Clive Betts began his political career in 1973 and in 1976 was elected as a member of Sheffield City Council. He became Leader of the Council in 1987, having served on the Housing and Finance committees for several years. He remained on the Council until his election as Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Attercliffe in 1992.
Clive was appointed a Government Whip in 1997 and held the post until 2001. In June 2010 he was elected as Chair of the Department for Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
Since becoming a Member of Parliament, Clive has been a key member on several Select Committees (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Department for Communities and Local Government.) His political interests include economic policy, local and regional government and housing. He is chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Arms Length Management Organisations. Clive is also chair of the Netherlands Group in Parliament.
Clive can frequently be found in the stands at Sheffield Wednesday FC and is Chair of the Parliamentary All Party Football Group.
Our BPF Living Sectors Parliamentary Reception Partners
We are immensely grateful to CRBE and Devonshire's for sponsoring the BPF Living Sectors Parliamentary Reception.
6pm Event commences
7pm Welcome from our host and speeches
Melanie Leech CBE, Chief Executive of the British Property Federation
Clive Betts MP for Sheffield South-East, and long-standing Chairman of the HCLG Select Committee
Jason Hardman, Executive Director, Residential Valuations, CBRE
Jonathan Corris, Partner and Joint Head of Real Estate & Projects, Devonshires
7.30pm Networking and canapés
9pm Event closes
Melanie Leech CBE
Chief Executive
British Property Federation
Clive Betts MP
MP for Sheffield South-East
Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Jason Hardman
Executive Director, Residential Valuations
CBRE
Jonathan Corris
Partner and Joint Head of
Real Estate & Projects
Devonshires
Robert McDonnell, abrdn
Charmaine McQueen-Prince, Albanwise Wallace Estates
Richard Green, ARA Venn
Paul Richards, AREF
Trevor Goode, Ashurst LLP
Lisette Metcalfe, ASRA Management Committee
Sarah Reynolds, ASRA Management Committee
Hayley Blackburn, Assura PLC
Lewis Hedley, Avison Young
Richard Berridge, Blackbird RE Advisory
Gemma Kataky, Blackstone Group LLP
Syd Taylor, Blackstone Group LLP
Samantha Rowland, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Alan Collett, British Property Federation (BPF)
Hadar Cohen, British Property Federation (BPF)
Ian Fletcher, British Property Federation (BPF)
Kirsty Wade-Potter, British Property Federation (BPF)
Michelle Killington, British Property Federation (BPF)
Melanie Leech CBE, British Property Federation (BPF)
Nathan Dodson, British Property Federation (BPF)
Rachel Kelly, British Property Federation (BPF)
Szilvia Ballai, British Property Federation (BPF)
Nick Biring, BTR News
Alastair Maclachlan, CBRE Capital Advisors
Chiara Zuccon, CBRE Limited
Jason Hardman, CBRE Limited
Luke Budden, CBRE Limited
Oli Buckland, CBRE Limited
Peter Burns, CBRE Limited
Thomas Mudd, CBRE Limited
Tim Pankhurst, CBRE Limited
Tom Power, CBRE Limited
Verity Lowe, CBRE Limited
Einar Roberts, Cluttons LLP
Candice Blackwood, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Eleanor Murray, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
John Cumpson, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Tracey Hartley, CompassRock
James Hanson, Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Ltd
Andrew Stanford, Deloitte LLP
Caroline Mostowfi, Devonshires Solicitors
Jonathan Corris, Devonshires Solicitors
Matthew Waters, Devonshires Solicitors
Triya Maicha, Devonshires Solicitors
Sam Logan, Dorrington PLC
Dhananjai Dhananjai, Edmond de Rothschild REIM
Trishul Thakore, Essential Living Management Ltd
Stuart May, Faithorn Farrell Timms
Matthew Chillingworth, Federated Hermes
Jane Crouch, Fresh PG
Sam Scott, Fresh PG
Giles Barrie, FTI Consulting LLP
Bobby Barnett, Gerald Eve LLP
Joanne Winchester, Gerald Eve LLP
Pooja Karia, Get Living
Rick de Blaby, Get Living
