RICS in South West - Unlocking Development: Finance, Funding and the Future
Engineers' House, The Promenade, Clifton Down, Bristol BS8 3NB
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Overview
The South West has no shortage of development opportunity - but turning a viable project into a funded one has never been more complex. Rising construction costs, shifting lender appetite, and an evolving capital markets landscape mean that developers and surveyors alike need a clearer picture of where the money is, how it works, and how to access it.
This regional event in collaboration with RICS Commercial Property Professional Group Panel (PGP), brings together practitioners from across the region for an honest, practical conversation about real estate development finance today.
The session will include:
- Keynote address on development finance and the capital landscape
- Presentation followed by discussion on funding development in the South West - barriers, opportunities and the road ahead
- Commercial Property Professional Group Panel Update
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The event will follow Chatham House rules. Discussions may be recorded and/or transcribed, but for the purpose of capturing insights only.
Speakers
Maria Wiedner
Founder and CEO, Cambridge Finance
Maria's passion for real estate finance and particularly financial modelling is built on specialist roles in the highly quantitative fields of property derivatives, renewable energy and listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) analysis. With global consulting and leadership experience, Maria is an internationally recognised authority, speaker and thought-leader on the organisational benefits of best practice financial modelling in Real Estate. Maria is the CEO and principal trainer of Cambridge Finance, which she founded with the aim to bring top-quality real estate finance education to the property industry. Maria also founded in 2012, the diversity group for real estate, Real Estate Women (RE:WOMEN), with the objective to advocate for equality and more representation of minorities in senior positions.
Dominic Masters
Real Estate Advisory, WSP GL Hearn
A Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Management Consultant, Dominic is a Development Advisor in the Development team at WSP, a leading global professional services firm providing engineering, consultancy, and advisory services across sectors like property, transportation, and environment. Dominic joined the Development Consultancy team, then part of Capita RE&I, in 2015 after working in real estate venture capital and fund management. He specialises in development advisory and real estate strategy, focusing on commercial and residential-led projects. Additionally, he works with the WSP viability team acting for local and housing authorities. He has over 15 years of experience in real estate advisory, working on various development and disposal projects across the UK, including leading multidisciplinary planning and development teams. He has also acted as the lenders' technical lead for multiple residential programmes in the UK and Ireland, reviewing technical aspects of planning, development, and construction to ensure compliance and mitigate development risk. Dominic has extensive Public Sector experience. He was part of the Cardiff Bay regeneration team and was part of the MOD Defence Estate Optimisation Programme. He is currently working on the City Living Programme for Plymouth City Council where he is the lead property advisor.
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