Kent Regional Conference
Our conferences help you stay in the know about new legislation and help you learn skills you can take back to your branch. Join us in Canterbury to hear from industry experts including Amanda O'Brien from Content for Estate Agents and the Head of NTSELAT, James Munro.
Overview
Make it free for 23
We have doubled the size of our conference programme for 2023 in response to demand and, for the first time ever, members will also receive a £100 conference credit as we commit to our make it free campaign. This means that members can attend a National or Regional Conference for completely free in 2023.
Headline sponsor
Ticket prices
Members: FREE *
Non-members: £100 (+VAT)
Featured session
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Location, Location…Optimisation
Amanda O’Brien | CONTENT FOR ESTATE AGENTS
Learn how local SEO boosts visibility, builds reputation and generates leads for estate agents. Get strategic insights, practical solutions, and actionable takeaways to help you harness the full potential of local SEO, driving your agency’s visibility, reputation, and lead generation.
Venue
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge
The Precincts
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2EH
Speakers
Timothy Bannister
Director of Property Science Innovation, Rightmove
Tim is the Director of Property Science Innovation at Rightmove combining data, technology and analytics to develop unique insight and drive property decision making. He is a regular guest on many national news outlets such as the BBC, ITV, Sky News and Bloomberg, discussing the latest data and key factors impacting the property market. Tim previously ran Rightmove’s Lettings and Overseas businesses, and before joining Rightmove in 2010, Tim worked in investment banking and strategy consulting. Tim holds an MBA from the Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Sessions
Rightmove data and insights in your local area Thursday @ 1:00 PM
Henry Griffith
Policy and Campaigns Officer, Propertymark
Henry joined Propertymark in April 2022 after having previously worked as the policy and research coordinator for a large Education Group. He supports members by digesting legislation and government policy to consider how this will impact the sector. On top of this, Henry currently attends and represents Propertymark at a number of government and industry working groups.
Sessions
Propertymark Industry Update Thursday @ 3:40 PM
Alex Jeffery
Partner, Bright Solicitors
Alex heads up the Disputes and Litigation team at Bright Solicitors. He has experience in a wide range of litigation matters and predominately advises clients on contentious property matters such as commercial and residential landlords and tenants in connection with possession claims, dilapidations, and forfeiture. Alex also advises on matters arising from disputed rights of way, boundary issues together with general commercial property matters.
Sessions
Lettings Legal Update Thursday @ 3:00 PM
Jason Lee
Commercial Manager, Propertymark
Jason is a vastly experienced sales and auction expert with a demonstrated history of building and growing companies. He worked in agency as both agent and supplier for over 25 years and is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and results. Jason takes pride in development, training and nurturing of all the team and watching them flourish. Multi-award winning in both agency and suppliers’ category from EA Masters, Sunday Times and Negotiator Awards.
James Munro
Head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)
James joined the Trading Standards profession in 1989 and spent many years as an operational Trading Standards Officer—he now leads the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) and oversees the regulation of estate agency work in the UK and the private rented sector in England.
National Trading Standards works closely with the redress schemes, professional bodies and government, and the team is there to protect consumers and safeguard businesses in the property sector. James is a Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner, a qualified coach and mentor, and a regular speaker at industry events.
Sessions
How improving compliance can make you stand out from your competitors Thursday @ 9:40 AM
Amanda O'Brien
Founder, Content for Estate Agents
Amanda is a content creator, writer and founder of contentforestateagents.co.uk a service born out of her genuine frustration at the lack of high-quality content available for independent estate and lettings agents. Driven by her passion for words, and with more than 15 years of experience, Amanda takes pride in providing premium content for her clients.
Sessions
Location, Location…Optimisation Thursday @ 10:40 AM
Tony Piccirillo
Owner, AVRillo
Three-time winner of the Sunday Times Individual Conveyancer of the Year and Co-owner of the pioneering AVRillo, Tony Piccirillo is highly regarded as one of the most innovative lawyers in his field. A former estate agent with 30 years in the property industry, Tony is a CPD accredited trainer, Author and NLP practitioner who teaches problem-solving with an open commercial attitude. It is no wonder that Tony alongside his brother Angelo have established the world’s most awarded conveyancing law firm, with one of the highest NPS ‘customer satisfaction’ scores within UK industry.
Sessions
Fast Track Conveyancing : Why Upfront Information is the solution to converting your pipeline Thursday @ 1:30 PM
Gary Trent
PRS Stakeholder Lead, Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Rent Officers
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Sessions
Understanding PRS Statistics Thursday @ 2:10 PM
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Watch on YouTubeLook back at previous conferences

Star of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’, Paul Shamplina talked about his experiences of where letting agents have got it wrong to help others avoid making the same mistakes.

