Qandor Prospectus

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What is Qandor?

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Our story

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Meet the team

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Testimonials

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Our values

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Membership

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Membership Packages

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Discounts & Referral Fees

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Online & Connected

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Winning together

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Advisory board

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Affiliates

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Qandor Magazine

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What will you get from Qandor?

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Giving back

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Tropolis by Qandor

What is Qandor?

Qandor is a club for investors, developers and business owners in the property and construction industries. It’s a place where new connections are made and opportunities discovered.

Investors, developers and owners of relevant businesses in funding, construction, PropTech, architecture, consultancy and advisory come together via a curated series of online and live events to learn from one another and collaborate on projects.

All members benefit from introductions to and regular contact with the others. It’s an exclusive environment where business owners connect rapidly and accelerate progress by forming strong relationships with one another.

The club offers a variety of membership packages for owners of all businesses at all levels in the UK and overseas.

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Our Story

Meet the team

Matthew Siddell founded Qandor. His aim was

Kevin Taylor

to bring together a carefully selected group of people with complementary profiles that would benefit from building solid relationships with one another.

The starting point was a forum where members connected rapidly and collaborated on projects.

The concept proved popular and other activities

Managing Director

With a tertiary qualification in finance and law, Kevin

found his passion for luxury goods as editor-in-chie

LIVEOUTLOUD The Collection, South Africa’s largest

lifestyle magazine. With a keen eye for detail, as wel

host of digital publishing and performance marketin

well equipped to bring Qandor’s experiences and e

and events were immediately added to the offering and the club grew.

Staying true to our value of Fast Kaizen, Qandor has quickly evolved to include additional membership packages, a full events calendar, its

Matthew Siddell Non-Executive Founder & Host

An entrepreneur at heart with an economics degree

own magazine and even its own training platform

from the University of Manchester, Matthew establi

Tropolis, comprising an expert panel of Qandor

Opulen in 2011, building a portfolio in Reading and

members.

London. In 2015, Matthew started PPN Knightsbridg

and in 2017 launched Qandor, where his ambition w

The result is a multi-faceted members club

environment where developers, investors and busin

that creates the environment where property

and exclusively interact with the aim of collaborating

business owners get good deals done.

projects.

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Rekha Patel Membership Manager

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Whilst studying for her BSc Economics degree at university,

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Rekha started her own event management company,

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whose main client was the country’s largest property

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networking event; she ran this for seven successful years.

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She has proceeded to run a plethora of small businesses for the last 10

events to life.

years, whilst also consulting with other business owners about how to manage and create the most value out of their businesses.

Gabrielle Winandy Events & Marketing Executive

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Gabrielle has worked in content creation, marketing,

ished

events and project management for the past seven years.

With a degree in Journalism, Gabrielle worked as a reporter

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for three years before evolving her career into developing

was clear: To create an

communications and creating content for a Belgian start-up before moving

ness owners regularly

to Singapore, where she worked in project management for Solvay,

g on existing and new

amplifying the group’s digital transformation in Asia.

Testimonials “I really like the online meetings.

Qandor gets straight to the point and delivers lots of content that provides a 360’ view on what is happening in other sectors of property and the economy.”

Henry Sherwood The Buying Agents

“Qandor has been invaluable in enabling me to build a really strong project team in order to build my business.”

Jeremy Wormington Ferrata Property

“The most valuable aspect of Qandor is the trust and knowledge readily available.”

Theo Kemp Link Capital

“It’s refreshing to meet like-minded business owners who are all serious about expanding their companies and can help each other with day to day challenges.”

Emma Stubbings Ikon Property “Qandor is the perfect fit to discuss opportunities with a membership of dynamic developers and investors.”

Andrew McDonald Tandem Real Estate

“The thing I particularly love is the hands on, personal attention you get from the club. They go out of their way to understand your business in order to find out how they can help it grow.”

Ben Keenan Broadwing Homes

“Qandor is more than an exclusive club. If you want to accelerate your property business, look no further than becoming part of the club.”

