Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Buy to Let Market Forum 2024
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
08.15 – 08.30 Registration
08.30 – 09.30 Networking breakfast with exhibitors
09.30 – 09.35 Welcome from Mortgage Solutions
Jamie Hurst, publishing director, Mortgage Solutions
09.35 – 10.20 Buy-to-let facts and stats: looking for the good news in 2024 and beyond
- UK economic snapshot: latest key indicators and long-term prospects
- The lie of the land for landlords: regulatory, physical policy updates and landlord sentiment
Rob Thomas, principal researcher, IMLA
Followed by:
Don’t look back in anger: opportunities and challenges in 2023 and future outlook
- Top 10 things you need to know this year
- Assessing the positive tailwinds for the market
- Is this the year of opportunities for buy-to-let?
Steve Cox, chief commercial officer, Fleet Mortgages
Emily Hollands, group head of distribution, OSB Group
10.20 – 10.50 The practical guide to limited company structures
- Different types of limited company structures and how these can be utilised by landlords
- How lenders in the specialist market can lend on different structures and what is acceptable
- Examples of different corporate structures through case studies
Phil Riches, sales director, Keystone Property Finance
10.50 – 11.20 Specialist buy-to-let mortgages: overcoming buy-to-let challenges in 2024
An in-depth focus on specialist finance, highlighting:
- What makes specialist mortgages ‘specialist’?
- The affordability tools available on the specialist market
- MFS’ unique approach to specialist buy-to-let mortgages
Emma will lead the audience through detailed case scenarios to provide a deeper understanding and illustrate how specialist finance can overcome real-world complications facing brokers.
Emma Jones, business development manager, Market Finance Solutions
11.20 – 11.50 Mid-morning refreshments and networking with exhibitors
11.50- 12.20 Valuations 101 – A deeper look into buy-to-let valuations
- Demystifying challenges with buy-to-let valuations in 2024
- Understanding the different types of valuations within buy-to-let
- Help us help you: a guide for ensuring a smooth valuation process
- Real-world case study assessments
Jamie Picton-Turbervill, regional surveyor, Paragon Bank
Chris Wakeman, regional surveyor, Paragon Bank
Jason Wilde, national sales manager, Paragon Bank
12.20-12.50 Maximising returns with Houses in Multiple Occupation and multi-unit freehold blocks
- Key trends and opportunities
- Navigating the mortgage landscape and criteria
- Risk management and compliance: ensuring profitability while adhering to regulations.
Ian Hall, head of sales, North, Landbay
12.50 – 13.30 Working together, working smarter: strategies to sustain long term growth in the buy-to-let sector
- Exploring the value of partnerships and collaboration among lenders, distributors, advisers and other stakeholders in the buy-to-let sector
- Exploring innovative approaches that buy-to-let advisers can adopt to support their clients and how lenders are supporting and innovating in this space
- The importance of taking the lead on sustainability in the private rented sector
Neil Cadwallader, business development manager, Family Building Society
Dale Jannels, CEO, One Mortgage System
Adrian Scoates, corporate relationship manager, The Mortgage Works
Moderated by: Jason Berry, group sales director, Crystal Specialist Finance
13.30 Closing remarks
13.35 – 14.35 Delegate networking lunch with exhibitors