This seminar will explore the current state of the property market in the UK and consider the relative market risks of the major countries and cities in 2019 from a lender’s perspective.
The speakers will identify the economic and real estate trends that the industry should look out for in the coming year. The first presentation, from a UK economist, will address the main economic influences affecting the UK and in a European context the outlook for employment, output, inflation and interest rates: when will the Bank of England and ECB aim to normalise monetary policy, what will determine the paths of interest rates, what will be the impact of the rise in the Euro on European trade and of course Brexit, how can the risks be quantified?
This will be followed by a real estate market presentation looking at the prospects for individual countries and cities and identifying the risks from a lender’s perspective: are all European real estate markets now over-priced, will rents grow in 2018 and, what will happen to property cap rates if interest rates rise?
Following the presentations, panellists will debate the implications of the economic and property market outlook for their strategies in 2019 and discuss non-economic and market drivers affecting those strategies and the sector more broadly.
Moderator:
Mark Waghorn, Partner, Head of Real Estate Finance, Simmons & Simmons
Panellists:
Lorna Brown, Head of Real Estate Debt, Legal & General
Jessica Tomlinson, Head of Real Estate, South East and Eastern, Barclays
Martin Beck, Lead UK Economist I Oxford Economics Ltd
Malcolm Frodsham, Director, Real Estate Strategies
Non-members are welcome to register, a fee is applicable.
08:00 – 08:30 Registration and networking breakfast
08:30 – 09:15 Introduction, presentation and panel discussion
09:15 – 09:30 Q&A from the audience
09:30 Close
Queries in relation to this event should be directed to Carol
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February 6, 2019 - 8:00 am
