Rebuilding the market at Resi 09

Following two successful events, organisers have announced that the third annual Resi conference, Resi 09, will be held on the 17th and 18th of September at the Celtic Manor resort in Newport, Wales. After such a turbulent year, the industry is looking to find ways of reviving the residential housing market and this year’s conference will be themed around ‘Rebuilding the Market’.

Giles Barrie, editor of Property Week, comments: “Last year’s conference, aptly subtitled ‘Riding the Rollercoaster’, took place in the week that marked the height of the financial market turmoil: Lehman Brothers went bust, Merrill Lynch was forced into a merger with the Bank of America and AIG was teetering on the brink of ruin.

Resi 09 ‘Rebuilding the Market’ is about pulling out of the biggest dip on the rollercoaster and figuring out how the industry can learn from previous mistakes and move forward into a new era. The conference will focus on several key areas including: funding and where it will be coming from; the changing role of banks; the planning system; and emerging opportunities in the public sector.”

Giles continues, “The future looks set to be very different from what we were envisaging in 2007 and I believe that Resi 09 will be a fascinating event that captures a historic moment in the UK’s residential property market.”

Chaired by Anthony Hilton, Business and Financial Commentator at the Evening Standard, Resi 09 is essential for anyone in the property industry and will feature a presentations from a wide range of respected individuals including Sir Bob Kerslake of the Homes and Communities Agency, Tony Pidgley of The Berkeley Group, Mark Clare of Barratt Homes, Nick Shattock of Quintain Estates and John White of Persimmon. The issues raised in these speeches will then be discussed in greater depth by a select panel of experts and the floor opened for questions.

In addition to the key note speakers and panel discussions, and following their success at previous conferences, Resi 09 will feature a substantial exhibition area incorporating for the first time a special ‘Public Sector Village’ and highly interactive and engaging breakout sessions. These talks will be strongly focused to allow for more detailed discussions with topics including: the 2012 Olympics, Planning Policy, Public Private Partnerships, Buy-to-let and Housing Associations.

Following Resi 07, last year’s conference enjoyed an increase in delegate numbers despite difficult market conditions. Working in partnership with Property Week and in association with the British Property Federation, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Residential Development Agents Society, Resi 09 will look to build on that success and attract even more delegates from across the property sector including residential and commercial developers, financiers, politicians, advisers, investors and housebuilders.

By attracting such a variety of key industry players, Resi 09 will once again offer delegates a unique opportunity to make a wide range of new contacts, cement existing relationships and seize new business opportunities.

The venue for this year’s conference, Celtic Manor, is a world class business and convention centre set in 1400 acres of parkland that offers informal luxury and seamless service. In addition to the formal conference sessions of Resi 09, delegates will be able to take advantage of the other facilities on offer, including three golf courses, tennis, mountain biking, two fully-equipped health clubs and two luxurious spas.

Booking for the conference is now open but delegate places and accommodation at the Celtic Manor is very limited. To secure your place or for further information, visit Propertyweek.com/resi.