Global Homes gathers investors for real estate, mortgage finance confab in UK

Foreign and local investors will be meeting in London, July to deliberate on the effective implementation of real estate investment and mortgage financing in Nigeria.

The two-day conference to be declared open by Vice President Namadi Sambo is an initiative of Global Homes Magazine (UK) and Housing Circuit Magazine (Nigeria), and is expected to bring together Nigerians in the Diaspora, foreign investors, real estate developers, mortgage bankers, construction companies, state housing managers, housing support providers, and a host of others.

The primary objective of the conference is to create awareness on investment opportunities for real estate and mortgage finance companies and organisations in Nigeria and in the UK, Seun Jegede, the publisher of Housing Circuit Magazine and convener of the conference, said.

The conference is aimed to empower investors to gain expert insight into new market trends in the real estate sector in the UK and Nigeria, and share practical experience regarding global trends in real estate and mortgage financing, he said, as the conference would also provide platform for various stakeholders to network and build new business partnership as well as attract local and foreign direct investment (FDI) into the housing sector.

“The conference will also provide a niche networking platform for participants who have been carefully selected based on their strategic and leadership positions in their respective areas of business.

“Organisations will have the unique opportunity of engaging with key players in strategic areas of the economy on a one-to-one fact finding discussion and explore various investment opportunities that may be mutually beneficial.

“We are liaising with the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the Business Council for Africa (BCA), Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK), NIDO, The Nigeria High Commission, UK and other relevant stakeholders in the UK to use their platforms to invite to the conference carefully selected UK investors in various spheres of the economy who are keen about investing in Nigeria,” he said.

He added that the conference would provide useful information on potential real estate investment opportunities in Nigeria to the outside world; provide an avenue where participants can network and exchange ideas; enable participants understand the realities of mortgage financing in Nigeria and how they can take advantage of the scheme.

Jegede, who stressed the need for synergy among relevant stakeholders, said “as media firms that specialise basically in housing journalism and key players in the built environment, it is necessary to create platforms where stakeholders in the industry and investors can network, hence the conference.”

KEHINDE AKINTOLA