Making BTR Accessible: The Case For Product Differentiation + Tier Two Markets

With over 12 years’ experience working in London, Sheffield and Berlin, Tomasz leads on all things Build to Rent within Bond Bryan, in a nationally-focussed role. As a specialist in regeneration projects, he has also spent time working in Development Management for an Asian-based fund which was investing in London during the infancy days of Build to Rent. Through his experience of working within both client and consultant roles, his position at Bond Bryan has a special focus on bridging the gap between the traditional norms of architect and developer. These duties include identifying land suitable for BTR (both on and off market), working closely with investors - to ensure that maximum viability for BTR can be attained on sites - and acting as lead architect on projects. Tomasz sits on the RIBA Yorkshire Housing panel - an advocacy voice for housing issues in the Yorkshire region - and also sits within a number of task groups within Sheffield Property Association (S-PA). His expertise offers an industry-leading understanding of residential design around Build to Rent, Co Living and Market Sale, amalgamating a design-led approach with an understanding of planning policy and viability.

As Head of Residential Capital Markets for Godwin Developments, James is predominantly focused on the BTR sector – both urban and suburban – delivering investment opportunities for the institutional markets, with a special focus on Single Family Housing for rent. With over 20 years of property experience, James has also worked in Asset and Investment Management for some of the top real estate companies including JLL and LaSalle Investment Management where he gained a wide range of experience across the Residential and Commercial sectors delivering value-add opportunities across the UK.

Rebecca is the Managing Director of Long Harbour's build to rent/multifamily business. Since joining Long Harbour in 2015, Rebecca has deployed over £300m of equity and is responsible for all assets from strategy and deal origination, design, development, delivery and operations. Rebecca has over 15 years of experience in development and investment having worked on projects in Australia, UK and UAE. Prior to joining Long Harbour, Rebecca spent eight years at Laing O’Rourke working in their property and investment team. Here she worked on their offsite delivery solution, a number of PFI schemes and their residential and mixed use property portfolio.

Ashley is responsible for implementing investment strategies for Build to Rent platforms at Apache Capital, bringing forward new investment opportunities and driving the growth of the business. He has over 10 years of experience in real estate consultancy, across UK, Ireland, Spain and Canada. Ashley spent 4 years as Director, BTR Consultancy (UK) at LIV Consult with responsibility for consultancy services to clients in Europe with a client base including Private Equity, Local Authorities, and both Public and Private Developers. Ashley’s experience across both single and multifamily strategies helped to secure planning, funding and public support for thousands of rental homes across Europe. Prior to LIV Consult, he worked at JLL in its Project and Development services team where he achieved RICS Chartered status as well as leading multi-disciplinary teams through complex and challenging projects. Ashley sits on the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Residential Council steering committee and Apache’s Environmental Social Governance (ESG) committee.

Natalie is a Partner with a broad range of commercial property experience, specialising in development and property investment transactions for both the public and private sector. Natalie has particular expertise in relation to residential, PRS and student developments. Recent experience includes advising Grainger on a number of projects including the Yorkshire Post site in Leeds and their flagship scheme at Clippers Quay, acting for a developer on the acquisition and development of a 364 room student scheme in Swansea and the sale of 5 residential plots in Putney.