Events

EVENT:

This conference addresses the interests of UK estate and letting agents as a group, bringing together business leaders, business owners and the support industry to the residential property market.

Changes and challenges
A market overview by Mark Milner, CEO Digital Property Group
Discussing changes in the market in the last five years, the challenges of the recession and an opinion on how the property world will fare in 2012.

Investing in property
What makes residential investment both special and different?
Alan Collett, President Elect RICS, Chairman of ARIM and former Chairman of Allsop & Co discusses the state of play in the UK and looks at what large investors want from their assets and their advisers.

The future of business
Social, economic and technological trends are affecting the property business as much as any other business.
Dr James Bellini, Futurologist – a historian of the future – who will analyse current realities and explore the shape of things to come.

The Politics of Property
Keynote speaker – Michael Portillo discusses the historic, current and potential future effects of the political agenda on the UK’s housing market and aspirations.

Always on, always connected
Effective advertising planning by Charlie Varley, Planning Director at MediaVest.
The power of the media should never be underestimated; but now there are so many forms of media, how do you know what your potential clients are looking at? How do you plan your media campaigns and monitor the results? How do you ensure that your assets are given greatest prominence in the new media channels?

Going for growth
How could you expand your business?
Grenville Turner, Group CEO Countrywide PLC, discusses franchising, new branches and acquisitions, all excellent routes to growth.

Going social – in business
It’s not a party, it is the most important business tool of the 21st Century, says Tracy Falke, Social Media Marketing Guru. Find potential clients, understand the opportunities, capitalise on the greatest development in communications, you need to be onboard and you’ll like the results.

Developing business in 2012
Peter Bolton King CEO, NFoPP discusses routes to build business by entering the lettings, new homes, auctions, international and commercial markets, with Tim Hyatt, Presiden, ARLA and Wendy Evans Scott, President NAEA.

Question Time
Mark Milner, CEO, Digital Property Group, Miles Shipside, Commercial Director, Rightmove and Alex Chesterman, Chairman and CEO, Zoopla will take questions from delegates on all aspects of the residential market.

Read the press release for more information, download the programme, or visit PROPERTYdrum's website.

LOCATION:

The Lancaster, London