Tuesday 2nd December

8.30am – Arrival and Networking Breakfast Session

9.30am
Welcome and Introduction from our Chair.
The UK Build to Rent Market and the next stage of evolution
Alan Collett FRICS. Chair, A2Dominion (Chair)

9.40am
Focus Session – Politics, Housing & Build to Rent – where are we?
What policy can we expect and what will it mean for investors and operators in the sector?
What does rental reform mean for the Build to Rent sector and what is the current state of play?
How can the sector best prepare for the Rental Reform act and what are the unintended consequences we need to be aware of?
Kate Butler, Assistant Director of Policy, British Property Federation

10.00am
Detailed Analysis Session – A Housing Market update – what can we expect for the Rented Residential Sector in 2026?
What has been the effect of politics and other factors on pricing and rental yields?
How should operators in the rental sector be approaching affordability?
What will happen to the cost of capital and will build costs decrease?
How much of the private rented sector is now investor backed professional build to rent and where is there the biggest capacity for price growth?
How do we increase delivery to the 30,000 units needed annually in the Rental Sector and offer much needed substantial scale for investors?
Since the establishment of the Build to Rent Market over the last decade, have we seen rents increase in line with inflation, and wage inflation, to mitigate the risks for investors?
What has happened to social housing rents over the same period?
Richard Donnell, Head of Insights, Zoopla

10.20am
The Future of Real Estate, the impact of new technology & AI, and what this all means in practice for Build to Rent & Rental Living
How will this change investment decisions, delivery, operations and tenant experience?
What problems can this solve in Build to Rent?
Adam Challis, Global Director – Strategic Insights, JLL

10.40am
Focus Session – Futureproofing the Rented Residential Living Sector
How can we deliver low carbon homes, with low energy consumption, lower operational costs and deliver a sound long term investment?
What do the homes & lives of the future look like?
Emma Fletcher, Low Carbon Homes Director, Octopus Energy

11.00am
Questions for Kate, Richard, Adam & Emma

11.10am
Coffee & Networking Break

11.40am
Detailed Analysis Session – Understanding the Co-Living & Single-Family Markets and their role in the evolution of Build to Rent & Rental Living
Understanding who the customers are for Co-Living & Single Family Housing – how do they differ from those in Build to Rent, what are their price points, locations and needs?
What is the potential for Single Family Housing and how is it expected to perform when a stronger sales market returns?
Is Co-Living now a logical evolution for the Student Housing market?
Jacqui Daly, Director of Investment Research and Strategy, Savills, & Guy Whitaker, Associate Director – UK Build to Rent Research, Savills

12.05pm
Detailed Analysis Session – Investment into Build to Rent Models
Where is current investor interest and why? Co Living v Multifamily v Single Family Housing
When will we see a turning point in the volumes of investment deals and do we expect a trickle or a flood?
What are the key factors for the acceleration to happen and how are these progressing?
Where are ESG requirements on the investor wish list and how is this affecting both new delivery and existing portfolios? What is needed to ‘future proof’ an investment?
How do we find the scale that investors need?
Simon Scott, Lead Director Living Capital Markets, JLL & Emma Rosser, Living capital markets research and strategy, JLL

12.25pm
Questions for Jacqui, Guy, Simon and Emma

12.30pm
Building Safety, Gateway 2, Gateway 3 – how do we solve this key issue and what is needed to get schemes moving?
What can we expect to see in Building Safety in the next 12 months and how will this boost delivery?
How quickly can we expect the new processes to be fully in place and how long will it take to clear the backlog?
What will be the target timeframe for new schemes moving forward and how will the process be sped up?
John Palmer, Director, Building Safety Regulator

12.50pm
Focus Session – The Significant Evolution of Build to Rent Design
How far has the design and delivery of Build to Rent Evolved?
What has worked well and what hasn’t in Build to Rent design?
Where are we on the journey to the perfect BTR design?
What do we now need to design and deliver to suit the 2026 tenant and how will this evolve to suit the 2036 tenant?
Pete Darby, Associate Director, Whittam Cox Architects

