Keynote: Inside The 2025 Affordable Housing Market: Key Trends, Challenges And Opportunities Ahead

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  Alex Dawkins

  Director of Acquisitions

  Sage Homes

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  Triya Maicha

  Triya jointly heads up the Real Estate and Projects Team and has over 15 years of experience in the Social Housing sector, acting on a range of property matters. Triya’s particular specialism lies in complex development, joint ventures and large scale regeneration projects. Triya provides strategic advice to clients on the structuring of deals, the pre-planning stage, development and construction through to delivery. Her client base includes both for-profit and charitable Registered Providers, Built to Rent operators, investors, private developers and local authorities.

  Devonshires

  Partner

  Moderator

  Triya Maicha

  Partner

  Devonshires

The Investment And Financial Lens on Affordable Housing

The Role of Institutional and International Capital in Scaling Affordable Housing

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  Adrian D'Enrico

  Adrian has 15 years’ experience in real estate fund management, having acquired, developed and managed over £1 billion of real estate across traditional commercial, alternative and social strategies including the acquisition, development and management of over 1,250 affordable homes. Before joining Atrato, Adrian was the fund manager of Funding Affordable Homes at Edmond de Rothschild, Head of Social Real Estate at Alpha Real Capital and deployed Henley’s £410 million specialised supported housing fund. Adrian has also held Fund Manager roles at AXA IM Alts and research and strategy roles at both AXA IM Alts and Savills IM.

  Atrato Group

  Managing Director, Social Housing

  Adrian D'Enrico

  Managing Director, Social Housing

  Atrato Group

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  Michael Pearson

  CIO

  HSPG

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  Cedric Bucher

  Cedric Bucher is the Chief Executive Officer of Hearthstone Investments Ltd. He was with Architas from 2011-2017, and previously held senior strategic and commercial positions with Barclays Wealth, SEI and Cardano. Cedric has a proven track record in the UK investment management industry, with responsibilities including Strategy, Business Development, P&L, Sales, Marketing and Product Development. Born and educated in Switzerland, Cedric spent the first part of his career with McKinsey&Co. in Zurich and London. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.

  Hearthstone Investments

  CEO

  Cedric Bucher

  CEO

  Hearthstone Investments

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  Cath Webster

  Cath joined in January 2023 to lead on increasing funds under management alongside the delivery of social impact, augmenting the existing fund management platform across high-quality affordable housing, private-rented residential and urban regeneration strategies. She was previously Executive Director for Strategy and Investment at property development and investment specialist Quintain. Cath has 30 years of real estate experience across private equity, fund management and investment banking. She has an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the BPF’s Affordable Housing Committee, a Member of the RICS and Co-Chair for the Creative Land Trust.

  Thriving Investments

  CEO

  Cath Webster

  CEO

  Thriving Investments

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  Shaun Grainger

  With over two decades of experience in sales and client advisory, Shaun Grainger brings deep expertise in residential development and strategic real estate solutions. His career spans the Banking and Insurance sectors, where he has specialised in supporting Real Estate clients and advisors. Shaun co-leads the Residential Real Estate Team at Willis currently, focusing on Build to Rent, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), and Integrated Retirement Community portfolios, covering everything from construction and development to long-term property insurance. Shaun’s insight into lender and funder requirements, shaped by years of collaboration with institutional investors, positions him as a trusted voice in the evolving landscape of affordable housing and residential investment

  WTW

  Director – Residential Real Estate

  Shaun Grainger

  Director – Residential Real Estate

  WTW

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  Mike Phillips

  Mike is UK editor of Bisnow. Before this, alongside three friends he bought pan-European property mag EuroProperty out of non-existence and re established it before selling the business to PropertyEU. Prior to that he was editor of Property Week, and has also worked for Estates Gazette.

