ONLINE CONFERENCE: Housing & Build to Rent; Sponsored by Rentplus

Sigma Capital – Duncan Sutherland, Regeneration Director

The organisation has over 5,000 new properties in their pipeline and a target of adding a further 20,000 to that number.

They’re not focusing on just one locations – their actively seeking to develop across the UK, and with their entry in BtR and PRS they’ve got a great pulse on the marketplace across key cities.

We’ll tap into the expert knowledge and here about future projects and plans.

Wise Living – Mark Gratton, Development and Land Manager

The housebuilder takes pride in designing homes which are spacious, light and completed with appliances – so tenants feel at home from the start.

Their current schemes include the 75-home Old Brewery site in Mansfield, a new scheme to the west of Coventry that they’re working to bring forward, and a 165-property project in Telford.

They’re now working in the North West too – and they’ll be revealing their next acquisition, their plans, and their procurement processes alongside sharing views on the market and best practice in developing communities.

Accord Group – Sara Woodall, Executive Director of Homes & Communities

The group is one of the largest housing and social care organisations in the Midlands – providing 13,000 homes, whilst also providing health and social care to 80,000 people.

They’re a key Homes England partner and are looking to continue bringing former values-led development schemes and they’ll be discussing their vision and plans during the event.

Rentplus – Steve Collins, Chief Executive

Steve has 30+ years’ experience in public and private sector housing/development including the Homes & Communities Agency where he delivered over 42 government programmes worth over c.£900m pa. Steve has significantly grown Rentplus which now delivers affordable rent to buy across England. In 2021, the first 2016 Rentplus renters became homeowners, buying 100% of their home. Rentplus turns renters into homeowners by removing the deposit barrier.

Bromford – Amanda Swann, Development Director

The housing association owns almost 45,000 homes across central and south west England.

They have an ambitious development target – with a further 14,000 already planned to be built in the next 8 years.

We’ll hear about where they’ll be focusing their work, how they’ll achieve this ambitious target and accelerate their development programme, and their approach to developing homes with people and communities in the mind.

Packaged Living – Ed Ellerington, Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Packaged Living is a bespoke Build to Rent developer and operator which works across the residential property lifecycle: acquiring land, gaining planning, building out and ultimately managing homes within the Private Rented Sector. They have a major presence in Milton Keynes with their JV partner, Affinius Capital and recently purchased a former multi-storey car park site in central MK where they are planning to deliver 250 BtR homes.

Citra Living Limited – Craig Luttman, Development & Strategy Director

The BtR market is rapidly expanding, with big names rushing to meet demand. Citra Living a subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group – created in 2021 is aiming to deliver 10,000 properties, worth £4 billion in yield by the end of 2025 and 50,000 by the end of 2030. Craig Luttman will be joining the session to discuss the ambition of the company, development plans and views on the future of residential development

Round Hill Capital – Sinéad Joyce, Development Manager

The organisation are a global market leader in the accommodation development sector – with a proven track record of successful identifying and acquiring high quality sites and real estate.

They’ve placed their strategic eyes on the UK – highlighting its particular strength in residential, student housing and alternative forms of accommodation, and they’ll be sharing an insight into their future investment strategy and plans.

We’ll therefore hear a global perspective and comparison from Round Hill Capital on the UK’s housing and BtR marketplace.

Home Group – Jamie Kellett, Business Development Manager

More information to follow.

Kier Property – Fareen Lalani, Senior Development Director

Kier Property are joint venture partners in the Watford Riverwell masterplan which will be delivered over multiple phases up to 2035. Valued at upwards of £350m and regenerating 65 acres. The scheme will create a new, vibrant community that will provide  new jobs and homes; local retail, leisure and play facilities, and lots of public green space for everyone to enjoy. Fareen joins the event to update delegates on its importance to overall economic growth in the East of England.

Vistry Group – Andrew Taylor, Group Planning and Communities Director

With last year’s acquisition of Countryside Properties, Vistry have increased their already huge pipeline of homes to be delivered across Garden Communities in the UK becoming one of the most prominent investors in these visions. Having become Visty’s Group Planning Director, Andrew will be well placed to discuss their plans which include 5,000 homes in Sherford near Plymouth, the 10,000-home Chelmsford Garden Community, 3,000 homes as part of the new Ashmere community in the Ebbsfleet Garden City masterplan, and around 1300 homes at Alphington, Exeter.

Greater London Authority – Tom Copley, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development

Tom Copley became Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development in March 2020 and oversees the Mayor’s two affordable homes programmes, including ‘Building Council Homes for Londoners’ – the first-ever City Hall initiative dedicated to council homebuilding. The GLA has a target of overseeing 79,000 affordable home starts by 2026, tied to £4bn of grant funding and Tom will discuss how they are supporting developers and other stakeholders to meet this target.

Howard Kennedy – Shreena Avery, Senior Associate

We are a London based law firm specialising in providing clear commercial advice to entrepreneurial businesses and individuals on domestic and international matters. Our clients range from large UK and internationally listed businesses through to privately owned and family run organisations, entrepreneurs, their funders and high net worth individuals.

Our real estate and PRS team will give you clear, timely, straightforward advice in a language you understand. From planning, investment and construction to sale and commercial letting, portfolio management and dispute resolution our 100-strong team has the breadth and understanding to help you achieve your commercial objectives and get you ahead in the market.

StarRez – Travis Knipe, Chief Executive Officer

Travis Knipe is the CEO of StarRez, a global leader who provides residential housing software. Travis has led a significant period of growth for the company, which now reaches into more than 20 international countries, managing over 750 customers globally. Travis is most passionate about product design and direction and connecting with our team and community, along with scaling the company for continued growth and success.

Built Environment Networking – Amanda Griffiths, Director

Amanda is one of the Co-Founder’s of Built Environment Networking – formed almost 10 years ago.

She’ll be hosting throughout the day, running the days proceedings and managing the interaction between our delegates and the speakers.