Chapman Taylor to Present Trafford Wharf Case Study and Co-Host Closing Event at Property Week Rental Living Summit 2025

Chapman Taylor is delighted to announce that we will be speaking at the Property Week Rental Living Summit 2025, taking place on 1 October in Manchester.

Group Board Director, Michael Swiszczowski, will contribute to the Masterclass Medley sessions with a presentation entitled: “Trafford Wharf: Delivering a Mixed-Use, Multi-Tenure Model for Rental Living.”

Michael will be joined at the summit by his Chapman Taylor colleagues Alexander Esfahani (Manchester), Brisa Bellido (London) and Jonathan Harris (Bristol), who will be on hand to meet attendees and share insights across Build-to-Rent, co-living, single-family housing and student living.

Aligning with market evolution

With the UK residential market’s ongoing shift towards rental living, Property Week has repositioned its flagship event — moving away from RESi360 and BTR360 to launch this new Rental Living Summit. The conference reflects the growing dominance of Build-to-Rent, Single-Family Rental and co-living within the residential sector.

For Chapman Taylor, this evolution perfectly matches our areas of expertise. With a strong track record in designing across the full spectrum of rental living models, our involvement in the inaugural Rental Living Summit — hosted in Manchester, where Chapman Taylor has one of its three UK studios — could not be better timed.

About the session

Chapman Taylor is delighted to announce that we will be speaking at the Property Week Rental Living Summit 2025, taking place on 1 October in Manchester.

Group Board Director, Michael Swiszczowski, will contribute to the Masterclass Medley sessions with a presentation entitled:

“Trafford Wharf: Delivering a Mixed-Use, Multi-Tenure Model for Rental Living.”

Michael will be joined at the summit by his Chapman Taylor colleagues Alexander Esfahani (Manchester), Brisa Bellido (London) and Jonathan Harris (Bristol), who will be on hand to meet attendees and share insights across Build-to-Rent, co-living, single-family housing and student living.

Aligning with Market Evolution

With the UK residential market’s ongoing shift towards rental living, Property Week has repositioned its flagship event — moving away from RESi360 and BTR360 to launch this new Rental Living Summit. The conference reflects the growing dominance of Build-to-Rent, Single-Family Rental and co-living within the residential sector.

For Chapman Taylor, this evolution perfectly matches our areas of expertise. With a strong track record in designing across the full spectrum of rental living models, our involvement in the inaugural Rental Living Summit — hosted in Manchester, where Chapman Taylor has one of its three UK studios — could not be better timed.

About the Session

The session will showcase Trafford Wharf — the first major project within the Trafford Wharfside masterplan — and how it has redefined expectations for rental living in Manchester.

Key themes include:

• How collaboration with Trafford Council evolved an originally suburban vision into a dynamic, urban, multi-tenure community.
• Designing two residential towers with Build-to-Rent in mind from the outset, alongside potential co-living provision, student accommodation and a new university campus building.
• Balancing local authority aspirations, resident needs, and investor/developer requirements to secure unanimous approval.
• Lessons learned in creating commercially resilient, sustainable, and socially engaging rental living environments.

Closing the summit at Kampus

Chapman Taylor is also proud to be co-hosting the official ‘Building Connections’ Closing Party of the Rental Living Summit, taking place on 1 October from 6–9pm at Kampus, Manchester.

Delivered in collaboration with Native Communities, LOFT and GAA Living, the event will provide delegates with the opportunity to network in one of Manchester’s most vibrant new neighbourhoods.

Designed by Chapman Taylor, Kampus has become a landmark Build-to-Rent development, offering over 500 apartments alongside independent food, drink and leisure spaces. It has been celebrated for its innovative design and placemaking, making it a fitting location to round off the summit.

Michael Swiszczowski, Group Board Director at Chapman Taylor, said:
“With the residential market evolving towards rental living, it feels fitting to be speaking at this inaugural summit in my home city of Manchester, and to welcome delegates to experience Kampus — one of our own landmark Build-to-Rent schemes which embodies the future of urban living.”

Meet Us There

Chapman Taylor will be present throughout the summit, engaging with industry peers on themes including Build-to-Rent, single-family rental, co-living, and student living. If you would like to connect with Michael or our team during the event, please get in touch to arrange a meeting.

Delivered in collaboration with Native Communities, LOFT and GAA Living, the event will provide delegates with the opportunity to network in one of Manchester’s most vibrant new neighbourhoods.

Designed by Chapman Taylor, Kampus has become a landmark Build-to-Rent development, offering over 500 apartments alongside independent food, drink and leisure spaces. It has been celebrated for its innovative design and placemaking, making it a fitting location to round off the summit.

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Michael Swiszczowski, Group Board Director at Chapman Taylor, said: “With the residential market evolving towards rental living, it feels fitting to be speaking at this inaugural summit in my home city of Manchester, and to welcome delegates to experience Kampus — one of our own landmark Build-to-Rent schemes which embodies the future of urban living.”

Meet us there

Chapman Taylor will be present throughout the summit, engaging with industry peers on themes including Build-to-Rent, single-family rental, co-living, and student living. If you would like to connect with Michael or our team during the event, please get in touch to arrange a meeting.