Reflecting on UKREiiF 2026
Having attended UKREiiF for the past five years, it continues to prove its value as one of the most important dates in the property and development calendar.
The event provides a unique opportunity to maintain momentum on existing projects, explore new ideas, and have meaningful discussions about how schemes can move forward. Just as importantly, it gives us the chance to reconnect with clients, consultants, and industry contacts who we may not see as often as we would like, while also meeting new people who are equally keen to share ideas and collaborate.
We continue to find UKREiiF an incredibly useful event to attend. The atmosphere is positive and engaging, with people willing to make time for conversations. There is a genuine energy around the event that encourages discussion, knowledge sharing and future planning.
As the event has evolved, so has our approach. Rather than focusing on large gatherings and packed schedules, we now take a more targeted and relaxed approach, prioritising smaller group discussions and one-to-one meetings. This has allowed us to have more focused conversations and build stronger connections.
Many of the themes discussed throughout the week reflected wider industry sentiment and aligned closely with the findings of the UKREiiF Insights Report 2026. Conversations were largely positive, with confidence remaining around future opportunities and development pipelines. However, funding constraints, viability challenges, policy requirements and increasingly complex procedures continue to create obstacles to delivery. Across the sector, there was a shared recognition that projects are taking longer to bring forward than they once did, reinforcing the need for collaboration and innovative approaches to keep schemes moving forward.
One area that generated significant interest was our work with immersive reality technologies. Conversations around how these tools can be adapted to support design development, stakeholder engagement, and project communication highlighted a growing appetite for innovation across the industry.
For our practice, attending UKREiiF remains important for strengthening relationships, sharing knowledge, gathering insight, and ensuring we remain part of the conversations shaping the future of the built environment.
The most energising moments came from discussions that sparked new ideas and excitement about future possibilities. Although, after a full day of meetings and networking, getting back to a comfortable bed before 10pm certainly helped keep the energy levels up for the following day.
As always, we left UKREiiF feeling positive about the opportunities ahead and looking forward to continuing conversations with both existing and new connections.