"Landlords seek comprehensive and technical advice, whether they are considering purchasing or refinancing buy-to-let properties, exploring specialist buy-to-let, HMO, or holiday let investments."
- Roger Morris
Financial Reporter has launched a new four-part Masterclass series covering all things buy-to-let with industry legend Roger Morris, beginning 12th June.
Hosted by Morris and supported by Crystal Finance over the four weeks from 12th June to 3rd July, the sessions are designed to equip brokers with the knowledge required to guide and support landlords in the dynamic realm of property investment.
The series will explore everything a broker needs to know about buy-to-let from regulation to how to engage landlords and complex tax structures – with sessions covering:
• Understanding the changing landscape of buy-to-let (12th June),
• Structures of ownership (19th June),
• The definitive to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) (26th June),
• Understanding bridging, holiday lets, let-to-buy and strategies for better landlord engagement (3rd July).
Brokers can sign up for the events, which are free-to-attend and carry CPD hours, here.
Morris, who has been in the industry for 30 years and has considerable experience in the buy-to-let market himself, will lead the sessions.
Morris said: "Since my redundancy, I’ve been inundated with calls asking complex questions and requests to relaunch my BTL Masterclass series. As I navigate through interviews and meetings in search of a new role, I’ve decided to rerun these classes. It’s the perfect way to utilise my time and give back to the industry I love.
"In today's landscape, landlords seek comprehensive and technical advice, whether they are considering purchasing or refinancing buy-to-let properties, exploring specialist buy-to-let, HMO, or holiday let investments. While we recognise that neither you nor I are qualified to provide tax advice, it remains our responsibility to elucidate how tax structures function, their implications, and the unintended consequences if applied incorrectly.
"Consider this: Can you confidently engage in conversations regarding permitted development rights and their implications concerning Article 4 regulations? Do you grasp the distinctions between tenants in common and joint tenants? The potential tax implications of moving privately owned buy-to-lets into a limited company structure? How confident are you in assessing the needs of a portfolio landlord? Do you genuinely comprehend an SPV?
"The new four-part Masterclass series will cover all this and more, so we hope you can join us and gain some valuable insight into the modern buy-to-let market."
Rozi Jones, editor of Financial Reporter, commented: “This is going to be a really valuable resource for brokers wanting to learn more about the buy-to-let market and we’re very pleased to be working with Roger and Crystal Specialist Finance to bring it together. The sessions are designed to cover a wide range of information relating to buy-to-let and we’re confident that brokers will come away from the sessions with a strong understanding of how to better help their landlord clients.”
