Cambridge June 2019 Meeting 

How to build your property wealth by working with Housing Associations and Local Authorities - Sarah Walker 

Sarah has worked in Local Authority and Housing Associations for over 25 years. She has a wealth of experience to share, and will give you some quick wins in how to build your property wealth by working with Local Authorities and Housing Associations. 

Contrary to popular belief this is not just the world of working with tenants on Housing allowance (Housing Benefit) but Sarah will show you numerous other ways to work with these organisations to help you on your journey.  This will Include a case study where one standard 4 bedroom house is generating in excess of £1,000 per week in revenue.

This strategy is not for the faint hearted but can reap amazing rewards for those that are prepared to be open minded about working with Housing Associations and the Local Authority to meet Housing Need.

ALSO... Business planning and analysis for a successful and e Serviced Accommodation (SA) business - Gaurav Datta

Gaurav (Garry) Datta has more than 18 years of experience in Corporate Finance, M&A and Business Planning and Strategy.  He has led multi billion-dollar projects, and was part of a big multi-national corporate house dealing with acquiring, financing and turning around new businesses. 

Property and investments have always fascinated him and he started off as a BTL (Buy To Let) investor, until a few years ago, when he decided to take up property business as his full time vocation. He operates in the serviced accommodation sector with several owned and managed units, in and around London and Cambridge. 

During his presentation, Gaurav will talk about several key elements of SA business and his main area of focus would be: 

• How to start and operate a SA Business?
• Business backbone : Know your P&L, with key operational and financial indicators (monthly / yearly)
• Business lifeline: Know your cash flow in & out (short / medium / long term)
• Cost optimisation, revenue and margin maximisation strategies
• Business planning & analysis for a successful and profitable SA business