1.10pm
Questions for John & Pete

1.15pm
Networking Lunch Session

2.15pm
Discussion Panel Session on Residential Investment & Build to Rent
What is the investment case for Build to Rent as we approach 2026?
What are the new frontiers of Build to Rent investment and where are the opportunities to expand the UK model across Europe?
What are we likely to see in 2026 in terms of increases in operational costs and rental growth?
What are investors predicting for rental growth over the next 5 years?
What is the investor view on the change of Government, both for existing assets and future investment opportunities?
How far does ESG now lead investment decisions?
What kind of products and locations are we now targeting?
How are investors looking to split their focus between build to rent blocks, single family housing, and more affordable rental living products?
What is the investor view of ‘Retirement for Rent’ as a potential growth area?
Dan Batterton, Head of Housing, Legal & General
Freddie Wonnacott, Deputy Fund Manager, M&G Real Estate
Rebecca Taylor, Managing Director- Multifamily, Long Harbour
John German, Managing Director – Head of Living Investments, Europe, Invesco
Imogen Ebbs, Head of Strategic Investment, Real Estate Equity , Aviva Investors
Alan Collett, Chair, A2 Dominion Group (Chair)

2.45pm
Focus Panel Session – Management & Operation
What does the operation and management now look like for Build to Rent & Single Family Housing?
What is happening with costs – a breakdown
What is happening with rents and what do we expect moving forward?
How is the tenant evolving?
What are the fundamental differences between the urban multifamily model and the suburban single family model when it comes to management?
How has the arms race for amenities evolved? What amenities are now needed, what has worked well and what hasn’t been as popular?
How long can operators continue to push rents?
What technology reduces operational costs and indeed residents costs – how do we see the use of technology evolving in the sector?
Todd Marler, Senior Director Of Operations, Greystar
Alastair Mullens, Managing Director – Residential, Canary Wharf Group
Danielle Bayless, Chief Operating Officer, Quintain Living
Nigel Bosworth, Director – Head of Residential Management, Savills
Alan Collett, Chair, A2 Dominion Group (Chair)

3.15pm
Focus Panel Session – The next chapter for Build to Rent – Multifamily
What does the next decade of multifamily looking like?
Is Rental Living now Central to any large scale regeneration and how do we see this growing?
Are we moving towards a multi tenure model with ‘flex’ living options and long term, flexible low carbon design?
What does the future product and tenant look like?
How is amenity space evolving and is the arms race over?
How can we make the product more affordable?
To what extent has building safety made high rise urban development unviable and how quickly can this be solved?
Do we expect any dramatic evolution or even revolution of the sector in the coming years, in terms of investment, product or scale?
How can we build a rental living sector that covers all types of tenants, and all kinds of price points?
Jean-Marc Vandevivere, Chief Executive, PLATFORM_
Martin Bellinger, Director, Goodstone
Mike Hood, Chief Operating Officer, Landsec
James Pargeter, Senior Advisor, GAA
Debra Yudolph, Founder and CEO, SAY Property Consultants (Chair)

3.45pm
Focus Panel Session – The next chapter for Build to Rent – Single Family
What does the next decade of Single Family Rental looking like?
What have we learned about the product, the consumer, operations and locations so far?
Is Single Family a fixture in investment portfolios in the long term and how much will this grow?
Doe we see all housebuilders being active in Single Family Housing in the long term?
Alasdair McInnes, Managing Director, Kennedy Wilson
David Woodward, Chief Executive, GAA Living
Jonathon Ivory, Chief Investment Officer, Packaged Living
Duncan Williams, Acquisition Director, Apache Capital
Debra Yudolph, Founder and CEO, SAY Property Consultants (Chair)

4.15pm
Closing Remarks from Chair

4.20pm
Close of Conference and the start of the BTR UK Christmas Networking Drinks Reception