Monthly Property Networking Event
Guildford Holiday Inn
on the 2nd Monday of every month
OUR guest speakers ON 13th April 2026
Nilesh Rathi
Auction Deal of the Year: Inside a £700k Mixed-Use Deal
What does an award-winning deal look like in the real world?
Commercial property investor Nilesh Rathi will walk us through the mixed-use acquisition that won Auction Property of the Year at the 2025 Property Investors Awards.
While working full time as an IT consultant, Nilesh has quietly built a commercial and mixed-use portfolio now worth over £4 million — something he has achieved alongside his day job over the past decade.
In this session, he’ll give a practical overview of the project — covering how the deal was sourced, the due diligence involved, the strategy behind it, how risk was managed, how the finance was structured, the key numbers, and the lessons learned along the way.
If you’re interested in commercial property, auctions, or using investor finance to fund deals, you won’t want to miss this session.
Paul Ribbons
Technology Finds Properties. Psychology Secures Deals.
Today, anyone can access property data. Portals, comparables and AI tools mean information is easier to find than ever.
But information has never been the real challenge in property.
With nearly 40 years in the industry and more than 800 deals completed, property trader Paul Ribbons will explain why understanding people — not just data — is often the key to finding and securing deals.
In this session, Paul will cover:
- How to uncover the real circumstances behind a property listing
- The questions that reveal hidden motivation
- How to spot when an agent is bluffing or holding information back
- The difference between finding properties and actually securing deals
Expect a practical session with real examples and an interactive discussion about how experienced investors approach negotiation and deal-making.
If you’re interested in sourcing better deals, negotiating more effectively, or understanding the human side of property transactions, this session will give you plenty to think about.
