach out as I can help you push your business forward.

Mortgage lending in February fell to its lowest level since 2016, excluding the pandemic, the Bank of England has said.

But the number of mortgages approved by lenders rose slightly, suggesting the slowdown may be stabilising.

Mortgage lending hits lowest level since 2016 excluding pandemic Borrowing falls sharply but more mortgage applications are being approved, says Bank of England

Ministers are considering a punitive scheme to fine landlords up to £30,000 if they fail to upgrade their properties to a minimum band C by an extended deadline of 2028 instead of the current 2025.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero had previously proposed a deadline of 2025 for newly-let rentals to achieve an energy performance rating of at least C, and a deadline of 2028 for all other rented properties.

BREAKING: Landlords ‘to be given three more years’ to reach EPC minimum – LandlordZONE Home News BREAKING: Landlords ‘to be given three more years’ to reach EPC minimum News BREAKING: Landlords ‘to be given three more years’ to reach EPC minimum By Nigel Lewis - 29th March 2023 4263 7 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Ministers are considering a punitive scheme to fi...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being drunk and disorderly.

Although details are missing in the government’s statement, this would appear to be one of the few recent policy decisions to support the wishes of landlord trade bodies.

The devil will be in the detail, we'll certainly be watching closely.

Surprise - Landlords get more powers to evict anti social tenants Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being drunk and disorderly.

If you’re serious about and want to know where the market is heading, and what you can do to protect your position this is the place to be.

RPM Thames Lido 7pm this Thursday.

What will you be doing 5 days from now? Will you be sat at home searching for something to watch, maybe mindlessly scrolling through social media? Or will you at RPM learning crucial information to level up your knowledge and networking with likeminded individuals while eating free pastries? We certainly know where we will be!

This months speaker is Rod Turner. If you have not seen Rods market updates then you are seriously missing out. Through Rods talks you'll learn an incredible amount about what metrics actually matter when it comes to assessing the market - not the usual hype that is conveyed in the media. So if you want to understand which metrics actually dictate the markets giving you that cool calm edge over the rest of your competition, come and listen to Rod's talk - we promise you won't be disappointed.

Www.reading-property-meet.co.uk

A star is born in Berkshire: Hollywood is moving in, the tech scene is booming and property prices are affordable and it's a great place to be investing.

Why Reading is on the Times best places to live list

Best places to live in the Southeast of England Find the best places to live in the Southeast of England with our pick of the towns, villages, cities and suburbs in the region

The last Thursday in March (30th) will soon be upon us, which means Reading Property Meet 🥳🥳

It’s going to be another cracking evening. This month, is delighted to have Rod Turner as .

Rod will be sharing his thoughts on the property market, where it's heading, de-risking and much, much more.

For those who know Rod, this stuff is gold dust.

If you haven't done so already, grab your ticket at the link below before they sell out https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-property-meet-tickets-527939470167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&fbclid=IwAR393RP0mSCQ-RwtqM7baERpvuZ9RwFsJzlFdfWBj74Dv2fZhn9qX07oGFo

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Dear Friends & Contacts

Just a quick reminder.....if you know of any SME businesses in Greater Reading in the property sector who are struggling right now, please put them in touch as we may be able to help.

We're also looking to acquire asset backed businesses within the Greater Reading area and would welcome a discussion with anybody considering selling, or struggling to sell.

Please DM us to arrange a chat 😉