Conference Agenda

• Delegates arrive from 8:30am when an informal breakfast is provided, and a chance to network with other attendees, before the conference starts at 9:30am

• What does a new Government mean for Residential Development in London & the South East?

Speaker: Dominic Grace

• What is the expected impact of the new Government on Housing Delivery?
• How can we deliver 1.5m homes in the next 5 years and what needs to happen to really boost delivery?
• Partnerships & Build to Rent – How are traditional housebuilder models evolving?
• How are supply, demand and pricing looking in 2025 and who are the buyers?
• What will the Resi Development market look like in ten years time?

Speaker: Rob Perrins, Chief Executive, Berkeley Group

• What is next for Planning and what is in the pipeline in terms of policy?
• Changes to the NPPF, Housing Targets, reviews of the Green Belt and more – what is the timeframe for delivering these changes and how will it happen?
• How do we find 300 more planning officers to boost development and what does ‘modernising planning committees’ actually mean?

Speaker: Joanna Averley, Chief Planner, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Where are we with prices, rents, sales volumes and demand across Central London, Outer London and other towns and cities in the South East Region?
• Where are we with the delivery of new homes in London & the South East?
• Interest Rates, House Prices, Rent Rises and Affordability – what is really happening?
• What is the impact of the new Government?
• What can we expect over the next 5 years – is it possible to dramatically boost delivery and what levers can actually be pulled to make it happen?

Speaker: Richard Donnell, Research & Insight Director, Zoopla

• What is possible, what is not, what are the barriers in Government, and where does housing really sit on the list of Government priorities?
• What do those in the industry need to know?

Speaker: Gavin Barwell, Former Housing Minister & Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Founder, Northstar

• Where are the opportunities and has the market fundamentally changed for the long term?
• Where do innovation, partnerships and JVs now fit in?
• Where do rental living models and affordable housing now sit in the overall housing delivery picture?

Speaker: Katy Warrick, Director, Head of London Residential Research, Savills

• Where is the construction market in terms of materials, labour, supply chains and capacity and how can we boost this to the required levels?
• How can we make delivery of housing really viable again?

Speaker: Mark Farmer, Chief Executive, Cast

• How do local authorities see the change of Government?
• What kind of investment & joint ventures are local authorities local for and how can developers and investors get involved?
• Are local authorities looking to deliver their own housing and what partnerships do they need for this?
• What is the future for regeneration and what does large scale mixed tenure redevelopment look like over the next decade?

Speakers: Pat Hayes, Executive Director of Regeneration, Housing & Environment, Slough Borough Council,
Heather Cheesbrough, Director of Planning & Sustainable Regeneration, London Borough of Croydon,
Colin Wilson, Head of Strategic Development, London Borough of Southwark,
Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor, London Borough of Newham,
Dominic Grace (Conference Chair)

• How can London deliver the homes it needs?
• How is the market adapting to the expanding range of tenures, with Build to Rent, PBSA, Retirement and other Living sectors?
• What are the affordable housing goals and what is realistic?
• Does their need to be more flexibility now in order to make deliver happen?

Speaker: Lisa Fairmaner, Head of London Plan & Growth Strategies, Greater London Authority

• What is the impact of the New Government and how can the sector deliver 1.5m million homes in the next 5 years?
• What have been the key factors preventing more housing delivery and how can these barriers be overcome?
• What is the role of SME developers in housing delivery and how can we support them?
• New Towns, Green Belt, Grey Belt – what is realistic for delivery?

Speakers: Michelle Parry, Assistant Director of Development Finance, Homes England,
Andrew Taylor, Group Planning Director, Vistry Group,
Lisa Fairmaner, Head of London Plan & Growth Strategies, Greater London Authority,
AN Other,
Dominic Grace (Conference Chair)

• What new legislation do we need to be aware of and what are the key planning decisions and appeals?
• Could a change of Government really transform the planning system?
• Where does environmental legislation now fit into the planning system and is their sufficient clarity?
• How do we prepare for Biodiversity Net Gain and what will the requirements be?
• How have Nutrient Neutrality and Water Neutrality been affecting Residential Development across the UK and what can developers do?

Speaker: Claire Dutch, Head of UK Real Estate, Ashurst

• To what extent could rental living tenures help the new Government meet their target of 1.5m homes in the next 5 years?
• How can we integrate Rental Living tenures into large scale housing delivery?
• How does delivery of a multi tenure regeneration allow an opportunity for innovation and intergenerational of flexible rental living tenures?
• What is the strategic direction of Rental Living products for investors and operators and where is the future growth?
• Where does single family housing fit and what are it’s prospects?
• How will ESG priorities, climate change and sustainability affect the future rental living product and is this now of significant importance to the tenant group the products are targeting?
• What role will technology play in the way people live, manage their lives and the operation as a whole?

Speakers: Ami Kotecha, Co Founder & Group President, Amro Partners,
Michael Keaveney, Director of Land and Development, Grainger plc,
Rory O’Hagan, Principal – Living, Arcadis,
AN Other,
Dominic Grace (Conference Chair)