AGENDA
Property Week's Rental Living Summit presents a unique opportunity for attendees to network with prominent industry experts and gain valuable insights into the latest developments in this rapidly evolving sector. From affordability pressures to operational innovation, regional divergence, and the evolution of tenant expectations, the agenda explores the forces shaping the UK’s rental landscape. Covering everything from Build-to-Rent (BTR) and Single-Family Rental (SFR) to co-living models and retrofit economics, it is your roadmap to understanding what’s next for the rental market.
Interested in speaking? Enquire today by emailing hejke.coetzee@emap.com.
*Agenda subject to change
What has changed since 2020 – and what stubbornly hasn’t
- Affordability pressure
- Institutional capital flows
- Regulation as a structural driver
Talk 1: Viability and regulation – EU vs UK and what can be learnt
*Reserved for Greystar
Talk 2: Tenant expectations are rising faster than rents
Lesley Roberts, Director of BTR Operations, Related Argent
Talk 3: Why operational excellence now drives value
Clint Bartman, COO, Leaf Living
An Oxford-style debate featuring investors vs planners vs operators
Key tensions:
- Rental viability
- Institutional appetite
- Planning vs rental models
- Affordability tension
- Supply gap
Jamie Younger, Chief Investment Officer, Thriving Investments
This masterclass series is designed to give attendees a complete, practical playbook for rental performance - these sessions move beyond theory — equipping you, whether investor, operator or developer, with immediately actionable strategies across the full lifecycle of a rental asset.
For potential sponsors, this is an opportunity to step out of the vendor category and position as a core driver of asset performance; to showcase expertise, build trust, and generate meaningful commercial conversations with an active and engaged audience.
The event will break into four, 40-minute masterclasses, run by our event partners. The masterclasses will repeat again at 12.20pm, giving you the opportunity to attend 2 activities of most value to you. Registration is advised before the event. More details will be available on how to book after you register.
WIN THE TENANT
- Market insight snapshot (live demand signals)
- Funnel breakdown: enquiry → viewing → application → let
- Case study: accelerated lease-up
- “Top 5 conversion killers” (practical fixes)
Takeaway: A practical “leasing funnel playbook” that operators can implement immediately to reduce voids.
RUN THE PLATFORM
- What a best-in-class tech stack looks like today
- Integration vs fragmentation: real-world impact
- Live dashboard: how data informs decisions
- “What to rip out vs what to invest in”
Takeaway: A clear “minimum viable tech stack” for institutional-grade rental operations.
PROTECT THE INCOME
- Where portfolios are leaking cost today
- Preventative vs reactive maintenance (data-backed)
- Compliance risk: what keeps investors up at night
- Case study: reducing cost while improving service
Takeaway: A framework for optimising FM spend while improving tenant satisfaction and asset longevity.
Talk 1: Where Deals Break: A Lender’s View on Risk, Delivery and Exit
Mark Quigley, Managing Director, Beaufort Capital
Talk 2: Understanding voids in SFR - Why vacancy risk is often mispriced (and sometimes overstated)
Talk 3: How better operational data can unlock NOI growth
*Reserved for Sigma
Short provocations on:
- From core to value: How Mid-Market BTR enables portfolio diversification
- Longer-term tenancies and family renters
- AI and data-driven asset optimisation
- Large-scale institutional co-living portfolios
- Why long-term performance is now driven by asset management, not just design and delivery
- How standardisation, data and platform thinking are reshaping BTR and SFR portfolios
- The role of trust, service and customer experience in retention and pricing power
- Why alignment with regulation is becoming a competitive advantage
- What defines durable, long-term returns in a more cost-sensitive and operationally complex market
Michelle Swain, Senior Director of Operations, Get Living