An informal breakfast roundtable discussion for residential property investors, developers and PRS portfolio landlords, exploring what’s yielding the best return and what’s really driving those returns across multi family, low amenity multi family (BTR Lite) and single family rental.
Headline returns may paint one picture, but the operational reality is often quite different. This roundtable aims to bridge that gap, inviting investors, developers and PRS portfolio landlords to engage in candid dialogue about what’s genuinely working in today’s residential investment landscape… and what isn’t.
The residential investment market in 2026 is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Multi family, low amenity multi family (BTR Lite) and single family rental are all performing differently, attracting different types of capital, throwing up different operational challenges, and telling quite different stories once you get past the pro forma. That comparative picture doesn’t get discussed openly very often. This is the room where it does.
No presentations. No panels. Just a small group of people who are active in the market, a good breakfast, and enough time to have a proper conversation. Centrick will bring the operational perspective from managing BTR and PRS communities across the UK; the rest comes from the room.
What we’ll get into
- Multi family, low amenity multi family (BTR Lite) and single family rentl. How do the real returns compare once you’re past the headline figures?
- Where voids, lease-up timelines and retention are actually landing, and what’s driving the variance between schemes
- Operational costs, compliance and where the margin squeeze is really coming from in 2026
- Amenity and service spend: what residents actually value, and what’s just eating into yield
- AI and PropTech in day-to-day operations: what’s genuinely changing the numbers, and what’s still mostly noise
- Where investor conviction is sitting across the sub-sectors, and what would move it
- The discussion will draw on themes from MIPIM 2026 alongside what the attendees are seeing on the ground.
Who’s it for?
Residential property investors, developers and PRS portfolio landlords who are active in, or seriously thinking about, multi family, BTR Lite or single family rental. If you’re working through questions of asset selection, returns modelling or portfolio strategy in 2026, you’ll get something useful from this conversation.
We’ll be keeping the group to around 12-15 people. It only works if everyone in the room has something genuine to bring, so we’re a bit selective about who we invite.
With a fast-moving landscape and increasing pressure on margins, this is a timely conversation for developers, investors, and operators looking to future-proof their portfolios.
Event Details
Start your morning with breakfast and networking from 9.00am, followed by an engaging roundtable discussion at 9.30am. Gain expert insights, exchange ideas, and connect with like-minded professionals who are passionate about delivering successful BTR communities.
🗓 Thursday 19 March 2026
🕑 Breakfast and networking from 9.00am, for 9.30am start
📍 Centrick, The Exchange, Birmingham
