What is it?

To quote Dr Jitendra M. Mishra

Ignored by some, feared by some and used by many. It is the grapevine.

That nebulous, all-seeing, all-knowing network of "truth".

If you want to know the real story or the "kernel of truth" tune into the grapevine.

What is the “Buy to Let” Grapevine?

• A series of conversations with national experts about current national market conditions.
• A series of conversations with local experts about their current local markets conditions.
• Some Rumours & Hearsay about the buy to let industry.

To quote Marvin Gaye “I heard it through the Grapevine”

To quote Dr Jitendra M. Mishra again:

• The grapevine is flexible and personal and can spread information faster than the formal communication channels.
• The grapevine is also capable of penetrating even the tightest security because it cuts across organizational lines and deals directly with people in the know.
• The grapevine is the informal and unsanctioned information network within every organization.
• Of all the things that the grapevine has been called, it is foremost--a communications network.
• Since the grapevine arises from social interactions, it is as fickle, dynamic, and varied as people are. It is the expression of their natural motivation to communicate. It is the exercise of their freedom of speech and is a natural, normal activity.

If you want to understand more about the why’s & wherefores of Grapevines click on this link to Managing the grapevine by Dr Jitendra M. Mishra . Makes fascinating reading.

Each conversation includes:

• A brief bio.
• A conversation with the expert about their area of expertise but focusing on today’s market with a look into the future.
• If they are speaking or lecturing, their when & where diary for the next month or so.

To listen to these conversations you need to register following which we will advise you weekly who is on the Grapevine next week.

The 1st Grapevine conversation is with Lindsay Hopkins, a well known and very experienced mortgage broker with Trafalgar Square Financial Planning Consultants talking about the current mortgage market and what we can expect through this year.

Every investor should spend the 10 minutes that the conversation lasts listening to Lindsay’s views on the current market.