Full line-up revealed for property event in Manchester

There are plenty of property events where you know exactly how the evening is going to go before you even walk through the door.

A few polite conversations. A few business cards. A few people looking around the room wondering whether to stay for one more drink or quietly make their exit.

From the start, these events have been built around energy, atmosphere and the quality of the room. The idea has always been simple. Bring together developers, landlords, investors and the businesses around them in a setting that feels social, current and genuinely enjoyable to be in. When people feel relaxed, they stay longer. When they stay longer, the conversations go deeper. When the conversations go deeper, business gets done.

That is exactly why Manchester feels like the right place to take things up another level.This time, we are not just bringing the room together. We are adding something new to the format for the first time.

At UK Homes Network LIVE Manchester, we are introducing two live panels during the evening. One focused on landlords. One focused on property development. It means that wherever someone is in their property journey, they can shape the evening around what they need. They can network. They can meet exhibitors. They can catch up with people in the room. They can hear from experienced operators on stage. Or they can do all of it.

It is still the social-first property event people know us for. It just now has even more moving parts and even more value built into the evening.

The Venue

Amber’s is not a conference hall trying to pretend it has personality. It is a genuinely unique city centre space with real character, and it brings a completely different feel to the night. It is the sort of venue that changes the way people interact. It feels social straight away. It feels different. It feels memorable. It is also a fitting backdrop for a city like Manchester, where regeneration, reinvention and ambition all sit at the heart of the property converation.

So with that in mind, here is the full panel line-up for Manchester.

The Landlords Panel

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The landlords panel is designed to give the audience a grounded, honest look at where the sector is heading. It will explore the challenges landlords are navigating, how the market is changing, and where opportunity still exists for those prepared to adapt well.

Hosted by Phil Bygrave

Director of Property Portfolio Building and host of Manchester North pin

Phil is the right person to guide this conversation because he is not speaking from theory. After 20 years in the corporate world in high-growth sales and commercial roles, he moved fully into property and now operates a group of property businesses spanning development, portfolio building and management.

He specialises in multi-income, multi-let property and has helped build portfolios both for himself and for clients, while also overseeing the management of more than 700 properties for others. He and his business partner are both Property Mastermind Graduates and were awarded Top Performer for their cohort.

Phil brings practical experience, commercial awareness and a strong understanding of what landlords are dealing with on the ground. As host, he will keep the discussion useful, relevant and rooted in the reality of today’s market.

Panelist - Ben Beadle

Chief Executive, National Residential Landlords Association

Ben Beadle brings major weight to the panel. As Chief Executive of the NRLA, he represents more than 110,000 landlords across England and Wales and is one of the most recognisable voices in the private rented sector. He has been a landlord for 20 years, has held senior housing roles at Places for People and TDS, and is a familiar face in both the sector and the media.

Ben’s presence on the panel matters because he sees the sector from every angle. He understands the policy side, the operational side and the pressure points landlords are facing right now. He will bring a national view to the conversation, while still speaking to the day-to-day reality of what it means to operate in the private rented sector.

Panelist - Charlotte Vale

Membership and Quality Manager, Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter

Charlotte brings an important regional and standards-led perspective to the panel.

Her work with the Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter puts her right in the middle of conversations around quality, professionalism and the future of renting across the region. That makes her a valuable voice in a panel that is not just about where the sector is now, but where it needs to go.

Charlotte will bring insight into how expectations are changing, how good landlords can position themselves well in the market, and why professionalism and quality are becoming more important than ever.

Panelist - Jessica Leader

Co-Founder, SureStay Group

Jessica has a very different and very welcome perspective to the line-up. She is a property developer and co-founder of SureStay Group, a profit-with-purpose development company creating safe, stable homes for families leaving domestic abuse and homelessness. After 15 years in global marketing, she retrained in property development and now works with investors, councils and partners to deliver housing that proves commercial success and social impact can sit side by side.

Jessica’s contribution will be an important one because she shows what is possible when purpose and performance are not treated as opposites. Her work is rooted in wellbeing, long-term value and doing property properly, which is exactly the kind of perspective that adds depth to a panel like this.

The Property Development Panel

The property development panel will focus on where the market is heading, what serious operators are seeing on the ground, and how developers are thinking about the next 12 to 18 months.

It is about hearing from people who are actively building, delivering schemes, assessing viability and shaping the places around us.