John Friis Watermark Homes

“The saying ‘when the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is certainly apt when considering Qandor’s activities since the start of the lockdown. I have personally found the online conference calls and expert seminars EXTREMELY valuable” Denis Gleeson Gleeson Build & Develop

“It is a club full of very talented people doing really great things.”

Ben Richards Aura Homes

“Qandor has been everything that we expected and more; a fun collaborative group of people that support each other in the world of property to get real deals done.

Monthly workshops are a great way of exchanging ideas and the speakers are broad and always insightful.”

Tina Patel Formed Architects “Qandor has responded to the Covid-19 crisis by really supporting its members and successfully taking the club online. Each week there’s been two or three hugely valuable online events with specialists offering investment advice, tax advice, and special guest bestselling authors and successful entrepreneurs.”

Dylan Mitchell Worldwide Property Co

Our Values Passion & Ambition Our drive and motivation is derived from a deep passion for what we do.

We believe that everyone has huge potential, and we help others realise as much of their potential as possible.

Integrity We have strong moral principles and value honour. We are open and honest in our dealings with others.

Prudence Developing property or operating a business successfully requires good management of risk. By working more closely with others, we reduce risk.

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Fast Kaizen We continuously and rapidly improve our working practices and personal efficiency.

Egalitarian & Supportive We believe that all people are equal and support the principle of equal rights and opportunities for all. We continuously help others reach their goals.

Humility We understand that success is derived from hard work and talent but also timing, an element of luck and lots of help from other people. No matter how successful our members are or become, we’ll keep their feet firmly on the ground.

Membership The purpose of Qandor is to ensure members meet the right people. Our aim is to build a connected, supportive and potent community where everyone is bringing something to the table, and then make relevant and valuable introductions between members.

In order to do this, we must create the best environments for members to meet and build quality relationships that will enable them to grow their businesses and we have created packages to suit the needs of our members.

We work closely with our members and we know them well. Generally, members are involved in projects of certain sizes and identifying the size of each member’s projects means members attend the right events and meet the most relevant people.

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We aim to strike the following balance in the club’s membership:

Developers

Investors

Consultants

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Affiliate membership For corporate partners with goods and services that support the lifestyles and businesses of our members Qandor has a robust affiliate program for suppliers of goods and services that would like to connect with decision makers in real estate and construction.

With a large membership of business owners and entrepreneurs, supported by the club’s membership managers, we help suppliers connect with new clients and strengthen relationships with existing customers.

Affiliate Membership is available to corporates that are willing to make special offers to deliver products and services that support our members’ businesses or lifestyles.

Membership Packages Benefits Private online group & discussion forum Online Membership Manager

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Premium

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1-2-1 Membership Manager Service providers welcome Social events Live Masterclasses Online Events & Masterclasses

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Regular curated group meetings* Platinum developers workshop Curated guest lists for your own events Marketing opportunities Public speaking opportunities Club directory listing Qandor Magazine feature opportunities Affiliate discounts and offers New business connections Online introductions Access to funding and JV partners

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* Group meetings for Premium Membership are curated according to the size of members’ projects

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Platinum

Affiliate

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Format Online Via the online group When required

Online / live Pay as you go Online Online / live - hosted by members Online / live - hosted by Matt Siddell

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Charge applies Various Online / live Qandor Website Online, blog & social media Various

Online

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Online & Connected Qandor is a club designed for the challenges and the conveniences of the 21st century. The calendar of curated group meetings, workshops, socials and masterclasses is a combination of live and online events, allowing more people in more places access to the club. Furthermore, at the swipe of a finger or click of a button, our private members-only online discussion forum gives you instant access to answers, information and assistance when you need it, wherever you need it.

Winning Together Members join the club to gain access to our events, our support and to meet like-minded people that they may be able to do business with.

We like to go above and beyond and in order to incentivise the club to make valuable introductions and plenty of them, modest success fees can be agreed with the club.

