Events

UKAA Birmingham Study Tour

Yardi was delighted to join over 40 UKAA members on a recent study tour exploring Birmingham’s thriving build to rent (BTR) scene. The tour offered insightful introductions, impressive developments, and valuable networking opportunities. Day One: Diverse Developments and Delightful Details Corkfield Delegates were welcomed at Centrick’s office on the morning of day one. This was […]

29 / 01 / 24

Think Tank: Can BTR Solve the Housing Crisis?

Despite decades of housebuilding targets, Help to Buy, shared ownership and similar initiatives, the housing crisis is getting worse. Property Week and Yardi brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss how the build to rent sector could help address the UK’s shortage of affordable homes. Panel of experts Rachel Allwood, planning director, Dandara […]

23 / 01 / 24

Enhancing Digital Experiences in PBSA

Yardi joined a panel of experts at Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference to discuss enhancing digital experiences in PBSA. The panel was moderated by Lem Bingley, editor for Property Week and featured: Gemma Le Marquer, sales & marketing director, Empiric Student Property Justin Harley, regional director, Yardi Owen Redman, co-founder, Roome Improving the Student […]

23 / 01 / 24

Student Accommodation

Yardi RISE – Managing Mental Health for a Balanced Life

Yardi RISE, an internal initiative that empowers women in real estate, returns for its winter event in Milton Keynes. Featuring guest speaker Jeanette Skipsey, market development manager for Mind BLMK, the event delved into the subject of mental health. With over 15 years of experience working with Mind BLMK, Skipsey is passionate about developing and […]

13 / 12 / 23

RISE with Yardi

Property Week BTR 360 Conference: Essential Ingredients for a Successful BTR Development

Yardi’s Regional Director, Justin Harley, joined industry experts at Property Week’s first BTR 360 conference, held in London, to discuss the essential ingredients for a successful BTR development. The panel was chaired by the BBC’s Tanya Beckett and included: Michael Herrington, director of build to rent operations, Related Argent Tom Grey, director of BTR consultancy, […]

11 / 12 / 23

Infinite Possibilities at YASC Europe 2023

YASC Europe returned for its 10th anniversary for an insightful event at the InterContinental London – The O2. We welcomed over 800 clients, partners and staff for two days of learning, networking, new solutions and an evening of entertainment. The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) connects property managers, owners, operators and investors with software solutions […]

28 / 11 / 23

Asset Management

Commercial

Yardi RISE – Finding A Better Work-Life Balance

After a successful summer event on building confidence in the workplace, Yardi RISE returned with a fireside chat on the topic of work-life balance and how to achieve it. Finding the delicate balance between work and personal life can seem like a Herculean task. Especially as 70% of women feel their employers are not providing […]

14 / 11 / 23

RISE with Yardi

Market Outlook: Identifying Trends That Will Drive Real Estate Forward

At the 2023 Bisnow Women Leading Real Estate Conference, Yardi’s Georgie Drewery, senior account executive, joined industry experts to discuss the trends defining the future of real estate. The panel was moderated by Reena Patel, partner at Gowling WLG and included: Veronica Gallo-Alverez, head of core Europe funds for Abrdn Heather Topel, development director for Grosvenor Lindsay […]

27 / 10 / 23

Commercial

Yardi Supports MK Food Bank to Achieve Guinness World Record

Yardi UK took part in MK Can, hosted by MK Food Bank on October 16, to collect cans of food to support people in need. MK Food Bank organised this event to beat the Guinness World Record, set back in 2014, of 44,966 cans. Following an official attempt to form the longest line of cans, […]

18 / 10 / 23

Giving

Rising Demand: Exploring the Growth of Europe’s PBSA Sector

The student housing market averages 63% of total purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) beds across Europe. Therefore, as the number of students in Europe continues to rise, the demand for affordable and quality student housing is becoming a pressing issue. Countries such as France, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands are witnessing the highest growth […]

03 / 10 / 23

Yardi RISE – Building Confidence in the Workplace

Yardi RISE, Yardi’s internal initiative for inspiring women in real estate, returned for its summer event in Milton Keynes about building confidence in the workplace. As we discovered during the quiz part of the day, two-thirds of women are not confident in their ability to do their job, 96% of people experience imposter syndrome and […]

22 / 08 / 23

RISE with Yardi

Student Housing: A Blueprint for Property Management

Yardi’s Richard Gerritsen hosted a panel alongside Duco de Jong from Student Experience and Dimitri Huygen from XIOR Student Housing to discuss the growth of student housing and how they are transforming and innovating within this asset class, which is still relatively young and evolving in Europe. The Growth of Student Housing in Europe Student […]

21 / 08 / 23

Delivering Resident Value: Operations, Marketing and Customer Experience

Yardi’s Senior Account Executive, Georgie Drewery joined industry experts at this year’s Bisnow Conference 2023, held in London, to discuss delivering resident value in BTR. The panel was moderated by Katherine Rose from VervLife and included: Nicola Fleet-Milne from FleetMilne Valerie Cseplo-Jeffery from Lendlease James Hart from LaSalle Investment Management Grace Oyebunmi Oyesoro from Quintain […]

23 / 06 / 23

The Importance of Scale in BTR: Unlocking Future Opportunities

At this year’s Place North West BTR Conference in Manchester, Yardi’s Solutions Consultant, Megi Cara, held a presentation around the importance of scale in the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, exploring the advantages, how technology can facilitate scale and the challenges property developers, operators and investors may face. The Housing Shortage and the Need for […]

26 / 05 / 23