4 DAYS TO GO! HERE’S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UKREIIF...

There are just four days to go until more than 16,000 property enthusiasts touchdown in Leeds City Centre for the fourth UKREiiF conference. Set to be bigger than ever before, with a surprisingly sunny weather forecast to match, we have pulled together a BR Guide to UKREiiF, with our top hints and tips, a reminder of who is attending from the team, and most importantly, which of our fantastic clients can be found speaking throughout the conference.

Making the most of UKREiiF

Last year our Founding Director Rachel Colgan and Managing Director Kathryn Reucroft attended their first ever UKREiiF, meeting clients, journalists and new faces throughout the three days. Here are their five top tips to getting the most out of UKREiiF:

1)      Divide and conquer.

If you have a number of colleagues attending from your business, review the programme carefully and split as much as you can between you.

2)      Location, location, location.

Double check where each of your programme events are taking place, and make sure you leave enough time to travel in between. Consider swapping events with colleagues if you will be in more convenient locations – rather than frantically charging from the Dockside & Dock Water Zone to the Pavilion Quarter Zone with seconds to spare!

3)      Use the app.

This year, UKREiiF has launched a handy app to help you plan your programme individually – we have already plotted in our week ahead, from various panels and networking sessions, to early-morning runs and fringe events. The brand new messaging function is somewhat of a gamechanger this year – so make sure you’re connecting with colleagues and new faces ahead of next week.

4)      Leave some time free.

That being said, how can you network if your schedule is jampacked without time for a break? Make sure you leave some time in between events to take it all in, explore the different exhibition stalls, and crucially – grab a coffee to recharge!

5)      Wear comfortable shoes!

A minor point but given the sheer enormity of this year’s conference, you will almost certainly hit your daily step count before lunchtime.

Events not to be missed

We may be a little biased, but given that a number of our fantastic clients will be taking to the stage at this year’s UKREiiF, here are BR’s events not to be missed this year:

• HOW CAN WE DELIVER SUSTAINABLE, FUTURE-PROOF DEVELOPMENTS AT VOLUME IN LONDON? (client Barratt Redrow London’s own panel session) with Jonathan Seager (BusinessLDN), Craig Carson (Barratt West London), Joanna Averley (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Alice Lester MBE (London Borough of Brent) and Cllr Lynne Hale (Croydon Council) on Tuesday 22nd May @ 9.30am

If there is only one event you attend all week, this has to be it! The panel of experts will discuss how London can deliver developments to the highest sustainability standards while maximising social value and minimising environmental impact, alongside exploring how the public and private sector can work collaboratively to achieve these standards and evoke a new direction for housebuilding in London.

We can also neither confirm nor deny that a major announcement is due early next week from Barratt London that is set to change the housebuilding landscape – so make sure you’re amongst the first to hear about it!

• FROM TRAINS TO CRANES – THE HS2 GROWTH CORRIDOR with Andrew Dakers (West London Business), (client) Craig Carson (Barratt West London), Katie Trout (West Midlands Growth Company), Mark Wild (HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd), Alice Sewell (Imperial College London) and Tom Wagner (Knighthead Capital Management, LLC) on Tuesday 22nd May @ 11am

• SHAPING THE FUTURE: HEALTH, NET ZERO, AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN UK CONSTRUCTION (Sponsored by client McBains) with Tassos Kotzanastassis, CFA (McBains), Lina (Magdalini) Makrodimitri (Schroders), Jade Lewis (Jade Advocacy), Kasang Kajang (she/her) (Ksquared), Scott Cardwell (City of Doncaster Council), Bill Esterson (Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee) and Smith Mordak UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)) on Tuesday 22nd May @ 12.30pm

• DREAM HOMES: WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE 1.5 MILLION NEW HOMES A REALITY? With Jacob Bonehill (Tetra Tech), Philip Barnes (client Barratt Redrow), Rebecca Taylor (Long Harbour Ltd) and Stuart Buckley (Warwickshire Property and Development Group)

• INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY - HOW DO WE MAKE OUR TOWNS AND CITIES WORK FOR BOTH with Suzanne Benson (Trowers & Hamlins), Syreeta Robinson-Gayle (client Barratt Redrow), Andrew Lansley (UK House of Lords), František Kubeš (Brno City Municipality) and Jackie Sadek (The UK Innovation Corridor) on Tuesday 22nd May @ 3.15pm

• SOWN ‘THE FUTURE OF SHARED OWNERSHIP IN THE UK’ with Adrian Plant (SOWN Shared Ownership), Stuart Hensby (client Abri Group), Natasha Tull (The Guinness Partnership), Peter Hawley (SOWN Shared Ownership), Sunny Sanger (HSPG), Kelly McCabe (TMP The Mortgage People) and Ann Santry CBE (Shared Ownership Council) on Tuesday 22nd May @ 4pm

• HOW TO DELIVER HOUSING AND GROWTH: MAKING DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR ALL with Ian Barnett (LRG), Philip Barnes (client Barratt Redrow), Millie Dodd (Just Build Homes), Karen Charles (Boyer) and Paul Brocklehurst (Land, Planning and Development Federation) on Wednesday 23rd May @ 10am

• CHARGING AHEAD: ARE WE GETTING EV INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT IN URBAN PROPERTIES? With Rob Hughes (Cosmic Charging), Joe Stenson (client Barratt Redrow), Gemma Sumsion (Goughs Solicitors), Perran Moon MP (The Labour Party) and Martin Dey (Resident) on Wednesday 23rd May @ 12.30pm

• FRESH EYES, FUTURE INSIGHTS. LEARNING FROM NEW TALENT IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT with Emma Barnes (Construction Youth Trust), Peter Chisnall (client Barratt Redrow), Moriah Oshungbemi (Mace), Lacey J. (CBRE), Tom Glover (Places for London) and Zen S. (Core Five) on Wednesday 23rd May @ 2.30pm

• LABOURS FIRST YEAR IN GOVERNMENT AND THE IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY AND THE HOUSING MARKET with Michael Cook (LRG), (client) Kate Faulkner OBE (Home Buying & Selling Council), Christian Balshen (Rightmove) and David Smith (The Times) on Thursday 24th May @ 10am

• BEYOND PLANNING REFORM – THE DELIVERY CHALLENGE with Paul Brocklehurst (Land, Planning and Development Federation), Philip Barnes (client Barratt Redrow), Paul Campbell (Richborough), Sinead Turnbull (Tritax Big Box) and Wendy Osborn (CITB) on Thursday 24th May @ 11am

We also have a number of clients and industry peers who will be attending the exhibition including Metropolitan Thames Valley, SO Resi Partnerships, Abri Group, SimplyPhi | B Corp, Anchor, Beyond Carbon, Places for London and Greencore Homes.

BR attendees

In case you missed our announcement earlier this month, five of our senior team are attending this year’s UKREiiF – Rachel Colgan, Kathryn Reucroft, Nicola Laggett, Natalie Daniels and Hollie Moore. We will be attempting to cover as much ground as possible between us, from early morning networking runs to a number of panel events and mixers, including with BusinessLDN and BE News.

Amongst this, we have also set up a number of journalist interviews for our clients across the three days, encompassing some of the biggest business and industry trade titles. We’re still working hard to finalise last minute meetings and lots of our clients will still be available throughout the conference, so do reach out if we haven’t spoken to you already!

We have big plans for social media takeovers throughout the conference, so keep an eye out across LinkedIn and Instagram for our daily digests and live updates.

Alongside capturing our own content, we will be working with clients including Barratt London and Abri Group to help inform future thought leadership content and to create social media wrap ups.  

We would love to make as many new connections as possible, as well as meet up with familiar faces, so do reach out to any of us on LinkedIn if you’d like to meet for a coffee or catch up!