Confidentiality

Small print

We adhere to a strict level of

We don’t believe in small print. Fees vary

confidentiality to which each

according to the membership package and a

member will agree to, on confirmation of

one-off joining fee is charged, with monthly

membership and signing of the club rules.

fees payable thereafter but there is no

Members do not talk negatively of others

minimum term and should members wish

and respect the privacy of their peers.

to leave the club, there is a notice period of one calendar month. All prices are based on

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Direct Debit via Go Cardless and exclude VAT. That’s it!

Advisory Board Alex Michaelis

Bob White

Alex is a founding partner of Michaelis Boyd, an architectural firm renowned for key projects such as the development of 254 luxury loft-style apartments set within Battersea Power Station in London, due for completion in 2019 and the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, New York.

With a career spanning 30 years in the industry, Bob White has an impressive track record of delivering iconic projects. With his previous business partners, he cofounded and grew construction management consultancy firm Mace from a staff of five to over 3,000 employees and a turnover in excess of £600m pa.

Alex has also led significant commercial projects for the Soho House Group including Soho House Berlin, and was instrumental in developing Soho Farmhouse in the English Oxfordshire countryside.

A chartered member of RIBA, Alex is a champion of sustainable architecture and as such the practice has become renowned for its creative, design-led environmentally-conscious design and building techniques. His current international projects range from a new collection of residences for the luxury Sugar Beach resort in St Lucia and Clubhouse by ZO. – a comprehensive suite of wellness, lifestyle and corporate amenities and services at Rockefeller Centre, New York City.

Alex brings invaluable experience and insight to Qandor.

Under Bob’s leadership as CEO, Mace was the main contractor for the development of The Shard. Bob’s remarkable career is testament to his passion for innovative thinking and the sharing of knowledge and it’s this unique combination of qualities that he brings to RISE where he acts as Chairman.

Bob’s impressive portfolio of past projects include, amongst others: •

The Shard, London

•

The London Eye

•

The Serpentine Gallery

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The Royal Opera House

Advisory Board Gary Hersham

Jamil Qureshi

Gary founded Beauchamp

One of today’s foremost practitioners of performance enhancing psychology, Jamil is an expert in high performing teams. He has enjoyed working with a rich diversity of the most talented business and sports people and teams in the world, helping no less than six individuals get to World Number 1 ranking.

Estates in 1979. His passion, determination and exceptional client base have helped position Beauchamp Estates as a major player in the world of prime and super prime residential property in the UK, France, Greece, New York and Israel. It also helps that Gary speaks seven languages.

Gary has far reaching knowledge of the commercial and development markets and has been involved in the sale and acquisition of countless exclusive properties and some major sites in Central London.

Over the years, Gary and his team have broken many records and survived multiple property cycles. We’re truly fortunate to have Gary’s support and the benefit of his experience in the club.

Jamil has worked with some of the world’s most successful people in sport across multiple disciplines including golf, cricket, Formula One and football. He has also worked from CEO and board level to middle management in a variety of sectors, spanning over 24 different countries, helping teams to fulfil their potential by orchestrating change and performance programmes, with a client list that includes Coca Cola, Hewlett Packard, Emirates Airlines, Serco, Marks & Spencer, and Royal Bank of Scotland, to name a few.

Author of The Mind Coach (2008) and How to Win: Lessons from the Premier League (2017), Jamil is also an internationally acclaimed speaker on topics around performance and leadership, leaders’ attitudes, people improvement and performance.

He is one of only a few external psychologists ever to be allowed to study astronauts on the 2008 NASA Space Programme.

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Nicholas Cowell

Paul Oberschneider

Nicholas was the co-founder of The Estate Office in 1983 and set up a raft of property companies under The Cowell Group over a number of years which own and manage a portfolio of both residential and commercial properties mainly in Central London. He has an enviable track record and is highly respected in the property industry.

Paul is an investment

With direct involvement in Central London real estate for over 30 years, Nicholas has been involved in property transactions to the value of hundreds of millions of pounds. Actively seeking out exciting new property ventures, Nicholas specialises in both residential and commercial investment and development properties.

