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The ExpertsIn alphabetical orderCarl Bayley www.taxcafe.co.uk Talk Subject: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Re-mortgaging. Biography A Chartered Accountant by training, Carl began his professional life in 1983, in the Birmingham office of one of the “Big 4” accountancy firms. He qualified as a double prize-winner and immediately began specialising in taxation. After seventeen years honing his skills with major firms, Carl began the new millennium in January 2000 by launching his own Edinburgh-based tax consultancy practice, Bayley Consulting, through which he now provides advice on a wide variety of UK taxation issues, especially property taxation, Inheritance Tax planning and matters affecting small and medium-sized businesses. Carl is also the author of a number of tax guides designed specifically for the layman. Carl’s particular speciality is his ability to take the weird, complex and inexplicable world of taxation and set it out in the kind of clear, straightforward language that taxpayers themselves can understand. As he often says himself, “my job is to translate ‘tax’ into English”. Carl takes the same approach when speaking on taxation, a role he has undertaken with some relish on a number of occasions, including his highly acclaimed series of seminars at the Evening Standard Homebuyer Show. In addition to being a recognised author and speaker on the subject, Carl has also spoken on property taxation on BBC radio and television. As well as running Bayley Consulting, Carl is also Taxcafe.co.uk’s Senior Technical Consultant, a director of accountancy firm Holmes and Bayley Limited, Chairman of the Institute Members in Scotland group and a member of the governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. When he isn’t working, Carl takes on the equally taxing challenges of hill walking and writing poetry. Angela Bryant Bryant Property Lettings Limited Talk Subject: Building Solid Foundations for your Buy-to-Let Business Biography Angela Bryant and has been investing in buy-to-let property in partnership with her husband Dave since 1995. In this time she has built up a portfolio of 38 properties worth £5 million. Angela will show you how they did this and how you too can succeed in buy-to-let. Angela's properties are all local to her Horsham home(except for one that she owns in Glasgow!) and she and Dave manage them themselves. Dave also does a lot of the maintenance work himself and he "gave up work" over 18 months ago to do this full-time. Their properties are now their sole source of income. Angela says that she and Dave are not high risk takers and live in a quiet, ordinary way - slowly but surely continuing to build their fortune. According to a character test on the One Minute Millionaire Web site Angela is a turtle (Americanism for a tortoise!) and she says she is living proof that you don't have to be too adventurous to become a millionaire! Angela had been posting regularly on the HouseMouse property forum for some time, when she met John Sparks through the forum. He convinced her (despite her protests that she is just an ordinary housewife and mother of three!) to write a book, Angela's Way, about her property investing experiences, and they have produced something that goes way beyond Angela's story, to become a comprehensive resource designed to help others achieve the same success and more. Mark Dernes www.apexproperty.co.uk Talk Subject: Property Portfolio Strategy - Maximising growth and reducing your risk through diversification Mark is a full time property investor, joint venturer and actively involved in several property networking groups and investment clubs. His personal experience includes surviving the 1990's property crash, Buy to Let since 1998, Buy to Sell, Refurbishing, and Off-plan purchases. His specialisation includes strategic investment with an emphasis on diversification. This is supplemented by Mark's extensive research and contacts giving him and his clients access to further specialist fields including finance (he is CeMAP qualified) and investing abroad (Europe). Mark has property interests in London (where he lives), in Liverpool, Glasgow, and across Europe. Mark Harrison www.yourpropertyexpert.com Talk Subject: Property and the new Pensions Act Biography Mark Harrison graduated from the University of Oxford in 1992. Over the next ten years, he worked in a series of increasingly senior IT roles in some of the the UK's largest companies. In parallel with this, he started investing in property in 1994, concentrating on his local area - Greater London and Sussex. In 2003 at age 33, thanks to his investment success, he was able to give up full-time work and swap 5 days a week work for 2 days a week consultancy. He now spends his time with his wife, Mary, and his daughter Pippa (who was 6 months old when he gave up work.) Now, with a second child on the way (and hopefully born by the time we meet!), he is one of the UK's leading speakers on property investment, having spoken for PNC, Property Investor News, Property Investment Centre, Landlord Mortgages, and Wealth Creator training. He has just released a 4-CD, published by Nightingale Conant, called "How to become a UK Property Millionaire". This will be available at a specially reduced rate, on the evening of the meeting. Lisa Orme http://www.keys-property.com Talk Subject: Using Other People's Money Biography Lisa Orme was a forensic scientist for 13 years before she opted to become a full time property investor in 2000 after reading a book! Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki struck a chord with Lisa and her fiancé, Stuart, and within weeks they started their own property business; managing other people's properties part time. But they were soon bitten by the investing bug and set about raising funds to buy their own properties. They continued and eventually both Lisa and Stuart became full time property investors. They now have a multi-million pound portfolio consisting of a range of properties in the Midlands area. Lisa is also an author, public speaker, coach and qualified trainer who now uses her skills and experiences to help other investors. Parmdeep Vadesha http://www.property-course.com Talk Subject: Creative Sourcing Strategies Biography Deep graduated from Uni 3 years ago, went straight into property and achieved financial freedom within a couple of years after having built a portfolio that allowed him to support himself. Deep then started up various Internet ventures and now he develops bigger residential projects as well as financing fellow property developers. Deep lives, eats and breathes marketing strategies and he says he loves to do deals! |
