Opening Keynote

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  Gerry Brough

  ...coming soon!

  Bolton City Council

  Corporate Director of Place

  Gerry Brough

  Corporate Director of Place

  Bolton City Council

BTR Development & Financing Outlook 2019

Affordability vs Wellbeing

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  Rodger Till

  Rodger studied a General Practice Surveying degree in Newcastle in the mid-80s and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor just over 30 years ago. He started his career working for English Estates (now Homes England), Greggs the bakers and Vaux Group where he was involved in property management, acquisitions and sales across the whole of the North for all types of commercial property. This was followed by six years as a property consultant where he established and grew a new leisure department for Storey Sons and Parker. Rodger then secured a role as Property Management Director for Able UK where he was responsible for the development and management of a large property portfolio including a series of complex planning applications and the internationally renowned Ghost Ships applications. Rodger then joined the senior management team of a leading Housing Association where, over a period of eleven years he managed the £60million a year new build development acquisitions and sales activity of the group as well as the commercial property portfolio. During this period Rodger was instrumental in the delivery of around 3,000 new homes and attracted over £100million of government subsidy for the schemes. This included four award winning schemes including two that were delivered through the recession; A £24million, 198 unit development within a stone’s throw of the city walls in central York which was acknowledged as an exemplar mixed tenure scheme and 106 “Eco-homes” in Darlington which won a National Award. Rodger was also instrumental in a National Housing Award winning Scheme for vulnerable clients and creating a joint venture with a national contractor to deliver housing for sale alongside older persons homes in Sunderland. Following a short period running his own consultancy business Rodger was sourced by High Street Residential in May 2018 as a Development Manager to deliver a pipeline which currently sits in excess of £1bn. With over 30 years within the property industry, Rodger’s wide-ranging experience and detailed knowledge of the delivery of new build housing for rent will be valuable to the continuing growth and success of the Company.

  High Street Residential

  Director of Acquisitions

  Rodger Till

  Director of Acquisitions

  High Street Residential

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  Tony Smedley

  Tony is Managing Director, Head of European Private Equity. He is a member of the firm’s European Investment Committee and Global Management Committee. Tony is responsible for leading Heitman’s European Private Equity group and as such, its investment activites across Europe, including acquisitions, asset management, operations, and strategy. Prior to joining Heitman, he served as Head of Continental Europe at an investment management firm, Schroders, where he provided leadership, direction, and management for fund management teams and investment strategies including public markets, debt, and private equity. In the last five years, he has been involved in over €7 billion of transaction activity. Tony has nearly 30 years of real estate experience and studied in Sheffield and Manchester to qualify as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1993. He is an FCA-approved person and holds an Investment Management Certificate. He has held a variety of Board and Management positions, is a member of Investment Property Forum, and is also fluent in French.

  Heitman

  Managing Director, Head of European Private Equity

  Tony Smedley

  Managing Director, Head of European Private Equity

  Heitman

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  Stephanie Mullenger

  Stephanie is a dynamic, commercially focused Director, and a chartered surveyor with considerable experience in all aspects of property investment, asset management and development within large multi-site residential, retail, office and leisure estates. She has worked at board level for large corporates and international property consultants, as well as award winning property developers; designing, managing and implementing property strategies, and has a proven track record of optimising property asset performance to meet business needs and best value. A natural team leader, Stephanie heads up the Investment Division, with a specific focus on large off-plan residential projects.

  Craigleith Property Group

  Investment Director

  Stephanie Mullenger

  Investment Director

  Craigleith Property Group

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  Sean Cook

  Sean Cook is AECOM’s UK & Ireland Residential Lead and a Project Manager with over 22 years’ experience in the development, design and construction of projects both in the UK and overseas. Sean has been directly involved on a number of benchmark residential & mixed use developments such as No.1 Martin Place (Sydney); The 2012 Athletes Village Legacy with Triathlon Homes and Holland Green to name a few. He is currently directly responsible across the pre-planning and delivery stages of a number of urban regeneration, residential mixed use and BTR schemes with construction values ranging from £70m to in excess of £500m

  Aecom

  Residential Lead / Director, Project Management

  Sean Cook

  Residential Lead / Director, Project Management

  Aecom

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  Andrew Wallis

  Andrew advises on all types of real estate transactions but specialises in the housing, BTR and student accommodation sector, and specifically in the delivery of complex development and regeneration projects, often involving forward funding agreements and joint ventures between developers, landowners and businesses. Andrew combines a commercial focus with approachability to assist developers and investors, and to promote collaboration amongst all stakeholders on schemes that are changing our built environment for the better. Andrew is honoured to have assisted clients including Carillion, The Fusion Group, The Arora Group and The Ardent Portfolio.

