Morning, Thursday, 29th September 2022
This conference focuses on the next steps for the social housing sector in England.
It will be an opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to examine proposals in the new Social Housing Regulation Bill, and issues and opportunities around:
- implementation of new regulatory policy
- improving engagement on housing services between tenants and housing providers
- delivery of new social housing projects
The conference also takes place as the Government launches wider reforms to housing policy, including the new regulatory framework for building safety, extension of Right-to-Buy policy, and reforms to the planning system embedded in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
We also expect discussion on issues raised by the newly-established independent panel on low-quality social housing, organised by the National Housing Federation.
Overall, the agenda will bring out latest thinking on priorities for:
- implementation - the likely impact of new regulatory policy - what is needed to take forward potential changes to governance, housing management and service provision
- accountability - performance of duties - options for support for the sector in compliance with new statutory duties - responding to Government intervention in operations and management
- housing management - the impact of new regulatory policy on social housing operations
- innovation - use of data and information in compliance with regulations to improve administration - new approaches to the delivery of housing support - opportunities and best practice
- tenant rights:
- key issues for safety, health, housing quality, and security - service quality disparities in the sector highlighted by the NHF inquiry
- guidance, awareness, representation, and access to legal authorities such as the Ombudsman in settling disputes
- developers - what the Bill means for future social housing investment - potential implications for building safety, housing quality, planning, and the new policy framework for construction
We are very pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with Fiona MacGregor, Chief Executive, Regulator of Social Housing; Leon Livermore, Chief Executive, New Homes Quality Board; and Darren Baxter, Senior Policy Advisor, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
