Monday 21st September

5pm – Welcome Networking Drinks will take place in Nine Elms, London, for those in London the day before the main conference agenda.

7.30pm – Speaker, Sponsors & VIP Dinner at Battersea Power Station, London (by invitation only)

Tuesday 22nd September

8.30am – Breakfast, Networking and Registration at the Oval Cricket Ground, London

9.30am – Start of the main conference programme

1.00pm – Networking Lunch Session for speakers & attendees

2.00pm – Conference programme continues

4.20pm – Conference programme close

4.30pm – Living UK Networking Drinks Reception on pitch side terraces at the Oval.

7pm – Event closes at the Oval to allow delegates to organise their own dinner plans & fringe events

Agenda Content

Investment & Funding into the Living Sectors – Where is the Capital Going in 2026?

• Where do the Living sectors now sit on investor priority lists?
• Is UK Living market data good enough to satisfy global capital?
• How is the NHB changing the risk-return picture for institutions?
• How are investors pricing UK regulatory risk versus Europe?
• How do investors rank SFH, multifamily, PBSA, Affordable Housing and retirement living today?

A Fireside Chat with the Leading Living Sector Agents – On the Ground in 2026

• Where is deal flow strongest and how are pricing and yields evolving?
• Why has the Living story stayed resilient despite viability pressure and the loss of Multiple Dwellings Relief?
• What is the biggest barrier to delivery and how do we overcome it?
• How is the Renters’ Rights Act reshaping demand and the agent’s role?
• Where is the real long-term growth across the Living sectors?

Delivering the Living Sectors – Viability, Construction Costs and Planning

• Have rapidly increasing build costs since 2020 broken the viability model?
• What will actually unblock the planning system for Living schemes?
• Has Gateway 2 eased enough to restore confidence in high-rise delivery?
• How do we deliver affordable rental against 5-8% build cost inflation?
• Can MMC, brownfield and Mayor-led partnerships turn consents into starts?

Politics, Rental Reform & Legislation – What Does It All Mean for the Living Sectors?

• How is the Renters’ Rights Act playing out for institutional landlords?
• What will the PRS Database and Landlord Ombudsman mean from late 2026?
• How is PBSA managing its exemption and the wider HMO market?
• What is the cumulative drag from the Building Safety Levy, the loss of Multiple Dwellings Relief and rising taxes?
• Does the full policy stack add up to a credible 1.5m homes path?

The National Housing Bank – Delivering for the Living Sectors

• Can it really make the unviable viable on stalled and brownfield sites?
• What do the Aviva, Capital&Centric and Richborough deals tell us about priorities?
• Which of its seven products best fit BTR, SFH, affordable and later living?
• How will the NHB work alongside institutional capital already active in Living?
• How will the NHB deploy its £16bn and crowd in £50bn of private capital?

The Building Safety Regulator – From Crisis to Functioning Regime?

• Is the BSR now genuinely fixed, or just stabilised?
• When will Gateway 2 times consistently hit the 12-week target?
• How is the BSR going to clear the remediation backlog?
• What does the sector need from the BSR to give funders certainty?

Student Housing in the UK – Opportunity, Evolution & Outlook

• Why is PBSA still a top conviction call for institutional investors?
• What do current student numbers mean for rents and undersupplied cities?
• Is private partnership the only realistic route to fix the university bed shortage?
• How are operators using the Renters Rights Act exemption, AI and welfare models?
• Is repurposing legacy stock the next major growth theme?

Build to Rent in the UK – From Generation 1 to Generation 3

• Where has BTR really got to and what defines the Gen 3 product?
• What will it take to reverse nine straight quarters of falling BTR starts?
• How is the Renters’ Rights Act professionalising the PRS in BTR’s favour?
• Can Gen 1 assets be repositioned as more affordable mid-market product?
• What does the next decade hold for multifamily and flex living?

Single Family Housing in the UK – Building a Mainstream Asset Class

• Where does SFH now sit in institutional Living portfolios?
• What JV and forward funding structures are actually working with housebuilders?
• Who is the SFH renter and what do they need from their landlord?
• How does the Renters’ Rights Act change SFH operations from May 2026?
• Is SFH a mainstream component of UK housing in 10 years, or still niche?

Co-Living in the UK – The Rise, the Investment Case and the Operational Reality

• What is really driving the recent growth in UK co-living investment?
• Where does co-living fit between PBSA and BTR, and for which residents?
• How are amenity, flex leases and tech evolving the operating model?
• Are planners and policy finally recognising co-living as part of the solution?
• What are the biggest barriers to co-living scaling in the UK?

Affordable Housing in the UK – Institutional Investment at Scale

• What is genuinely attracting private capital into UK affordable housing?
• How do the £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme, Section 106 reform and the National Housing Bank unlock scale?
• Which JV structures between institutions, FPRPs, HAs and councils are working?
• Can BTR repositioning offer a route to genuinely affordable rental stock?
• Where will the FPRP sector and shared ownership market sit in five years?

Retirement Living – The Retirement for Rent Opportunity

• How has Retirement for Rent evolved and who is now active in the sector?
• Is Retirement for Rent the logical next extension of institutional Living portfolios?
• How much of the older market is genuinely looking to rent rather than buy?
• What have we learned operationally from the first UK schemes and from the US?
• What will it take to get Retirement for Rent right at scale?