The 5th National Development Summit Over 160 participants on the day
A Conference in the heart of London for Property Developers, Investors and Professionals
What can you expect?
Meet the Presenters & Panel Participants
Morning Schedule
9:00 Registration and Networking

9:30 Welcome
Piotr Rusinek – Synergy Partners
Event co-host

9:35 Market Overview
Richard Bowser, Editor of Property Investor News Magazine

10:00 Panel - How to Overcome the Challenges and Risks of Development
Rudi Ramdarshan – Partner Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP
Rob Wilkinson – Co founder Crowd with Us
Paul Higgs – Millbank Group
Ravi Sharma – Founder of Respublica
Chair: Bindar Dosanjh, Director of Smart Core Wealth
10:45 Networking Break

11:00 Improving ROI with Short Term Lets
Andy Bargery, Director, Butler & Noble
Magazine Sponsor

11.10 Case Study - Delivering Profitable Developments - from Crowdfund to Completion
Evan Maindonald, founder and CEO of Melt Homes
- Raising finance from the ‘Crowd’
- Working through the planning maze
- Delivering a successful build on site
- Achieving a successful exit

11.40 Case Study - Using Brand to Differentiate a Product at Co-Living Spaces
Stuart Scott, Director, Co-living Spaces
- Key elements of a strong brand
- Moving beyond the logo to create a branded living experience
- Making marketing communications count
- What’s in store for the future of Co-living Spaces
12.20 Lunch
Afternoon Schedule

1:10 Welcome Back
Piotr Rusinek – Synergy Partners
Event co-host

1:15 Property Finance Update
Augusta Onyiuke-Eluma, Partner Foster Denovo

1:25 Getting Creative with Property Transactions
Mafuz Rahman, Partner at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP
Tanaz Nowrouzzadeh, Commercial Property Solicitor at Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP
- Using conditional offers in property transactions & developments
- How to approach option agreements
- When to instruct your legal advisers
- Managing risk in a challenge

1:40 Working with Challenging Buildings
Ross Harper – Auction House Scotland
Award winning Property Investor
2:20 Break

2:30 Due Diligence and how it can protect you
Head of Investments at CrowdwithUs

2:45 Panel Session - Navigating the Build to Rent Phenomenon
- Risks and opportunities of long term hold strategies
- Understanding the financial models and margins
- How do you compete with pension funds
- Finding sites that work for PRS
Thomas Knust – Director of Horstix
Manish Kataria – Founder of Invest Like a Pro
Charles Rose – Founder of City Planning
Piragash Sivanesan – Totum Finance

3:40 Interview with Greater London Authority
An interview with Justin Carr,
Senior Manager at Greater London Authority

4:00 An outlook of events for 2019

4.10 Case Study - Developer Interview
Thomas Knust, Horstix
- Key milestones in the creation of a multi-million pound business
- Major challenges and how they were overcome
- Key lessons for new developers

4:40 Summary and Strategies for 2019
Richard Bowser, Editor of Property Investor News Magazine
5:00 Formal Close
Networking continues in the Bar
Comments from previous years
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