Hosted by Sam Cooke

Owner, Blue Bricks Magazine

Sam Cooke is a brilliant fit to host this discussion. As owner of Blue Bricks Magazine, one of the best-known publications among UK property investors and developers, he brings a strong mix of marketing insight, property understanding and a clear focus on ethics and integrity in business. Since taking over Blue Bricks in 2022, Sam has continued to build the brand around honest storytelling, proper industry insight and a refusal to gloss over what success in property really takes.

Sam has a way of getting beneath the obvious answers and bringing out what is actually useful to the audience. He understands the market, understands the people in it, and will make sure the conversation stays grounded, current and worth listening to.

Panelist - Tammy Hart

Co-Founder, Brick & Beam

Tammy Hart is an honest and grounded voice to the development panel. She works across refurbishments, HMOs, listed buildings and supported housing projects, and has become known for being open about the lessons learned during a fast-moving and at times chaotic few years in property. Today, her focus is on building stronger systems and longer-term strategies that prioritise sustainability, compliance and purpose.

Tammy will bring something very valuable to the conversation because she speaks openly about the reality behind the work. Not just the highlights, but the learning, the structure and the discipline required to build properly over time.

Panelist - Shiro Rauniar

Co-Founder, SATIS Group

Shiro joins the panel with serious development experience and serious scale. SATIS Group is an award-winning residential and commercial developer based in Cheshire, specialising in commercial-to-residential conversions and office developments. The business currently has a pipeline of more than £50 million, including around 100 residential units and just under 100,000 sq ft of premium office space across Manchester.

Shiro is a very strong addition to the panel. He is operating at the kind of scale that gives him real visibility on delivery, opportunity and the pressures shaping the market. His perspective will be valuable for anyone in the room trying to understand what quality development looks like in practice.

Panelist - Timothy Witt

Property Portfolio Building

Tim brings a rare combination of technical project delivery, development management and portfolio-building insight.He has worked in construction and property throughout his career and brings 17 years of project and development management experience, both with main contractors and on the developer side. He has worked as a Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Estimator, and also holds a degree in Construction Management and Economics.

There is also a unique local link here. Tim was actually the project manager on the site Amber’s now sits on and played an instrumental role in transforming the area from a car park on part of the old BBC site into the vibrant mixed-use destination it is today.

His presence on the panel is remarkably and especially fitting.

Alongside that, Tim’s company Property Portfolio Building helps investors build high cash-flowing portfolios across Greater Manchester and the wider North West, and he also hosts the Financial Freedom Podcast. He will bring insight from both the delivery side and the investment side of the market.

Panelist - Steve Pozerskis MRICS

Head of Viability, BNP Paribas

Steve adds a crucial layer to the panel. As Head of Viability at BNP Paribas, he brings a perspective that goes right to the heart of what makes schemes stack up in the current market. Viability is one of the biggest conversations in development today. Build costs, planning pressures, land values, policy demands and commercial reality all have to work together if projects are going to move.

Steve will bring depth to the discussion by helping the audience understand not just what developers want to do, but what is actually possible and what it takes to make schemes work in real terms.

Perspective is incredibly useful in a panel focused on where development is heading next.

The new format

The reason we are so excited about this new format is simple. It gives attendees more ways to get value from the evening. Some people will come for the venue. Some will come for the exhibitors. Some will come because they want to hear what these panellists have to say. Most will probably come for all three.

We want UK Homes Network LIVE to feel like an evening people can use in the way that suits them best. A landlord can come and listen to the panel, speak to exhibitors, meet other operators and leave with new ideas and new contacts. A developer can do the same. An investor can move between all of those touchpoints in one night.

It is not something most property events offer and in a venue like Amber’s, it all comes together in a way that feels social rather than staged.

It's about time you were there

Manchester is going to be one of our strongest events yet. The line-up is strong. The venue is unique. The room will be full of property developers, landlords, investors and the businesses around them. And for the first time, the event now includes live panels that bring another layer of insight and value into the evening.If that sounds like a room you want to be in, now is a good time to get your ticket sorted.

If your brand should be part of the evening

There is also still an opportunity for the right brands to get involved.

If your business works with developers, landlords, investors or the wider property industry, Manchester is a very strong event to put on your radar. We still have opportunities for selected exhibitors and headline sponsors who want to be visible in a room where people are relaxed, engaged and open to conversation.

You are not standing in a cold exhibition hall hoping the right person drifts past. You are in a social environment where people stay longer, talk more openly and are far more likely to remember who they met.

If you would like to explore exhibiting or headline sponsorship, get in touch with our team and we will happily talk you through it. Manchester is very nearly here, and we are looking forward to welcoming you into the room.