Our fifth Proper Talk returned to the 1903-constructed, Grade II listed Midland Hotel in the centre of Manchester.
Introduced by Jack Seton and chaired and moderated by Jonathan Channing, our panellists were put through their paces, especially by our audience of property professionals who asked a series of excellent questions on the subjects of buildings insurance and building safety.
Our Manchester panel featured:
Jonathan Channing
Proper Talk Moderator, JC Property Consultancy Ltd
Andrew Banister
Director, Earl Kendrick
John Batty
Director of Technical Services, Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd and Board Director of the British Insurance Brokers Association
Polly Dyer
Property Director Principle Estate Management
Andrew Rimmer
Director, AMR Law
Peter Thomas
Strategic Growth Executive, Intuety.io
Topics discussed included:
The Chatham House Rule applied – as it does at all Proper Talk events – and the panel were open and honest about the current landscape, providing up to date industry news and the general direction of travel.
Proper Talk Manchester was well attended and all took advantage of the generous amount of time given up to networking, both over breakfast before the panel session, and afterwards too.
To attend a future Proper Talk and take an active part in robust property discussions, drop a line to Jonathan Channing on jonathan@jcpropertyconsultancy.com and we’ll see you soon!
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