09.00 - 09.15
Registration sponsored by Pepper Money
09.15 - 09.45
Networking breakfast
09:45 - 09:50
Chair's opening remarks - Adrian MacDiarmid, head of mortgage lender relations, Barratt Redrow
09:50 – 10:10
Building better: trends and challenges in new build housing
- What are the main issues facing developers and buyers within the new build market?
- The role of the adviser in recognising and addressing consumer concerns
- How the New Homes Ombudsman Service is supporting fairness and improving standards
Nigel Cates, chief ombudsman, New Homes Ombudsman Service
10:10 – 10:30
Reform and revival – the economics of the current new build market
- Insights into key economic indicators, trends and forecasts
- What’s next for rates, house prices and sales?
- Explore the implications on consumer confidence, market sentiment and behaviour
Richard Donnell, executive director – research, Zoopla
10:30 – 11:10
Innovating affordability – how are lenders shaping the future new build market?
- How are banks and mortgage lenders responding to the affordability issue?
- Innovative lending products, new solutions, and future shared ownership models
- Exploring partnerships between lenders, developers, and policymakers to improve access to homeownership
Rob Barnard, intermediary relationship director, Pepper Money
Andrew Calder, strategic partnerships and propositions manager, Accord Mortgages
Jonathan Evans, senior national accounts and new build lead, Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries
Niki Willacott, innovation and national new build account manager, Principality Building Society
Moderated by: Christine Newell, mortgages technical director, Paradigm Mortgage Services
11:10 - 11:30
Coffee and networking
11:30 – 12:00
Roundtable discussions: building new foundations – solutions for buyers in a post Help-to-Buy market
In this collaborative session, with your current roundtables, you will delve into and deliberate alternatives for schemes that can aid first time buyers as Help-to-Buy did, both from a government and private initiative perspective. The session will highlight innovative solutions and foster discussion on how developers, lenders, and policymakers can work together to create sustainable pathways to homeownership.
12:00 – 12:15
Ideas into action: sharing solutions
Roundtable participants will now have the opportunity to share key ideas, insights, and proposals developed during their group discussions. Whether it’s a practical improvement, or a collaborative approach, this is a chance to bring your voices to the wider room.
Hosting sponsor companies:
Accord Mortgages
Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries
L&G Mortgage Services
Lloyd’s Banking Group
Nationwide
NatWest
Nottingham Building Society
Pepper Money
Principality Building Society
Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries
12:15 - 12:30
Coffee and networking
12:30 – 13:00
Guiding the new build sector towards decarbonisation
- An introduction to the Hub’s Net Zero Transition Plan for the new homes sector, developed with industry, government, and the supply chain
- Collaborative action – the need for coordinated efforts across sectors
- Highlighting industry engagement and how the ‘living plan’ will adapt over time to support a sustainable future for homebuilding
Richard Lankshear, programme director, Future Homes Hub
13:00 – 13:40
Bridging the gap – the broker’s role in boosting confidence and uptake in the new build market
- Brokers are more important now than ever; how can they build trust and guide buyers through the complexities of new build mortgages?
- Understanding advisers’ roles in improving buyer confidence and increasing engagement with the new build sector
- How can lenders, developers, and brokers can work together to streamline the mortgage journey?
Matthew Coulson, founder, Heron Financial
Jane Simpson, head of strategic accounts – broker, L&G Mortgage Services
John Doughty, chapter managing director, Just Mortgages
Moderated by: Gina Burrows, national housing development manager, Lloyds Banking Group
13:40 - 13:50
Chair's closing remarks - Adrian MacDiarmid, head of mortgage lender relations, Barratt Redrow
13:50 - 14:45
Networking lunch
14:45
Close of the British New Homes Mortgage Senate
