| 8.30am |
Pre Conference Networking Session
- Delegates arrive from 8:30am when an informal breakfast is provided, and a chance to network with other attendees, before the conference starts at 9:30am
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| 9.30am |
Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction
- Investment & Partnerships in the Affordable Housing Sector – How is this evolving?
Speaker:
Helen Collins, UK Board Member, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills (Chair)
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| 9.40am |
Opening Address: How can the UK Housing Market innovate to deliver Housing at scale?
- How can partnerships and investment be used to make it happen and how can the private and public sector work together?
- How do we put socially conscious development and strong ESG credentials at the forefront of the investment in, and delivery of, Housing in the UK?
- What are the long-term opportunities and what tenures & products are HAs looking to deliver & where?
- How are we looking to structure JVs with Local Authorities, developers & investors?
- What do HAs need from Central & Local Government to make delivery happen?
Speaker:
Scott Black, COO, Places for People
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| 10.00am |
The 2023 UK Housing Market Update – Where are we?
- What is the International & Domestic Economic Outlook & what is this likely to mean for Housing?
- Where does Politics come in and what will be the impacts of interest rate rises and inflation on Housing Markets and mortgage affordability?
- Despite the uncertainty, why does the UK still make sense for both short term and long term investment?
- How attractive is UK Housing as an investment to international money?
Speaker:
Grainne Gilmore, Director of Research & Insights, Cluttons
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| 10.20am |
The Role of Homes England in Housing Delivery – what are the strategic objectives?
- UK wide opportunities for Development – How are Central Government looking to support Housing Delivery & what are the funding options?
- Which tenures are the priority?
- A Breakdown of the Key Programmes and Joint Ventures available with Homes England
- What is available and what are the processes?
- How will Strategic Partnerships between Homes England & Housing Associations facilitate delivery?
Speaker:
Jennifer Murray, Head of Institutional Investment, Homes England
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| 10.40am |
Questions for Scott, Grainne & Peter from Helen
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| 10.50am |
Coffee & Networking Break
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| 11.20am |
Panel Session - Building a Strategic Direction for a Modern Housing Association
- Large Scale Regeneration across the UK – what is needed to make it successful?
- How do we create a mixed tenure, successfully integrated community?
- How can HA’s embrace Build to Rent and how can an affordable rental product be delivered?
- How are funding & investment models evolving for Housing Associations
- How do Housing Associations view Private Sector Investors and where are the potential Joint Venture Opportunities in the market moving forward?
- Are HA’s looking to partner with smaller organisations and charities and how can these unlock new housing and smaller sites?
- How can the Affordable Housing sector become more sustainable and demonstrate the highest standard of ESG & environmental credentials?
Speakers:
Elizabeth Froude, Chief Executive, Platform Housing Group,
Catherine Raynsford, Director, The Hyde Group,
Amy Shaw, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins,
Helen Collins, UK Board Member, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills (Chair)
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| 12.00pm |
Where are we with Housing Delivery, Partnerships and Joint Ventures in the UK
- Government Announcements and what they mean for Local Authorities, Housing Associations and Private Sector Investment & Joint Ventures.
- What are the likely impacts of rent caps on the Affordable Housing Sector?
- Understanding how Private Sector Investments & Joint Ventures with Local Authorities and Housing Associations are important to helping delivery goals
- How can the needs of both the investor and the Local Authority or Housing Association best be married together?
- How much private investment has there now been into Affordable Housing in the UK?
- What is the long-term investment capacity of this market and where do we see the growth areas?
- What is the capacity for Local Authority Housing Delivery and where does the private sector come into this?
Speakers:
Helen Collins, UK Board Member, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills,
Steve Partridge, Director, Savills
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| 12.20pm |
Questions for Helen and Steve
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| 12.25pm |
Retrofit and Zero Carbon Building – How can the housing sector approach this?
- How can we retrofit residential buildings to reduce the carbon footprint and what methods can be used?
- How can we calculate when to refurbish, and when to demolish?
