EMW
Mini conference: major ambition
On Wednesday April 20, EMW’s development and social housing team held its fifth annual Mini Housing Conference. After a lockdown-induced two-year delay, it was back with a bang as the team welcomed guests back to the Milton Keynes offi ce for the morning. Head of EMW Real Estate, Terence Ritchie, said:
Pictured below (l to r)
Lucy Richardson -
Mark Davies -
Josh Clark -
Adele Scrivens
“We were excited to welcome guests back in person; the idea of these events is not only to deliver some interesting and insightful talks by both EMW and our esteemed guest speakers, but also to facilitate discussion and debate among our clients and contacts in the residential development sector. We also gave attendees the option to join us virtually, to provide maximum fl exibility in this new world of hybrid working.” After some networking over breakfast, Mark
Davies, EMW Principal and Head of Development, kicked off the fi rst of fi ve talks, with an overview of the local residential development market, focusing on Milton Keynes and T e Arc (whatever its fate). Mark said of the conference: “It goes without saying that the size and breadth of our team allows us to deliver outstanding technical advice and service,
but we also aim to be at the heart of the conversa- tion and help to use our knowledge and connec- tions to help drive development forward.” Guest speaker, Andy Haynes, a Partner in the
Development team at Bidwells, then discussed ‘housing delivery in a buoyant market’. Andy presented some thought-provoking statistics around the key housing indicators in the 21st Century and also the recipe for achieving delivery, before ending on ‘reasons to be cheerful’ (featuring Ian Drury and T e Blockheads for all you music fans). To round out part one of the conference, Marco
Mauro, EMW Principal and Head of Planning, spoke about First Homes. He looked at what First Homes are (essentially a new discounted housing product delivered direct to the market by private developers), the eligibility criteria, provision of First Homes and Homes England’s model clauses (what they cover but also what they do not). Marco was able to draw on his practical experience of dealing with these issues and gave tips on the things to watch out for, balancing commercial interests and satisfying funders and how this should be approached in the context of applications and appeals. T e rhetorical question guests were left to ponder was whether First Homes are here to stay, potentially impacting on the number of aff ordable homes to be delivered by housing associations, or whether they will go the way of starter homes. After a half time hit of caff eine and networking, senior members of EMW’s Social Housing team,
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