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?

Expert Speakers

Panel Discussions

Market Outlook

Investment Opportunities

Exhibition Stands

Opportunity to Network

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

Brendan put’s an incredible amount of energy into his Development Summits. I enjoyed giving value as a panellist last year and felt the summit had a great structure including some great technical education in aspects of the property development process, some interesting case studies from other Property Developers and some excellent presentations from industry professionals covering architectural and planning disciplines as well as some current legal insights. The day also provided some excellent broader business strategies on branding, marketing and concepts in scaling a property business. The day was well structured and gave a great platform for Brendan to continue giving value to the property investment community. Really looking forward to the next event. John Raiye, Founder of IKOS Investments

This was a tremendous event with possibly the highest standard of speakers that I’ve ever attended. It inspired me to raise my game and delve further into development. I particularly enjoyed the talk by Paul Higgs, the former chief buyer for Barratts who now finds his own developments and teaches others how to do the same.

The attendees were high quality too and I had a great conversation with an accountant which led me to look into new tax strategies to the benefit of my own portfolio.

Angela Bryant

I really enjoyed the property development summit, it had a great set of speakers and the people in the room were amazing! I got to meet so many interesting people and also some old faces who I have known for many years, the quality of the content was great as well!

Ryan Carruthers, Founder of Property Ventures

I thoroughly enjoyed the last National Property Development Summit. The quality and experience of the speakers and audience alike was second to none. The energy in the room was excellent and I’d wholeheartedly recommend the event to anyone wishing to seriously expand both their knowledge and network.

Rob Wilkinson, Co-Founder of Crowd with Us

Brendan’s annual National Development Summit is a must visit event for property investors, developers, financiers, interior designers, property trade suppliers or anyone whose business is property related.

The quality of speakers and panellists is second to none. The event presents an opportunity to ensure you are at the leading edge of trends in property and to make contacts with the people and companies who are making an impact in the industry.

I will be attending Brendan’s forthcoming summit in January 2019 and look forward to seeing you there.

Evan Maindonald, Founder of Melt Homes