The Cowell Group holds a number of companies that work with both joint venture partners and high net worth overseas investors, actively identifying opportunities for growth and maximised returns for investors and for their own interests.

The Cowell Group is renowned in the industry for its enviable little black book of contacts with accomplished industry specialists including solicitors, banks, valuers, architects, surveyors and planning specialists.

professional with a 30-year successful track record in property development, asset management and financial structuring and has transacted over £1 billion in the UK and Continental European real estate markets.

Paul is the founder and CEO of Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist residential development financing partner for established smaller and mid-sized residential developers and house builders across the UK. In the early 1990s, Paul helped build the credit department of a major eastern European bank, from one to 20 people. Then from 1993 to 2010, he established one the largest fully integrated real estate advisory and investment businesses in Central and Eastern Europe, which became one of the largest commercial property developers in the region.

Until 2010, Paul acted as Chairman for HauserOberschneider, working with international property and private equity firms like Apollo, Grainger PLC and Citigroup Property Advisors. The company pioneered the construction and financing of “western” styled residential apartments, retail hypermarkets and hotel properties across Central and Eastern Europe.

Advisory Board Penny Mosgrove

Peter Brodnicki

Penny is the CEO of Quintessentially Estates, a global property company offering property search and acquisition, property marketing, sales and lettings and home management services. Further to this she a Director and board member of The Quintessentially Group the world’s leader in luxury lifestyle concierge.

Peter Brodnicki is the cofounder and CEO of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), the UK’s leading UK mortgage network.

MAB is the most recognised intermediary consumer brand in its industry and has won more than 70 awards in the last five years for the quality of its advice and service.

As a Director and board member of the Quintessentially Group Penny has an extensive breadth of knowledge of HNW behaviour globally. Penny has focused on the global growth of the business working with some of the group’s biggest luxury brand partners and clients. Understanding the HWNI’s behavioural patterns is essential to understanding the luxury sector. Having a deep knowledge of the clients wants, needs and expectations is what drives Quintessentially to the business it is today, servicing HNWI’s in 65 offices globally.

Penny’s dedication and entrepreneurial spirit have been essential in establishing Quintessentially Estates as a truly global and client-focused service with offices across all continents. The global expansion has been spearheaded by Penny where she has opened offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Portugal, Monaco, Switzerland, New York and many more.

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The business is headquartered in Derby and has a network of over 1200 advisers, who arranged over £18bn of mortgages in 2018. MAB is the market leader for mortgages in both the estate agency and new build sectors in which it specialises. Since 2009, MAB has expanded into a variety of new sectors through a number of strategic investments and joint ventures, including its acquisition of Mortgage Talk in March 2012.

MAB floated on the AIM market in November 2014 and has a market cap today of circa £300m.

Peter’s knowledge, insight and experience are incredibly valuable to the club and its members and we’re very grateful to him for his support. Equally we look forward to helping him identify further opportunities within and through our network.

Peter Huf Peter Huf, the award winning chief architect for HUF HAUS UK, is committed to pushing boundaries in design, innovation and technology to shape a new understanding of how we can engage with our designed spaces.

Peter originally apprenticed as a carpenter before training at the Fachhochschule Koblenz, earning his Architectural Diploma, followed by his Masters in Architecture at the University of Buffalo in New York state. In the US, he had the opportunity to work with numerous architects before returning to Germany where he worked with Manfred Adams, the architect responsible for the original HUF HAUS design 50 years ago.

In 1999, Peter came to the UK with his family to promote and develop the HUF concept of custom designed, sustainable, modular houses. Since then, his houses have won numerous awards and been featured in national newspapers, magazines and on various television programs, including Grand Designs. To date, over 230 HUF houses have been built in the UK, each one Peter has uniquely designed for the client and the plot.

Now a UK citizen with a vested interest in this country, Peter is passionate about supporting innovative design, environmental sustainability, and the enormous potential of well-build modular homes.

