We organise, speak at and attend various planning policy and public affairs events on industry-related topics

 

Upcoming events

• Kent Housing Group is hosting its conference on 19 June. Details here. We are attending
• Essex Developers Group has its bi-monthly meeting on 26 June. Details here. We are attending.
• HBF Midlands Planning Group is meeting on 16 July in Birmingham. Details here (members only).
• HBF Eastern Planning Group is meeting on 23 July in Cambridge. Details here. Our Michael Hardware will be speaking on local government reorganisation.
• Chelgate Local is hosting an Essex Local Government Reorganisation Breakfast Briefing in September in Chelmsford. As the submissions to MHCLG will happen during this month, we will hear from several Essex politicians of what the impact on the county will be. To receive further details about this, please register here.

Recent events

• UKREiiF Michael Hardware, director of planning & property, attended this major conference in May 2025, along with over 16,000 others from the industry, to enjoy the sunshine in Leeds for three days. See the write-up here.
• The first meeting of the Hampshire Developers Forum took place in April. This was posted on LinkedIn here.
• Surrey Developers Forum We attended this event in November 2024. See the write-up here.

Previous events

We have hosted various events in recent years with various councils across Surrey, Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, with planning consultants such as Strutt & Parker, Vail Williams, Bidwells, Lichfields, Knight Frank and DLP.