Leeds wins bid to keep UKREiiF in the city for future years

Following an exploration of potential host cities, the organisers behind The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum have announced that it will remain in Leeds for the foreseeable future.

Formed in 2022 UKREiiF has quickly become the UK’s leading platform in the regeneration, development and property sectors – becoming Europe’s fastest growing industry event.

The event is set to gather 10,000-12,000 delegates in 2024 and raise £20m for the local economy through visitor spend – and due to this growth UKREiiF’s team had explored potential options including Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.

But following this exploratory process the organisers have announced Leeds will host the event into the future in addition to hosting the event in the city between May 21st and 23rd in 2024.

Mayor of West Yorkshire Combined Authority Tracy Brabin said of the announcement: “It’s fantastic news that UKREiiF will make Leeds its home for the years to come. It’s a real recognition that West Yorkshire can match the scale, ambition and momentum needed to host this global event. The economic impact of UKREiiF directly benefits local people in our mission to build a stronger, brighter region.”

Tom Riordan, chief executive of Leeds City Council, added: “As always in the city, our power through partnership and focus on collaboration has proved very successful and we are looking forward to welcoming more delegates in 2024 and seeing the conference grow bigger and better in the next few years.”

Nathan Spencer, director of UKREiiF, added: “A key focus for UKREiiF is to become more than just an event which is hosted in a city our work in the build up to and at UKREiiF in 2023 saw us generate £12.1m in local economic impact, create £2.25m of social impact for local communities, and inspire the next generation of people and businesses to have a voice in our future communities with our focus on D&I and social value.

“We have some really exciting plans for 2024 to reach thousands of young people and early careers professionals – and the city and regional partners are very much behind these core principles that UKREiiF has, and we’re delighted therefore to build on this over the next few years with this commitment to Leeds.”

Ben Campbell, venue director, Royal Armouries said: “I am both proud and excited that following a comprehensive bid process we have retained UKREiiF for the foreseeable future; this is a huge success for the city of Leeds and wider Yorkshire region and we are excited to be working with and supporting UKREiiF on the event and their annual ambitions for growth.

“The success of the event has been phenomenal, and we very much look forward to welcoming thousands more delegates to our venue and site over the coming years.”

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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