Join us for a casual evening of networking with property professionals from Cumbria and the surrounding area

Event Title: Property Industry Networking & Collaboration Event

Date & Time: Wednesday, 15th April 2026 | 6:00 PM

Venue: The Brickyard, Richmond Hall, 14 Fisher St, Carlisle CA3 8RN

Details: Join us for an exciting evening of networking and collaboration in the property industry! Whether you're an experienced investor or just starting out, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals, share ideas, and build valuable relationships.

Highlights:

Free Drinks and Nibbles: Enjoy complimentary refreshments while networking.

Presentation: Craig Parsons - "Serviced Accommodation: A Hospitality Business, Not a Property Strategy".

Don’t miss out on the chance to grow your business and gain valuable knowledge in a relaxed, friendly setting. We look forward to seeing you there!

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30 years combined experience in the property furnishing business. We specialise in HMO’s, Serviced Accommodation and Buy to Let furniture packages nationwide

We provide furniture packages to get your property market-ready in the shortest time possible to maximise your profit.

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Pocket Watch Assistant is an award winning team supporting Property Landlords, Investors, Developers and those in Trades with their admin support.

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Speaker 1:

Craig Parsons

Serviced Accommodation: A Hospitality Business, Not a Property Strategy.

Craig Parsons, co-founder of Cradel Property and Cradel Haus, has previously built multi-million-pound businesses and has brought that same commercial experience into property.

Now running a growing portfolio across the Lake District and North West, spanning serviced accommodation, developments and buy-to-let, Craig knows that making money from SA is about far more than putting a property on Airbnb and watching the bookings roll in.

In this honest and practical talk, Craig shares the real numbers, hard-won lessons and horror stories that come with running a profitable serviced accommodation business — including the mistakes, near-disasters and costly lessons that nobody tells you about until you’ve experienced them yourself.

During Craig’s presentation, you’ll learn:

How to turn an SA property into a genuinely profitable business — not just another property strategy.

The true economics of self-managed vs agency-managed SA and where the money really goes.

How to look beyond headline income figures and understand what you’ll actually net.

Practical ways to increase revenue through upselling, pricing and automation.

Real tales from the trenches — mistakes, near-misses and lessons learned the hard way.

By the end of the session, you’ll have practical, battle-tested ideas and tools you can take away and use to make your serviced accommodation business more profitable.

No fluff. No inflated Airbnb income figures. Just real numbers, real experiences and the lessons Craig wishes he’d known from the start.

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