059 - Setting up a Real Estate Investment Trust for social housing with Kristy Brown and Isabel Engels

In this episode Kristy Brown and Isabel Engels discuss setting up a Real Estate Investment Trust for social and supported housing. They discuss the challenges, and what they hope to achieve by using this powerful way for investors to invest in the sector. Kristy has over 20 years Public Sector and Financial experience, working alongside Treasury in order to provide funding for the Department of Work and Pensions, the largest Government Department in the UK. Kristy has vast experience in the support and voluntary space , examples include working alongside the Prince's Trust as a Coach, as a volunteer in local Soup Kitchens and in conjunction with Charities providing much needed emergency support packages for families fleeing domestic violence- where she experienced first-hand the issues faced by those who need access to both services and support in their everyday lives. Kristy has recently opened a supported living provision specialising in mental health and is currently piloting a proof of concept. Isabel Graduated from McGill University with a Joint Honours degree in Political Science and International Development, with a Minor in Management and has 7 years’ experience working with Social Impact in Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. She has built over 20 houses in the shanty towns of Sao Paulo, Brazil through an NGO called TETO. Isabel has a background in real estate through the Agricultural family business in Argentina. Isabel got into the UK property market 2 years ago with a strong focus in Social and Supported Housing. Isabel specialises in Social Impact and Corporate Investment. Please contact [email protected] Lisa Brown became a property developer after her nursing career. She then discovered the need for supported living property and has been exploring the challenges and solutions, to create more homes for those with support needs, ever since. Lisa has some limited availability for consultancy calls. If you would like to talk through anything discussed in the podcast, to explore how to work with supported living providers in your property business or if you are a supported living provider looking to understand property then please email [email protected] Join the conversation about supported living by joining Lisa’s free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportedlivingproperty/ If you wish to find our more about Lisa and how to connect with her on social media please go to: https://linktr.ee/Lisa_Brown To find the video versions of these episodes please go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaBrownProperty Thank you for listening, please do leave a review and subscribe to keep up to date with future episodes. To find the video versions of these episodes please go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaBrownProperty  Thank you for listening, please do leave us a review and subscribe to keep up to date with future episodes