THE SHORT ANSWER
The next Phoenix Property Meet is on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Dickens Inn, St Katharine’s Dock, London. Doors open at 9:30am, the day runs from 10am to 4pm, and tickets are £99. First speaker confirmed: Rob Stewart, former RAF fast-jet pilot and founder of Sentinel, with Beyond Buy-to-Let: Why Judgement Is the Only Edge Left in Property.
Who’s speaking?
Rob Stewart, Sentinel. Rob flew fast jets for the RAF and trained the pilots who flew them, then spent two decades in property learning that the deals worth doing are never the obvious ones. His talk is Beyond Buy-to-Let: Why Judgement Is the Only Edge Left in Property.
The argument: buy-to-let isn’t dead, but the borrow, buy and wait model is. Anyone could run it, which is exactly why the returns went. The operators still winning aren’t working harder or taking bigger risks. They’re reading structure, regulation and supply to find value in the deals everyone else drives past. Rob calls those deals Property Unicorns, and no, they don’t come from luck or timing.
You’ll come away with:
- Why buy-to-let stopped paying the moment it became easy
- How value gets created without refurbishment, appreciation or timing the market
- The difference between owning an asset and controlling an outcome
- Why judgement, not capital, is now the scarce resource in property
- How the best operators are starting to put that judgement into software
It isn’t a how-to session, more a shift in how you read the game. At the end Rob shows Sentinel, the AI co-investor he built to close the judgement gap, and how to try it yourself. Read Rob’s full profile.
Three more speakers are still to be announced. Watch this space, or better still, buy the ticket and find out on the day.
What happens on the day?
- 9:30 Doors open
- 10:15 Welcome
- 10:25 Member introductions
- 11:00 Speaker 1
- 11:45 Coffee break
- 12:00 Speaker 2
- 12:40 Sponsors and partners
- 12:55 Speaker 3 or panel session
- 13:20 Lunch
- 14:00 Announcements
- 14:05 Discovery tables
- 16:00 Close and open networking
What are discovery tables?
Small-group sessions where you bring the deal, the problem or the question, and the table works on it together. Networking, Q&A and actual problem solving, with people who’ve been where you are. Considerably more useful than another webinar.
Where is it?
The Dickens Inn, St Katharine’s Dock, London E1W 1AT. It’s a waterfront venue with a full bar and catering, which matters more than you’d think by 2pm.
Get your ticket before your mate does. If you can’t make it, Phoenix VIP members can watch the talks in the Vault afterwards. You’ll just miss the bit where the deals get done. Become a VIP.
Questions people actually ask
When and where is the next Phoenix Property Meet?
Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Dickens Inn, St Katharine’s Dock, London E1W 1AT. Doors open at 9:30am and the meet runs from 10am to 4pm.
How much are tickets?
Tickets for the 12 November meet are £99 and are available from the Phoenix shop.
Can I come if I’m new to property?
Yes. Phoenix is built for experienced investors and newcomers alike, and the discovery tables are a good place to ask the questions you’ve been saving up.
