Join us early for our RESI XTRA programme, picking up on key developments across the wider housing sector and unpicking their impacts for your business. With the support of our partners Osborne Clarke and RealPage, we’re bringing together two sessions of sector-leading specialists to give you up-to-the-minute insights you won’t find elsewhere, plus a series of roundtables that let you in on the discussion. Don’t miss it! Launched last year, RESI XTRA attracted big audiences and ignited serious debate. It’s fast becoming the essential kick-off for your RESI experience.

RESI XTRA: alternative residential An examination of developing trends in the residential sector. Presentations and debate hosted by Osborne Clarke and Property Week.

Sharing experiences and knowledge are key elements for the RESI Convention audience. This is your opportunity to enter the discussion with a series of roundtables hosted by RESI partners, speakers and Property Week writers. Choose from a wide range of topics and arrive prepared to listen, learn.

Introduction:

Felicite Moorman Co-Founder of Stratis IoT a RealPage Company discusses all things Smart, looking back how the IOT (internet of things) industry has grown over the years to meet the complex needs of Build to Rent and Student Housing. Deep dive into where we are today, she will then go on to explore the challenges, advice and more that IOT is faced with, as well as looking toward the future and where the industry is heading. If you are considering Smart, have smart technology and want to make it more effective or are just interested in the concept in residential housing this informative session will provide you with all you need to know.

Case study from Greystar

Felicite will then be joined by Mandisa Khabo – Technical Development Manager at Greystar to talk about their recent smart building project in their high-end Chapter II property in Highbury, London. Smart technology has been used to improve the resident experience, capitalise on staff efficiencies and improve energy sustainability.

The premier event for residential property professionals looks to the future: recovery from crisis, the climate change agenda and the regeneration of housing in a regionally balanced Britain.

Award-winning broadcaster, writer and BBC Home Editor Mark Easton sets the scene for RESI 2021’s exploration of the UK’s residential property sector as it squares up to a post-pandemic.

We bring together a panel including previous RESI Trailblazers – innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs – to outline their visions for the future of the residential sector and to make their recommendations for a change programme that will make our industry fit for the future. Be prepared to have your preconceptions challenged, your eyes opened and all your foundations rattled because maybe – just maybe – what worked yesterday won’t work tomorrow.

D&I initiatives are sometimes criticised as box-ticking exercises that don’t make a real impact on either the organisation’s culture, or on diversity and inclusion metrics. Businesses can no longer afford to underestimate the commercial imperative of having a diverse and collaborative workforce. This session will provide case studies from companies who have made D&I initiatives a priority. The case studies will cover the challenges face and benefits delivered.

David Partridge is an industry giant who now holds the top job at the BPF. Mark Easton seeks his views on the reshaping of the residential market, from regional rebalancing to mixed-use developments, from the race to carbon zero to an appetite for technology. Finally, he’ll be asked to consider whether today’s industry has the innovative flair, talent and appetite for change needed to meet tomorrow’s challenges head-on.

What have you missed most in the past 18 months? The opportunity to kick back, relax and share a drink with friends and colleagues, of course! Join us for convivial drinks and a hearty dinner. It’s the perfect time to reforge old alliances and make new ones; to look up old friends; and catch up on news.

What a difference a year makes. Lawrence Bowles, Director of Residential Research for Savills, brings us up to date with the market drivers and dynamics shaping the delivery of housing in the UK – and how they’ve been changed by a year and more of pandemic chaos.

One year ago, we invited a panel of CEOs to discuss how Covid might affect the residential sector. One year on, we ask more holders of the top jobs to assess how we move forward from the crisis. We survived. But can we thrive?

• What demands from residents? Working from home means working from anywhere. Can we expect an exodus from our big cities? And how must living spaces be reshaped to accommodate life and work?
• Industry responsibilities? From driving towards net zero carbon emissions to facing up to consumer crises such as the cladding debacle, how can the industry live responsibly, protect its interests and do the right thing for residents and the environment?
• What role for the government? From furloughs to stamp duty holidays, government incentives have eased the pain, but when they run out, what next?
  

Your opportunity to explore innovative products and services, and to connect with the leading organisations helping the sector forge a positive future beyond today’s business uncertainties.

The climate change agenda has had a lot of lip service paid to it in recent years but now it’s time to get serious. At the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, the nations of the world will update their carbon reduction plans. Our industry will, no doubt, be challenged to do more. According to Property Week’s recent Climate Perceptions survey (part of its Climate Crisis Challenge), 60% of residential industry leaders feel their businesses are ready to take on the challenge and 50% say the pandemic will accelerate positive change. This is good news. Our environment needs an industry that can build efficient buildings so that people can live efficient lives, while capital investment will only be available to those who can prove their environmental credentials. A series of case studies from agenda-busting housebuilders and developers will give us a guide to environmental best practice and the business benefits it brings.

Housebuilders and developers face a perfect storm as the cost of land, materials and labour rise inexorably in the wake of Brexit, and as the introduction of Future Home Standards ups the ante further still. Our expert panel discusses the immediate cashflow challenges that result from current high land prices, mid-term pressures on margins and returns, and long-term threats to business viability and housing supply in a nation desperate for new homes.

Your opportunity to explore innovative products and services, and to connect with the leading organisations helping the sector forge a positive future beyond today’s business uncertainties.

We’ve invited local government leaders from across the UK to share their housing strategy, their needs and aspirations, their appetite to build and their plans to overcome disparities between supply and demand. Housing is key to unlocking economic success, so who will be the winners? And will growth in the regions mean inevitable decline for London and the South East?

The full economic repercussions of the pandemic are still playing out. The economic future feels uncertain as government support initiatives come to an end and the country faces up to a debt that’s topped £2trn and rising. At this watershed moment, we’ve invited Kitty Ussher – Chief Economic Adviser to the cross-party think tank Demos – to read the runes for us.

Mark Easton chairs a panel of lenders and investment specialists to investigate how the money markets for residential property are likely to shape up post pandemic. Residential property has come through the pandemic in reasonable health but, when government subsidies end, will it take a turn for the worse? The answer to this question could determine how ready investors will be to put their hands in their pockets and dig deep. We’ll demand honesty, a realistic assessment of their appetite for risk, their perception of value and what developers must do to secure their support.

Case studies from around the world highlight innovation and excellence in new housebuilding and the regeneration of older stock. We look at the steps our international counterparts are taking to promote energy efficiency and accelerate the drive towards zero carbon targets.

They have strong opinions about houses and how we live in them to share their observations about what’s wrong and right with today’s provision. They’ll be speaking from personal experience and with on-the-ground insight. Prepare to hear some home truths from someone who has something to say about what they think you need to hear.

Mark Easton summarises the day’s debates and gives his personal take on the future of the UK’s residential property market.