Property event news
Resi sector faces up to big challenges
This year’s RESi360 conference brought together leading thinkers to debate the key issues facing the residential sector and to discuss what steps need to be taken to get the market moving again.
Property Week’s RESI Trailblazers: the stars of the show
Property Week’s RESI Trailblazers celebrate the rising stars of the UK residential real estate sector. We outline the achievements of our winners – 12 outstanding professionals aged under 30.
RESi360: ‘Deliveroo generation’ needs housing options to remain open
Delegates at Property Week’s Resi360 conference yesterday heard that while the market is split over whether future generations will want to own their own property, councils’ negative views of co-living must be addressed to provide more renting options when home ownership is out of reach.
RESi360: MMC key to greener home building, despite modular firm failures
Modern methods of construction (MMC) will play a vital role in the drive to meet net zero targets, despite recent high-profile failures among modular homes builders, according to a Resi360 panel discussing how to build greener homes.
RESi360: Zoopla head predicts further tricky two or three years for housing market
The UK housing market faces at least two more challenging years, Zoopla executive director Richard Donnell told delegates at Property Week’s RESi360 conference this morning (13 September).
RESi360: panelists say toxic events caused housing crisis
The property sector has faced a toxic series of events that led to the current housing crisis and will only be solved with reform at a ”super structure” level, delegates of Property Week’s Resi360 conference heard this morning (12 September).
RESi360: Government’s 300,000-homes target ‘has not been downgraded’
Emma Fraser, director for housing markets and strategy at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has insisted the government’s 300,000-new-homes target “has not been downgraded”.
PW Student Accommodation Awards finalists revealed
Purpose-built student accommodation provider (PBSA) Abodus Living leads the nominations at this year’s Student Accommodation Awards, shortlisted in eight categories.
Exclusive RESi360 event ticket giveaway
Are you passionate about real estate, technology, and innovation? Here’s your chance to win a FREE ticket to the highly anticipated RESi360 strategic networking event – where groundbreaking ideas and industry leaders converge for a transformative experience!
Finalists revealed for first-ever BTR360 Awards
The awards recognise excellence across the build-to-rent (BTR) sector and will take place at the BTR360 Conference, Showcase & Awards on 10 October.
The shape of the resi sector to come
Ahead of the RESi 360 conference in September, residential experts tell James Wilmore about the impact of interest rate rises on the sector and when they expect conditions to improve.
Shortlist revealed for inaugural Inspiring Women in Property Awards
More than 170 individuals and teams from across the sector have been shortlisted for Property Week’s inaugural Inspiring Women in Property Awards.
EDI campaign launch highlights steps to inspire diversity
Last Thursday (29 June), Property Week launched its Inspiring Diversity in Property campaign at a packed event in the Frobisher Rooms at the Barbican in London.
Later living faces planning and perception challenges
Speakers at Property Week’s Later Living conference discussed challenges and opportunities in UK’s older people’s housing sector.
Expert Comments
Facing the ‘age of responsibility’
The strapline for this year’s RESI conference is ‘The Age of Responsibility’. It’s quite rightly weighty and sobering. One imagines those attending in person will consciously choose the family electric runabout to park at Celtic Manor and that Merlins Bar will be uncharacteristically quiet after about 11pm on 8 September.