UK Real Estate Outlook: Navigating Change and Opportunity
Speakers:
Rebecca Shafran, Research Director, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Ben Mowbray, Managing Director, Greystar
Tom Goodall, Chief Executive, Related Argent Limited
Steven Cornet, Global Head of Research, BlackRock
As we look back at H1 and head into the second half of the year, this opening session provides a clear, high-level outlook on the UK real estate market as UKREiiF gets underway. Bringing together market insight and strategic perspectives, the session will explore how uncertainty is being navigated, where conviction is returning, and how strategies are evolving across key sectors. The discussion will explore what has shaped the market so far this year, what is driving activity now, and where opportunities may emerge in the months ahead.
The Office Renaissance: Are Offices Really Back and What Comes Next?
Speakers:
Mhairi Thomson, Offices - Research, BNP Paribas Real Estate (Moderator)
Hugh White, Head of National Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Elaine Murphy, Head of Occupier Strategy, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Stafford Lancaster, Chief Executive Officer, Delancey
James Craig, Executive Chairman & Founder, Oval Real Estate
The UK office market is reaching a key turning point. Demand for high-quality space has remained resilient, and investor sentiment is now beginning to catch up. This panel will discuss where demand is strongest and how capital is being deployed across London and the regions. The discussion will focus on why quality now matters more than ever, how occupier behaviour is shaping the market, and the practical challenges around stock availability, planning delays and development viability.
From Asking to Achieved: The Renters' Rights Act, Rent Trends and the Future Outlook
Speakers:
Rebecca Shafran, Research Director, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Sandra Jones, Managing Director, PriceHubble
Nick Robinson, Residential Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Three weeks after the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, this session will explore how the dynamics of rent setting is changing. It will take a deep dive into the historic trends between asking and achieved rents and explore how the gap varies depending on market conditions.
This session will also explore the implications for BTR and the wider rental market and evaluate the impact for investors and developers and where the opportunities may lie.
From Land to Keys – What’s Really Blocking Housing Delivery and How Do We Fix It?
Speakers:
James Riding, Living Markets Editor, Inside Housing (Moderator)
Tim Mitford-Slade, Head of Development Valuation UK, Strutt & Parker
Stuart Dawkins, Assistant Director Lending Alliances and Development Finance, Homes England
Kelly Hillman, Group Director, Public Land and Place, Vistry Group
Christiana Makariou, Development Director, Goram Homes
Delivery continues to face practical hurdles, from planning timescales to infrastructure funding and scheme viability. But what is genuinely unlocking housing delivery in today’s UK market? This session focuses on what’s working. Where are schemes stalling - land, planning, infrastructure or finance? Are current partnership and funding models supporting SMEs? And how can public land accelerate delivery?
Bringing together public and private sector perspectives, we’ll explore the models proving most effective, how risk can be better shared, and the one policy or funding change that could unlock the most homes, turning ambition into delivery.
Drinks reception in the pavilion
Our team invite you to join them for drinks following their housing delivery panel. This will be a relaxed opportunity to meet the speakers and connect with fellow attendees over a drink.
