The real estate and infrastructure practice of Shepherd and Wedderburn has agreed with Homes for Scotland to sponsor its annual conference.

Now in its fifth year, the one day event taking place in Edinburgh on November 2 will be attended by over 100 delegates including housebuilders, registered social landlords, local authorities, councillors and other associated professions.

The conference programme incorporates specialist workshop sessions and themes including: land use and assembly; proposed legislative planning developments; and working with utility companies.

Ewan MacLeod, partner, planning & environment group at Shepherd and Wedderburn, and a conference speaker, said: “This conference comes at a critical time for the housebuilding industry following the Independent Review of the planning system and the widely acknowledged need for changes to deliver more housing. The event provides a fantastic opportunity to meet with leading figures from Government and Industry to discuss what the future of the housebuilding sector in Scotland looks like and how we can all contribute to making it a success.”

In addition to Ewan, other members of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s 29 partner real estate and infrastructure team will be present at the event, which comes just over a week before the firm hosts Property 2016, regarded as the premier gathering for property developers, investors, occupiers, lenders and service providers in Scotland.