  Bisnow

  UK Editor

  Moderator

  Mike Phillips

  UK Editor

  Bisnow

Addressing Demand and Affordability: Construction and Development Strategies

Exploring Strategies to Lower Costs, Accelerate Timelines, Streamline Delivery, and Deliver Higher-Quality Units

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  Paul Rickard

  Paul is Chief Executive of Pocket Living. With 25 years’ experience across real estate development, funding, and investment, he has delivered over £4bn of transactions, built resilient platforms for growth, and influenced housing policy at national level. He has led entrepreneurial growth and diversification and positioned the company as a national voice for SME developers. Paul also chairs Qflow, a global tech start up that’s leveraging AI to track materials and waste during construction to ensure we build it right the first time.

  Pocket Living

  Chief Executive Officer

  Paul Rickard

  Chief Executive Officer

  Pocket Living

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  Barbara Richardson

  With over 30 years’ experience in regeneration and affordable housing sector, Barbara is delivering new shared ownership and affordable rented homes through Square Roots, a wholly owned subsidiary of London Square. A Fellow Chartered Surveyor, in planning & development, she has worked extensively in bringing forward both private and public sector land, through individual acquisitions or joint venture partnerships to enhance place-making and enable the delivery of much needed affordable new homes.

  Square Roots

  Managing Director

  Barbara Richardson

  Managing Director

  Square Roots

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  Sarah Pickard

  Senior Real Estate professional with over 18 years’ experience of both residential and commercial markets. At Keepmoat I work across all of our regions to create and develop relationships with delivery partners and funders to accelerate the delivery of much needed homes. I manage group level portfolio transactions and provide operational support for transactions with RPs and SFH operators. Previously at CBRE where I specialised in public private advisory and transactions. I advised private sector clients including developers, fund managers and pension funds on accessing public sector opportunities with particular regard to securing funding for affordable housing delivery and joint ventures/strategic partnerships. I advised on over £350m of forward funding transactions, managed stock transfer disposals and acquisitions totalling over £200m and advised Inland Homes on the corporate sale of Rosewood Housing in Q1 24, its wholly owned For-Profit Registered Provider. This was the first time an FP-RP had been sold by an advisor.

  Keepmoat Homes

  Group Funding & Delivery Partner Director

  Sarah Pickard

  Group Funding & Delivery Partner Director

  Keepmoat Homes

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  Paul Ruddick

  "Paul Ruddick is a visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. As founder and chairman of Reds10, he has grown the company from its beginnings in 2005 into a leader in industrialised construction, with one of the largest off site factory facilities in Europe and a turnover of £143 million. Under Paul’s leadership, Reds10 has set new standards in offsite manufacturing, delivering high-quality, sustainable projects faster and more efficiently. The company is a trusted partner in delivering critical infrastructure across the UK, with notable success in the education, healthcare, justice and defence sectors. Paul, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) and former Project Manager with Davis Langdon, combines deep construction expertise with a commitment to innovation, driving Reds10’s growth and mission to transform how buildings are designed and delivered, shaping the future of construction."

  Reds10

  Founder and Chairman

  Paul Ruddick

  Founder and Chairman

  Reds10

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  Niki Kyriacou

  Niki Kyriacou is Sector Lead at NHBC, where she oversees client engagement and activity within the Build to Rent (BTR) market. With over 20 years’ experience in property and communications, she brings a thoughtful and strategic approach to relationship management and business development. Her work includes leading initiatives such as BTR Innovators that reflect NHBC’s commitment to sector excellence and collaborative growth. Prior to NHBC, Niki held senior roles at Property Week, where she specialised in partnerships, campaign strategy and event development. She played a key role in shaping flagship residential property events including RESI and the RESI Awards, and led initiatives such as RESI Trailblazers and Joint Victories, designed to spotlight emerging talent and successful public-private collaboration. Niki also served on the board of the NSPCC, where she helped raise awareness and funds for Childline through industry events –demonstrating her belief in the power of property to positively impact communities. As a mentor, Niki draws on her experience in leadership, communications and stakeholder engagement. She is passionate about supporting others in navigating career transitions, building confidence and developing a clear sense of purpose. Outside of work, she enjoys reformer pilates, reading, exploring Mediterranean cuisine – often inspired by her Greek-Cypriot heritage – and her role as a mum to two teenage sons.

