HOUSING 2026

• Hear strategic expertise through exclusive content curated by our sector leading partners: the British Property Federation, BusinessLDN, G15, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Homes England, Homes for the North, London Councils, Northern Housing Consortium, The Housing Forum and Tpas.
• Discover a new way to problem solve and build connections. Join 9,000  peers and experts for game-changing discussions either one-on-one or in small groups on topics that matter most to you in bespoke networking sessions.
• Meet face-to-face with a choice of 350 suppliers. See products, hear about services and find solutions to put into action. Make efficient use of your time by pre-arranging meetings with exhibitors and other attendees with our new event app.

08.30 – 09.15  
Event: Breakfast briefing: Where is investment coming into UK real estate? 
This breakfast briefing will provide an overview of current capital flows from the CoStar and RE:UK report, mapping where domestic and global investment is entering UK real estate and what the latest signals mean for housing, specialist residential markets and strategic positioning. 

• Chair: Vanessa Hale, Chief Executive, Real Estate:UK 

[Places are limited for this session. Registration needed.]

09.20 – 09.25 
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

09.25 – 10.10 
Panel: Taking score: Is Government delivering on its housing ambitions? 
This session will assess the Government’s progress on its housing commitments, examining where delivery is on track, where gaps remain, and how policy performance is shaping confidence, investment decisions and capacity across the sector. Bringing together perspectives from policy, development and finance, the discussion will explore what is needed to unlock momentum and create the conditions for sustained progress.

• Chiara Caldwell, managing director, structured finance, Close Brothers
• Alex Pease, chief executive officer, Watkin Jones 
• Deborah Heenan, chief executive officer, Populo Living 
• Chair: Alex Greaves, head of UK and European living, M&G Real Estate

10.15 – 11.00  
Panel: The Build to Rent Alliance Code: Evidencing standards 
This panel will explore how the Build to Rent Alliance Code shapes a more consistent, transparent and accountable framework for institutional residential at a time of heightened scrutiny and evolving investor expectations. It will examine how clearer, evidence‑based standards can strengthen quality, reinforce trust, and support a more resilient, high‑performing Build to Rent sector.

• Brendan Geraghty, chief executive officer, Association for Rental Living
• Kate Butler, Assistant Director of Policy, Real Estate:UK
• Grace Oyesoro, Director of Operations - Quintain Living
• Chair: Alex Greaves, head of UK and European living, M&G Real Estate

11.00 – 11.30 
Coffee break 

11.30 – 12.30 
Panel: Homes England on supporting and working with investors  
This session will outline how Homes England and the National Housing Bank will support affordable housing providers to deliver affordable homes and regenerate communities at scale. This will include the Agency’s role in providing long-term grant certainty and tailored finance support through the National Housing Bank.

This session will also highlight the role of the Agency’s regional model in supporting collaboration across local, regional and national stakeholders to support affordable housing providers to deliver homes faster, more sustainably and with confidence.

• Rebecca Jason, partner, Winckworth Sherwood
• Rizwan Khan, head of investment and partnerships, Sage Homes
• Jennifer Murray, director, products, equity and partnerships, Homes England
• Pauline Schaffer, director infrastructure funding, Homes England
• Chair: Eliza Parr, chief reporter, Inside Housing 

12.30 – 13.15  
RE:UK and GMCA Developers Forum Lunch

[Places are limited for this session. Registration needed.]

13.15 – 14.00  
Panel: Senior Living – The investment case for supporting health, independence and system resilience 
This session will examine the investment case for senior living through the lens of its demonstrable social value – specifically, how purpose-built retirement communities and extra care housing deliver improved health outcomes for residents, supporting wider system resilience. It will explore how assets that reduce public system pressures and support integrated communities are well-positioned to attract enabling policy environments and long-term investment.

• Domas Karsokas, investment director, Octopus Capital
• Phil Holland, chief investment officer, Prime
• Sarah Walker, partner, Travers Smith 
• Andrea Auteri, managing partner – Elevation advisors LLP
• Ben Rosewall, investment director, Inspired Villages
• Chair: Kate Butler, Assistant Director of Policy, Real Estate:UK

14.00 – 14.45
Closing keynote - Minister Martin McCluskey MP Minister for Energy Consumers, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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