Piers Beckwith With a Chartered Accountancy qualification from KPMG in 2004, Piers’s move into the property sector saw him take the helm at Mortar Capital as Chief Executive.

Mortar Capital is the residential arm of the multi-asset fund management group, Pacific Investments, where he previously held a directorship.

In addition to being the principal developer, it also provides joint venture equity and debt financing to experienced property developers.

Piers has also taken his expertise across the pond, starting Red River USA LP, a partnership designed to acquire, refurbish and tenant single family homes in Miami.

Piers has also established Trinity River Developments, a joint venture fund which acquires prime greenfield sites in and around Dublin, with a view to building and selling houses.

Advisory Board Raymond Bloomfield With 40 years’ experience in commercial and residential real estate, property development and investment, Raymond Bloomfield has developed many prime office and residential buildings in Mayfair, St James’s, Covent Garden and the City of London, and acquired numerous investment properties.

In the early ‘90s, Ray was the key person who identified and acquired numerous high value distressed prime properties via his exclusive mandates from both German private and institutional investors, transacting around £1 billion in assets in the London real estate market. By the mid ‘90s, Ray went on to develop in partnership with his UHNWI German private investors, numerous ultra-prime office and residential buildings in Central London.

Ray’s main activity now is as owner of Grosvenor Square Properties, a Real Estate development and investment asset management business in both residential and commercial real estate sectors.

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Fantastic Events

Affiliates Reach a wider audience Our

newsletter and social media channels reach 1

Catax

CrowdProperty

David Phillips

Capital allowances

Crowdfunding

Interiors

Lutron Electronics Lighting & Home Automation

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Mortgage Advice Bureau Funding & Insurance

Nimbus Maps Property Sooftware

For corporate partners with goods and services that support the lifestyles and businesses of our members

1,000s

of subscribers

Hilltop Credit Partners

Keystone Law

LOFT

Legal services

Interiors

Ocean Bathrooms

OnPoint Mortgages

Wonderhatch

Stretch senior funding

Bathrooms

Mortgage brokerage

Branding & Marketing

Qandor Magazine Exceptional Content

Advertising Opportunities

What started out as a website blog has evolved into a

A limited number of A4, full-colour advertising pages are

monthly, circa 100-page digital PDF magazine, which

reserved each issue and offered to members to promote

is packed cover to cover with content written by our

their businesses. The advantage of a digital magazine is

members. Subject matter varies significantly, but remains

that the contact details and website URLs used in the

highly relevant, informative and engaging, and adheres to

advert hyperlink directly to members’ businesses, ensuring

strict editorial standards. Some of the topics and sections

optimal traffic delivery and greater lead generation

covered in the magazine include:

potential. Furthermore, the prestige of advertising inside

• Architecture and Interiors • Property Development

Qandor Magazine alongside some of the industry’s best businesses, is great for brand value.

• Finance and Funding

Cover Story Opportunities

• Peer to Peer

At the sole discretion of the club and its editorial team,

• Market and Economy Commentary

cover story opportunities are available for members who

• Detailed Case Studies • Property Showcases

have particularly excelled in their field. From stand out projects and developments to record-breaking deals, we like to celebrate the big successes of our members!

• Opinion Pieces

Cover story opportunities include:

• Success Stories and Qandor Awards

• An photo shoot by our in-house photographer

• Events News and Updates

• A circa 700-word feature or interview in the

• Mortgage Advice • Marketing and Public Relations Advice

magazine • Promotion across all of our marketing channels • A video interview for YouTube

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£100 MILLION & COUNTING

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OCEANIC HOUSE

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Beauchamp Estates’s Gary Hersham presents a luxury apartment of TITANIC proportions

Developer and rising star presents Whitehorse Stables

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BUILDING SUSTAINABLY

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The do's and don’ts for greener construction

What happens when planning doesn't go to plan?

