UK Lettings Business Professional, Sally Lawson www.SallyLawson.co.uk, based in the West Midlands, recently spent two days at the 2009 Landlord and Buy-To-Let Show at the NEC Birmingham, UK, rubbing shoulders with other high profile property professionals from a wide cross-section of industry related disciplines.

Sally Lawson at the Landlord Show

During the show, property investors were given the opportunity to have their most pressing landlord and lettings queries confidentially answered, on a 1-2-1 basis, by spending direct time with property industry experts, in an all day Landlord Clinic.

Sally Lawson, who is recognised as one of the UK’s leading residential letting experts, as well as being the ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) Regional Media Spokesperson, Level 2 Qualified Member, and MAF (Members Advisory Forum) Regional Representative for all ARLA Lettings Members’ within the West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcestershire, was invited to join the Surgery Practitioner panel of experts.

Sally said: “I was delighted to be invited, especially lending my professional expertise during these more challenging times in our industry’s history. I found myself discussing topics as wide ranging as investment tips, achieving higher rents, running a buy-to-let business, property insurance, property standards, tenancy agreements, landlords legal obligations, to name but a few. In fact, some of these specific topics are also covered in my special lettings report ‘The Housing Act – Made Simple’ which is available free at www.housingact.org.”

The Birmingham based show, www.landlordshow.info, which is the largest and longest established private rented sector show in the UK, took place on 16th & 17th October, attracting over 2,300 visitors. Its primary focus is on offering great landlord focused products or services and being a place for landlords, property investors, and property professional to meet, network, learn, and discuss a whole myriad of property related news, views, and opportunities, as well as being a centre point to find the best deals on the market.

It was designed to ensure a high level of interaction and engagement, and in addition to the free 1-2-1 Landlord Clinic, it also including many thought-provoking open educational sessions that addressed today’s property challenges.

Sally’s training company, Lawsons Lettings Academy www.LawsonsLettingsAcademy.co.uk, also had a stand at the show, along with 40 other industry suppliers. Sally’s senior team spent time with landlords exploring their knowledge gaps, and how the Academy could help.

Senior Lettings Specialist, Karen Mills, who is part of Sally’s advisory team, said: “We were promoting 3 key service levels at the show. Our ‘Buy-To-Let Advisory Service’ which is a 3 hour first stage workshop for small groups of 3 to 6 investors. Our ‘Lettings Breakthrough Programme’ which is a 12 month programme of lettings advice, support, and coaching. And finally our ‘Lettings Audit & Review Service’ which is a short, sharp, trouble shooting consultative review that takes a 6 weeks snap shot of those that have either a Lettings Business or large property portfolio.”

The show returns to Birmingham for the fourth time on 17th-18th November 2010, with new midweek timings to attract even more of the industry’s serious landlords and letting professionals.

If you’re interested in either expanding, or getting involved in, your own buy-to-let property portfolio, Lawsons Lettings Academy hold a series of Landlord Advisory Workshops showing investors Where to buy? What to buy? When to buy? and how to ensure the property is as rentable, safe, & secure an investment as possible. Please visit the Lawsons Lettings Academy website at www.LawsonsLettingsAcademy.co.uk or www.SallyLawson.co.uk, or if you have any immediate questions or requirements, please contact Karen Mills on +44 (0)1902 428098

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