October 2022
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This conference focused on the next steps for the social housing sector in England.
It was an opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to examine proposals as the recently announced Social Housing Regulation Bill progresses through Parliament, as well as 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 took place as the Government launched wider reforms to housing policy, including the new regulatory framework for building safety, a proposed extension of the Right to Buy policy, and reforms to the planning system embedded in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
Delegates also examined the cost of social housing as the government consults on a cap on social housing rent, as well as issues raised by the newly-established independent panel on low-quality social housing organised by the National Housing Federation, and the future of reform under new Government leadership.
Overall, the agenda brought out latest thinking on priorities for:
- implementation - the likely impact of new regulatory policy - measures to take forward potential changes to governance, housing management, and service provision
- accountability - performance of duties - support options 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’s role 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 were very pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with Richard Blakeway, Housing Ombudsman; 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.
The conference was an opportunity for stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who attended from HMRC and the Home Office - as well as parliamentary pass holders from the House of Commons.
