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.

An examination of developing trends in the residential sector, hosted by Anastasia Gorokhova and Alexandra Gower from Osborne Clarke.

Session 1: Creating both social and investor value in affordable housing A discussion around the opportunities and challenges of innovative models in the affordable housing sector, with Jamie Kellett, Director, BMO Real Estate Partners.

Session 2: Creating value through suburban Build to Rent The benefits for investors, the local community and residents, in the wake of the pandemic. With Richard Jackson, founding Partner and Managing Director, Apache Capital Partners.

Session 3: Creating value through senior living. With Will Bax, Chief Executive Officer, Retirement Villages  

These three sessions will be followed by a panel discussion between the speakers, chaired by Liz Hamson, Editor, Property Week.

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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.

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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 the post-pandemic environment.

Tim will take us through housing trends from the consumer demand perspective since the start of the pandemic where and what types of property have been in demand. Has the rush for room changed, are consumers still looking to swap central city locations for more rural locations. He’ll look at what changes might stick and where the market might be heading.

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 and will cover the challenges faced and benefits delivered. The case studies will be followed by a panel discussion with the speakers.

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.

Your evening programme includes live entertainment and guest speakers from the NSPCC.  To make a donation, click here >

Dress code: lounge suits and cocktail attire

An essential feature of RESI every year, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government shares his vision for the evolution of housing strategy in a post-pandemic, post-Brexit Britain.

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?
  

MMC has been talked about the next frontier of housing delivery for the past few years, but it has yet to truly break through to the mainstream. Although with changes to building regulations on the horizon and the need to start thinking about the delivery of net zero homes could we see a shift from traditional techniques to MMC?

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 and a panel discussion from housebuilders and developers on the decarbonisation of existing building stock and new developments, will give us a guide to environmental best practice.

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?

We bring together a panel of future leaders including one previous RESI Trailblazer. They will outline their visions for the future of the residential sector - what they consider to be the priorities the residential sector needs to be focused on to make it 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.

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.

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.

This session will provide two case studies of innovation and excellence in new housing development:

Case study 1: Common’s Co-living developments in the US, which combine high quality living at multiple US city locations for their “members” at competitive rates.

Brian Lee, Managing Director of Real Estate, Common

Case study 2: Vallastaden: a new model for planning and housing development, which has led to an urban environment centred around the residents. With its strong focus on social, ecological and economic sustainability, Vallastaden is an inspiring example for future urban development.

Simon Helmér, CEO for the East Sweden Chamber of Commerce & Former CEO, Vallastaden

Laura and Julian are in touch with what the consumer really wants from the design of their homes. They are qualified to present knowledgeably and with their insider perspective, will offer you the consumer view on what you need to deliver to meet their demands.

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