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ALAN WAXMAN

Designing a Belgravia Mews with a 10.5-metre waterfall

PLANNING CHANGES PENNY MOSGROVE David Kemp explains how you will be affected

A WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE ON PROPERTY News, views and opinion from Qandor’s ladies

In conversation with the dynamic CEO of Quintessentially Estates

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What will you get from Qandor?

Discover Opportunities

Get Connected

The purpose of Qandor is to create an environment that helps our members get good deals done. Each member is assigned a Membership Manager who facilitates and encourages communication, networking and relationship building. Everyone must bring something to the club and our task is to understand what each member is offering and in turn what they are looking for. Then we get to work and

The chance to meet and interact with peers and experts

our efforts result in: • A connected community of highly qualified members • A sense of belonging and accountability amongst our membership • An acceleration of knowledge transfer and deal flow • The formation and growth of valuable relationships

Events A full calendar of informative online events and sociable live events caters to a range of interests and hobbies from track days to special guest dinners, parties in Ibiza to relaxing spa retreats. Keep up to date with our events calendar online and take your pick!

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during events, provides an opportunity to access up to date developments in the market and the wider industry.

This is a time to ask questions and receive valuable advice.

Furthermore, the Qandor offering continues to grow through social and commercial interactions including: • Access to online meetings, events, workshops and introductions • Access to a range of trusted contacts, suppliers and special offers • Access to deals and funding opportunities • Access to a private online community with a library of content, events calendar, message boards and group chat

Raise your profile In addition to making new contacts within the club, many members wish to extend their reach beyond the membership and are attracted by the opportunities to speak in front of groups or live audiences. The opportunity to leverage our social media and marketing channels, including contributing to Qandor Magazine with its substantial subscriber base, is appealing.

Giving back 15% of our profits go to worthy causes. We particularly like charities where a direct, tangible impact is made and our principal charity is The 88bikes Foundation.

88bikes supplies bicycles to women and children all over the world who have survived human trafficking and sexual abuse. The fantastic work they do also helps those at risk.

Originally for $88 per bike, this great charity was able to significantly improve the life of a woman or child that had survived human trafficking or sexual abuse by providing her with a means of transport, together with the joy of owning a bicycle.

Since 2006 the cost rose to over $100 per bike until Qandor stepped in to cover the charity’s basic overheads which brought the cost back down to $88 per bike. So far we’ve raised money for 100s of bikes and look forward to endowing 1,000s more. We LOVE this charity.

www.qandor.org/charity

Tropolis By Qandor Quality Property Development & Investment Education The Tropolis Accelerator Program is for anyone and

• Master planning permission – an art and a science

everyone who intends to develop property, whether

• Manage professionals successfully – especially the

you intend to build a portfolio or to take advantage of the principal residence reliefs and make tax-free gains

builders • Structure your affairs in order to repeat and scale

adding value to your home.

The Tropolis Accelerator Program will show you how to: Property is a vital component of wealth creation.

Even if you do not build large portfolios, your home is the largest investment you will make and investing successfully will add serious sums to your personal wealth.

So whether you want to build or refurbish your next home to make money, start a property portfolio or scale your property developing projects – and you’re serious – it starts right here!

• Find and fund your deals • Develop property professionally • Master property as a side hustle or full-time occupation • Build a valuable portfolio Included in the program is a weekly coaching call with Matt Siddell, the founder of Tropolis and Qandor.

To be successful, you must know how to:

This program is extremely practical in its design,

• Pick the right strategy – for you

series of easy-to-follow modules, with comprehensive

• Find the right deals – property and vendor

supplementary notes, fact sheets, downloads,

• Negotiate a good price – you make your money

cheatsheets, spreadsheets and business plan templates

when you buy • Arrange the right finance – not too little, not too much

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building from the ground up. It is comprised of a

that will help you compress time and succeed.

MORE INFORMATION

What’s the next step?

If you would like to enquire about membership, please book a call with a member of our team.

Your experience, resources, goals and current situation will be assessed and if we feel that you have something to offer the club, we will extend an invitation to join.

APPLY NOW www.qandor.org membership@qandor.org