Around 200 property professionals representing over 100 organisations from across the UK will be in Edinburgh next week (8 March) to attend the Scottish Property Federation’s 10th annual conference, to be hosted by well-known political broadcaster Michael Portillo.
The conference, themed on Global Capital, Local Growth, will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 11.30pm-4.30pm.
Broadcaster and Former Cabinet Minister Michael Portillo, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown MSP and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP will headline the conference
The Conference is set to hear from policy makers at UK, Scottish and local government levels on how they plan to drive local economic development in towns and cities. There will also be interactive opportunities to enable delegates to question the speakers on their perceptions and insights of the property markets, global capital and local development.
SPF chairman, Paul Curran said
“We’ve announced an exciting line-up of speakers who can draw upon a wealth of experience in real estate and politics so it’s shaping up to be an informative day.”
“The SPF conference is well timed, not only as it coincides with the release of the UK Budget, but also given the fact that recent commercial sales figures and investment volumes are showing that Scotland’s real estate industry could be at risk of going through a period of stagnation or even falling activity levels which is not good news for the economy.”
“Scotland’s real estate sector has a positive story to tell and if we can deliver competitive tax and regulatory policies that attract investment then we can continue to contribute not only economically, but also socially by delivering great places to live, work and enjoy.”