James Pargeter, Global Apartment Advisors
Martin Bellinger, Goodstone Living Ltd
Richard Beckingsale, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Michael Keaveney, Grainger Plc
Ben Fry, Gresham House
Selina Hailu, Heylo Housing Group Limited
James Atkins, Hill Dickinson LLP
Kitson Keen, Home Group
Jennifer Murray, Homes England
Marcus Ralling, Homes England
Peter Denton, Homes England
Clive Betts MP, House of Commons
The Rt Hon. the Lord Lansley CBE, House of Lords
The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, House of Lords
The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Cookham CH, House of Lords
Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman
Ian Sands, Howard De Walden Estates
Richard Evans, Hyde Housing Association
Daisy Pierce, iNHouse Communications
Emily Moore, iNHouse Communications
Hanna Johnson, iNHouse Communications
Luciana Berger, iNHouse Communications
John German, Invesco Asset Management Limited
Emma Glynn, JLL
John Coddington, JLL
Karl Tomusk, JLL
Paul Winstanley, JLL
Simon Scott, JLL
Wilhelm Wrede, JLL
Helen Kings, Kings Residential
Chris Benham, Knight Frank LLP
Ellie Vlavianou, L&Q
Anna Johnson, Landsec
Catherine Eastwood, Landsec
Ed Tynan, Landsec
Andy Jones, Leaders Romans Group
Adam Donovan, Lichfields
Jack Spearman, Long Harbour
Rebecca Taylor, Long Harbour
Richard Silva, Long Harbour
Alex Greaves, M&G Real Estate
Leigh Renders, M&G Real Estate
Polly Haydn Jones, M&G Real Estate
Tania Barnes, Macfarlanes
Shamez Alibhai, Man Group plc
Henry Morris, MGT
Jane Owen, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Shaan Ali, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE, Ministry of Housing, Local Government and Communities
Lesley Roberts, Monogram Living
Kate Brennan, Montagu Evans LLP
Chatinder Bal, MTVH
Niki Kyriacou, National House Building Council
Tim Reid, National House Building Council
Ben Beadle, National Residential Landlords Association
Chris Norris, National Residential Landlords Association
James Kent, National Residential Landlords Association
Sarah Payling, Ocean Media
Joshua Lambkin, Pagefield
Patrick Reynolds, Pagefield
Adrian Bunney, Pegasi Management Company Limited
Joanna Upton, Pegasi Management Company Limited
Kerryanne Bowden‑Hall, Pegasi Management Company Limited
Hugh Milne, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC)
Charles Crowe, PGIM Real Estate UK Ltd
Anthony Newton, Pinsent Masons LLP
Craig Tordoff, Pinsent Masons LLP
Natalie Harris, Pinsent Masons LLP
Richard Cantrell, Pinsent Masons LLP
Mike Kiely, Planning Officers Society
Jean-Marc Vandevivere, Platform_
Timothy Douglas, Property Mark
Danielle Bayless, Quintain Limited
Harriet Pask, Quintain Limited
James Saunders, Quintain Limited
Anthony Marlow, Rothesay
Nick Short, Royal London Asset Management
Lucian Smithers, Sage Housing Limited
Mark Sater, Sage Housing Limited
Rizwan Khan, Sage Housing Limited
Duncan Salvesen, Salvesen Consulting
Guy Whittaker, Savills Plc
Jacqui Daly, Savills Plc
Paul Wellman, Savills Plc
Polly Simpson, Savills Plc
Richard Valentine-Selsey, Savills Plc
Daniel Kaye, Sheridan Development Management Ltd
Simon Meek, Shoosmiths LLP
Robert Sumner, Sigma Capital Group plc
Jamie Ratcliff, SNG Housing Association
Jeremy Pickard, SWAP Architects Limited
Andrew Brown, Target Fund Managers Ltd
Andrew Bulmer, The Property Institute
Alexandra Notay, Thriving Investments
Catherine Webster, Thriving Investments
James Lenton, Thriving Investments
Jon Clark, Touchstone
Catherine O'Driscoll, Travers Smith LLP
Sarah Walker, Travers Smith LLP
Andrew Barnard, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Douglas Rhodes, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Robert Beiley, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed, Unipol Student Homes
Paul Watson, UNITE Group Plc
Alex Pease, Watkin Jones plc
John Holley, Watkin Jones plc
Bela Zavery, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Harriet Kitchenham, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Sarah White, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Katherine Rose
