The industry forums, run in association with Mortgage Times, will bring together brokers, lenders, and other interested parties on how to advise and succeed within the BTL market and will be held in London on 7 November and Manchester on 29 November.
Payam Azadi, head of marketing at Mortgage Times, said the continued growth of the BTL sector meant that brokers could diversify the services they offer, with a growing number of intermediaries dealing exclusively with large BTL portfolios and investors. He said: “Buy-to-let is the fastest growing sector in the market and there is an increase in the number of brokers that are dealing with large volumes of buy-to-let business, looking after large portfolios of multiple buy-to-let investments. The forums will look at how to deal with professional buy-to-let and will cover everything from the insurance and network angles, to the role of packaging and mortgage products available for multiple buy-to-let.”
He added: “We hope to have between 250-300 people at the event, from the professional intermediaries who are heavily involved with the buy-to-let investment market, to those brokers looking to actively enter this growing market.”
Sheridan Bradley, mortgage adviser at Lodemead, said the concept was interesting, and said, with the BTL market continuing to grow, the forum could be a good way to gather information and knowledge on the sector. She said: “I think the BTL market is a growing sector and the fact that people can get information and help in dealing with large buy-to-let portfolios and investors through these forums is a good idea. I would certainly be interested.”