Property in Practice: Where the Real Opportunities Are Right Now (Salford)

Ritchie Watson is the Corporate Sales Director in the North West region for Together Commercial Finance. With over 27 years’ experience in the property and finance sectors – across chartered surveyors, property and banking – Ritchie has built an extensive knowledge and a trusted network of corporate customers and professional partners across the UK. He has a proven track record for providing common-sense lending solutions for all types of property transactions.

Louise has over 20 years of experience in the residential market and is passionate about the new build apartment sector, assisting developers from initial concept to final completion providing advice on apartment mix, optimum sizing, interior and amenity design as well as sales and marketing strategies. She’s been a podcast guest of Material Source and is the upcoming chair for Women In Property which shows her experience and authority within the sector. When she’s not working, she loves to stay active by working out and playing golf.

Sophie Booth is the proud Co-Founder and Director of We Are PROPA, a two-woman recruitment business helping independently owned property companies build brilliant teams across Manchester & Cheshire.

Sophie is dedicated to changing the narrative of property recruitment by providing a service that empowers and coaches business owners throughout their recruitment journey through the application of the PROPA framework. This is a unique coaching methodology that centres on the “why” of all parties to ensure long-term fit, protect investments and achieve collective success.

Sophie brings a people-first perspective to property recruitment. She is passionate about raising standards across the industry, supporting collaboration between like-minded professionals, and helping to shape a stronger, more connected property community across the region.

Shoaib Muhammad is Co-CEO of Views, a Manchester-based real estate investment and development company. He leads the group’s investment strategy, acquisitions and capital partnerships, working across residential, mixed-use and regeneration projects throughout the North West.

Shoaib has experience structuring and delivering complex property transactions and works closely with investors, lenders and joint venture partners to unlock value through acquisition, development and active asset management.

Victoria Allan is Senior Planning Consultant at TriVantage, a built environment practice which supports facilities management and planning requirements for a range of clients. Victoria works with a variety of clients and other consultants such as architects and ecologists to deliver commercial, heritage and residential projects.

With previous experience in project management for new build schemes, as well as in planning, she brings these direct skills and creative thinking to the role enabling her to find solutions for complex schemes. No matter the scale of the project, she brings a straight-forward, down-to-earth approach, communicating with the client at every stage. Outside of work, she can usually be found in a park or National Trust property with her family or watching sport on the TV.