  NHBC

  Sector Lead

  Moderator

  Niki Kyriacou

  Sector Lead

  NHBC

Designing Affordable Homes for Place, People, and Planet

Creating Sustainable, High-Quality Communities Through Thoughtful Design and Placemaking

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  Matthew Lamb

  Matthew leads the development team at Dolphin Living, a charity providing affordable rental homes to working Londoners on modest incomes. The charity develops, purchases and manages build to rent properties in London and Matthew has overall responsibility for the delivery and growth of Dolphin’s intermediate rent pipeline. While Matthew’s career began in architecture, the majority of this professional life has been focused on the development of homes in the rental and affordable housing sectors.

  Dolphin Living

  Development Director

  Matthew Lamb

  Development Director

  Dolphin Living

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  John Nordon

  He spent the first 15 years of his professional career in London, working as an architect for a range of practices, including: founding the London studio of the Japanese practice Ushida Findlay; establishing his own practice IDE-A and becoming the Design Intelligence Leader for the Woods Bagot European Studio. He has worked on Residential, Workplace and Hospitality projects in the UK and globally in Japan, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Holland, Russia, Canada. In 2013 he crossed into development, spending 5 years helping establish Pegasus Life as their Design Director. As a start-up he created new products and approaches that challenged and reinvented the retirement housing sector, which has been reflected in being nominated for 28 Housing Design Awards and winning 10 for projects he led on there. In 2018 he became the Creative Director for Igloo Regeneration, the UK’s leading responsible developer where he applies design thinking into the property sector that goes beyond the traditional bricks and mortar approach, using co-creation and place-based strategies to help create the kind places that people can thrive in. During the pandemic he co-founded Neighbourhood with Lou Dawson and Duncan Blackmore to experiment with a different way of doing things – to see if, by approaching each project with curiosity and free of the pressure to impose a predetermined model, they could change the way development happens.  He was a founding rider, board member and trustee of Cycle to MIPIM, helping to raise over £4 million for charity, particularly for the children’s charity Coram. He was a trustee of Coram’s Legal Centre from 2014 to 2017. He was an expert client for the UK Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2016. He was as Design Council Expert on housing between 2021-2023.

  igloo

  Creative Director

  John Nordon

  Creative Director

  igloo

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  Karen Scurlock

  Karen is a chartered architect with over 30 years of experience delivering housing-led projects throughout London. With a career-long interest in residential development within the public sector, she spent 12 years at Karakusevic Carson Architects specialising in local authority-led social housing and estate regeneration. Before joining KCA she worked for 10 years at AHMM, leading projects such as the award-wining Raines Court housing scheme for the Peabody Trust which was based on the principles of prefabrication and off-site construction. In 2018 Karen was appointed to the OPDC Design Review Panel, formed of nationally recognised practitioners who will help shape the future transformation of Old Oak and Park Royal in London. She recently moved client-side and currently works as Quality & Design Manager within TfL's property development company Places for London, championing sustainability and design excellence across residential and mixed-use project delivery. Karen is a member of the NLA Expert Panel on Housing and a Future of London Mentor.

  Places for London

  Quality & Design Manager

  Karen Scurlock

  Quality & Design Manager

  Places for London

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  Ayna Azhigali

  Ayna is registered architect in the UK and Russia. She brings a wealth of experience in design, planning, project management and implementation within the hospitality, residential and mixed use development sectors. Ayna believes people’s lives can be made better through architecture. Her approach to architecture in thoughtful, considered and continuously ensures her design is not only aesthetically beautiful but functional and commercially successful. In her free time Ayna enjoys painting and sculpting.

  HKR Architects

  Director

  Ayna Azhigali

  Director

  HKR Architects

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  Nawale Abdous-Parker

  Nawale has over 15 years of experience delivering complex project consultancy across refurbishment and new-build developments, with a particular expertise in multi-phase projects. She has worked extensively in the hospitality, residential and mixed-use sectors. Known for her hands-on approach to design and buildability, she fosters collaboration within project teams, ensuring seamless execution and the successful delivery of high-impact projects.

  Gardiner & Theobald LLP

  Partner

  Nawale Abdous-Parker

  Partner

  Gardiner & Theobald LLP

• Moderator

  Jon Hammond

  Head of Growth

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