- 12 January 2026
- 12.00pm
- Zoom
- 1 hour
Property Editors' 2026 Predictions
Join us once again for our unmissable start-of-the-year webinar, as three of the UK’s top property editors give PR professionals their thoughts on property in 2026 and cover off the topics high up on their agendas.
Will the property market find fresh oxygen this year? Where are mortgage rates heading? Will shared ownership continue to flourish? What of lettings, commercial and overseas property? And what should you do if you live in a Mansion?! Just some of the topics we may discuss.
Tune in as our panellists guide property PR professionals on the story arcs and company analysis they will be on the lookout for in 2026. Give your PR strategy the perfect lift off and tune in for this must-attend webinar that always kick-starts Property4Media’s year.
The Panel
Beatrice Hodgkin
Editor FT House&Home
Carol Lewis
Property Editor The Times and The Sunday Times
Carol is the property editor of The Times and The Sunday Times and the winner of Columnist of the Year at the Property Press Awards 2022.
She has worked at The Times for over 10 years on business, finance and property. Previously she was the editor of a weekly medical newspaper.
She enjoys surfing and skiing, neither of which she has mastered — yet.
Helen Crane
Deputy EditorThis is Money / Daily Mail Money
Helen Crane is deputy editor of This is Money and the Daily Mail’s money sections, focusing on housing, mortgages and consumer problems. She was previously the property editor at City A.M. and worked for industry title Property Week.
Henry Hemming (Moderator)
Global Advisor Property4Media
Henry’s an entrepreneur who’s about to hit a milestone 40 years in communications, his first day in PR dating back to June 1984, when he joined a travel PR agency in London’s West End. Then followed seven years as a travel writer, after which he created a travel PR company that’s since evolved into a successful multi-sector agency.
Henry launched Property4Media in 2005, creating the UK’s first digital community of property journalists and property PR professionals. He did this as CEO of News4Media, a company licensing – for other industry sectors – the technology of TravMedia.com.
Henry had already launched TravMedia in the UK in 2003 as Managing Director of joint venture company TravMedia UK Ltd, which he created with TravMedia founder and CEO Nick Wayland, to help TravMedia’s rapid global expansion.
Henry lives in East Sussex, is a keen photographer, nature lover and ardent Beatles fan (yeah, yeah, yeah).
What We'll Cover
Will 2026 see movement in house prices and energy in the residential market? What of new builds, which the government is pledged to supporting? Will interest rates fall further? What of shared ownership and what of the Mansion Tax! Are there opportunities in overseas property? These key questions and more will be scrutinised by our panel of top UK property editors.
Expert a masterclass from our experts, who will give their overview of likely trends and will provide invaluable input on how communications pros can pitch to be included in their pages. For property PRs, this is where 2026 begins!
Core Topics
- House prices
- Interest rates
- Mortgages
- Shared ownership
- Rental market
- New builds
- Commercial property
- Overseas property
Attending Property4Media Meets
Property4Media Meets webinars are free to Property4Media customers.*
*Non-customers may be able to attend by registering for a free trial of Property4Media – please contact Ash Pearson for details.
- 12 January 2026
- 12.00pm
- Zoom
- 1 hour