Key takeaways from Property Week's Later Living conference

摘要

Last week, influential industry figures came together at Property Week's Later Living event to discuss how to overcome the biggest challenges faced by the sector and what lies ahead. The virtual event on 24 June covered hot topics such as planning and investment and provided some sage advice to developers and operators from their target audience. Here are our top takeaways from the event: The event kicked off with a keynote speech from housing minister Christopher Pincher. He stressed how important overhauling the planning system was to developing later-living products. "The barriers to developing a new later-living product include opaque local plans and an outdated planning system. It all plays into the overall housing shortage in the UK," he said.