- How important is embodied carbon when making this decision?
- How can innovation and modern methods of construction facilitate significantly quicker housing delivery?
Speaker:
Ricardo Moreira, Managing Director, XCO2
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| 12.45pm |
Sustainability for Housing – How can the Social Housing Sector reach the highest standards of ESG?
- How is this progressing and evolving and what is the next stage for these priorities?
- How will this unlock new sources of funding and investment?
- What is the ultimate goal?
Speaker:
Sarah Forster, Chief Executive, The Good Economy
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| 1.05pm |
Questions for Dermot and Sarah
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| 1.15pm |
Networking Lunch Session for Speakers & Delegates
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| 2.15pm |
Panel Session – Why are investors investing in Affordable Housing and what is the potential of this market?
- Hearing from the New Entrants – what is bringing them into the market and why now?
- Hearing from those who’ve been in the sector longer – what is the next stage of growth and what is the long term plan?
- How do Institutional Investors view the Affordable and Social Housing Markets?
- Where does this fit in with other Residential Investments such as Build to Rent?
- What kind of deals and structures are investors looking for in Affordable Housing?
- What is the investor view of JVs with Housing Associations, Local Authorities and Housebuilders, to provide and manage Affordable housing?
- What are the biggest difficulties in the sector for investors and how can these be overcome?
Speakers:
Munawer Shafi, Head of Structured & Private Debt - Real Assets, Aviva Investors,
Elizabeth Austerberry, Chair - Octopus Affordable Homes, Octopus Real Estate,
Allen Twyning, Head of Affordable Housing, Pension Insurance Corporation,
Simon Century, Managing Director - Housing, Legal & General,
Helen Collins, UK Board Member, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills (Chair)
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| 2.55pm |
An update from the Regulator – what are the current priorities?
- Understanding who can really own & operate Affordable Housing – where does a for-profit provider sit & how easy is it to create one?
- What do RSH regulations require when it comes to management of stock?
- Understanding the Funding Structures for Social Housing in the UK – how are these viewed by the regulator?
- What do those look to Invest with Local Authorities and Housing Associations need to know?
- New Partners & New Vehicles – Attracting New Investment & Innovation and the role it plays in Future Delivery of Housing
Speaker:
Will Perry, Director of Strategy, Regulator of Social Housing
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| 3.15pm |
Questions for Fiona
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| 3.20pm |
Case Studies of New Housing Investment & Delivery Models
Demonstrating real life Investment & Joint Venture Structures that Enable Delivery – How are they funded, who is involved, how are they delivered and what is delivered?
- Demonstrating real life Investment & Joint Venture Structures that Enable Delivery – How are they funded, who is involved, how are they delivered and what is delivered?
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Case Study One
- Leeds - Delivering a City-wide Regeneration Strategy
- How vital are partnerships with the Private Sector to enable large scale housing delivery?
- What are the other key elements to making things happen and how is this evolving?
Speaker:
Adam Brannen, Head of Regeneration, Leeds City Council
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Case Study Two
- How can partnerships between Housebuilders and Local Authorities & HAs can add real social value, whilst regenerating and providing much needed housing?
- How are these relationships evolving?
Speaker:
Kate Ives, Strategic Growth Director, Countryside Partnerships
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Case Study Three
- How can an urban London Borough innovate to deliver much needed housing?
- How is this delivered and what kind of partnerships are used to make it happen?
Speaker:
Cllr Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Planning, London Borough of Brent
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Case Study Four
- How can housebuilders use partnerships to deliver mixed tenure communities and valuable regeneration and housing?
- What is the potential to grow this across the country?
Speaker:
Mary Parsons, Regeneration and Partnerships Director, Lovell
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| 4.00pm |
Questions for Kate, Adam, Shama and Mary
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| 4.15pm |
Closing remarks from the Chair
Speaker:
Helen Collins, UK Board Member, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills (Chair)
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| 4.20pm |
Close & The Annual Affordable Housing Networking Drinks Reception for Speakers & Attendees
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