  Irwin Mitchell

  Partner and National Head of Housing

  Moderator

  Andrew Wallis

  Partner and National Head of Housing

  Irwin Mitchell

The Evolution Of The Renting Experience

New Design & Construction

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  Dan Batterton

  Dan Batterton head of the Build to Rent Fund at LGIM Real Assets responsible for the design and execution of fund strategy. Dan has over 20+ years’ experience in the property sector and his exceptional understanding of portfolio strategy have been utilised to design L&G’s long-term acquisition and operational strategy for the sector. He leads the specialist BTR team at L&G that is currently delivering around 5,000 new BTR homes. Joining Legal & General in February 2007 as Business Development Manager, Dan’s responsibility was to create new fund ideas and identify areas of business growth within LGP. Previously Dan was an Associate Director at IPD Ltd where he was responsible for the UK portfolio analysis service to a collection of major institutions. He spent 9 years at IPD analysing drivers of historic fund performance and discussing strategies that will influence future returns. Whilst at IPD he also developed IRIS, IPD’s forward looking income and risk analysis service.

  LGIM Real Assets

  Head of Build to Rent

  Dan Batterton

  Head of Build to Rent

  LGIM Real Assets

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  Stephanie Smith

  Stephanie brings two decades of experience in real estate and property management, operations and training. Prior to Atlas, she relocated to the United Kingdom in 2013 with a focus on residential and mixed use clients at Yardi Systems, Ltd. Stephanie has also worked with U.S. establishments, such as Alliance Residential, Greystar, CompassRock RE, and Laramar Group, acting on behalf of high profile investment clients. She has held various offices from National IT and Training Manager, Senior Property Director, Regional Manager, and Area Coordinator for OSHA (Occupational Safety) Compliance, where she lead teams in operations, acquisitions and due diligence. She is also a member of the UKAA Training Committee.

  Atlas Residential

  UK Portfolio Operations Director

  Stephanie Smith

  UK Portfolio Operations Director

  Atlas Residential

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  Graham Sibley

  Graham has many years’ experience in infrastructure and housing sectors, leading stakeholder engagement for commercial organisations and industry bodies. Previously Head of Communications at the Institution of Civil Engineers, he now leads NHBC’s engagement with emerging markets, working in particular across the Build to Rent and affordable housing sectors. Graham is a Board member of the Housing Forum and regularly speaks at conferences and industry forums on risk management and asset protection in Build to Rent and Affordable Housing, and especially on building confidence in homes built using MMC.

  NHBC

  Head of Market Development

  Graham Sibley

  Head of Market Development

  NHBC

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  Christian Armstrong

  Christian is responsible for delivering a fantastic experience for all Get Living residents across the UK. Looking after people, technology and operations, Christian drives innovation that is changing the way we live and rent; from streamlining admin processes to introducing smart home tech. Christian’s passion for ensuring an amazing customer experience is informed by more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Before Get Living, Christian spent four years working as Director of Value Centre Operations for glh Hotels, the largest owner-operator of hotels in London.

  Get Living

  Chief Experience Officer

  Christian Armstrong

  Chief Experience Officer

  Get Living

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  Jeremy Hinds

  Jeremy is National Head fo Retail Planning in Savills, and also heads the team in Manchester. He works closely with colleagues in agency and development in Manchester, London and Leeds, and sits on the National Planning Board. He is well known in the retail and commercial sectors, having worked with investors, developers and retailers throughout the UK. He lives in Manchester and has lived its transformation into a modern European commercial centre that it is today.

  Savills

  National Planning Director

  Moderator

  Jeremy Hinds

  National Planning Director

  Savills