Do your listings win you business? Business Growth Specialist Neil Whitfield explained how property listings can do so much more than just generating buyer and tenant enquiries at the North West Conference.

Eat, Sleep, Let, Repeat. Ellie Murphy and Daniel Hyre represented Goodlord at the South East Conference, exhibiting their award-winning lettings platform that works alongside agents' CRMs.

Find, win and convert more instructions. Homesearch were at the South East Conference to help agents grow their businesses using their award-winning prospecting platform and data.

Timothy Douglas provided an update of all the key areas agents needed to be aware of in Propertymark's industry update at the Midlands conference 2022.

James Munro toured the UK telling stories of agents who got it wrong and found themselves on Trading Standards' most wanted list so others could avoid making the same mistakes.

Events Team Leader Maria Routledge was ever-present and will be on hand again in 2023 to answer any questions members may have.

At the Welsh National Conference, James Hooker Head of Private Sector Housing Policy for the Welsh Government, provided further insight into their recent activities.

Our Head of Research Phillip Nelson (left) and Head of Qualifications Michael Smith were on hand to talk to delegates in Northern Ireland.

Lorna Kerr has been working with Scotland’s leading estate agents and legal professionals for over 17 years and previously lead on the rollout of the OnTheMarket property portal in Scotland. She assisted agents with what processes to implement to best avoid seeing HMRC at the door.

Legal specialist Robert Bolwell was at a number of events to provide his lettings legal update.

Sally Reid (MARLA) of Accomodation Unlimited was the winner Gallagher's Champagne give away at the South West Conference.

Propertymark's events team offered a special thank you to Maxine Fothergill and Liana Loporto-Browne who were attending their final conference in Portsmouth as the Presidents of ARLA Propertymark and NAEA Propertymark.


At the Scottish National Conference, Clare Yates discussed simple ways to keep customers calm and respond positively to any complaints.

PayProp showcased their automated payment provider software for the property management industry at the Scottish National Conference.
Headline sponsor
Rightmove
Rightmove is the biggest property marketplace in the UK, with the largest selection of properties. Every year, over 80% of all time spent on property portals in the UK is spent on Rightmove. We want to put the power of our audience and tools behind agents. That way, you can get on with what you do best – making moves happen. We’re also passionate about supporting the industry and making your life easier. That's why we’ve created comprehensive and accredited training for estate and lettings agents. In 2022, we supported over 30,000 agents by delivering over 15,198 hours of CDP.
Sponsor
The Letting Partnership
We are market leaders in client accounting and CMP. Outsourcing your client accounting could be the best decision you ever make, we offer tailored service packages, pay-as-you-go pricing and no hidden costs. Whatever your size, we can save you time and money.
Our ‘HealthChecks’ remove the stress and reduce the cost of an accountants’ report—they are the straightforward, fast and cost effective way to save time and money.
Lovely atmosphere and the delivery from the speakers was informative and light hearted keeping the audience focused particularly with Clare Yates
Well done and thank you to all involved

A great day with like minded people in the industry!

My first conference, really enjoyed the day and the speakers, some of the afternoon topics were not relevant to my role but I enjoyed the talks nonetheless. Thanks to all the speakers! The industry exhibitors were all good to speak to, I have research to do on several companies whose services I am interested in.

The talks were not too long and there were good amount of breaks throughout the day. All were very interesting and engaging, especially The Trading Standards and TPO talks. It was interesting to understand what they are doing so we can improve our standards.

* Members can attend one conference for free in 2023 (Propertymark One not included). If a member wishes to attend another conference in the same year, the price will be £100 +VAT. Simply register for the conference as normal and our events team will be in touch to take payment.