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UPDATED AGENDA AND SPEAKERS

#THFEvent | COUNCILS HOUSING CONFERENCE | SPRING 2023

Monday 20th March 2023 online

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Following our successful Autumn Councils Housing Conference in 2022, we have a packed agenda for the next Councils Housing Conference.

The event attracts a wide range of local authority delegates and many other members of The Housing Forum working in partnership.

UPDATED AGENDA:

14:00 Session 1 – Introduction and Housing Market Overview

* Chair:  Anna Clarke, Director of Director of Policy and Public Affairs

* Welcome from: Joanne Payne, Deputy Chair of The Councils Network

* Market Overview with Jon Neale, Head of Research, JLL

Q & A

14:45 Session 2 Breakout A #BuildingSafety Options:

* #BuildingSafety in Existing Stock: Ben Davis, Director, Martin Arnold Ltd

* #BuildingSafety – Tall Buildings: Allison Flight, Deputy Head of Development Management, Planning, Greater London Authority

* #BuildingSafety – outside London perspective: David Pickles, Building Control Manager, Leeds City Council

Session 2 Breakout B Innovative Housing Options: (time parallel to Breakout 2a)

* Intergenerational Housing Lesley Johnson, Director of Property & New Business, Phoenix Community Housing

* #LowCarbon co-housing – by ‘co-incidence’ or by design?: Tom Dollard, Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards

* Partnerships with #Community Land Trusts: Tom Chance, Chief Executive, Community Land Trust Network

Q & A

15:30 Session 3 – Insurance and Procurement

* Insurance for #newhousing and #climatechangeThomas Barney, Sales Executive – Professional Indemnity, Howden – UK Corporate

* Procurement Guide update:  Procuring in a high inflation environment: Tim Carpenter, Managing Director, Durkan

Q & A

15:50 Break and small group discussions – Main issues facing local authorities

16:05 Session 4 – Development

* Local Authority Housing Development:

* Karen Barke, Managing Consultant, Inner Circle Consulting

* Rachel Bagenal, Strategic Director of Housing Regeneration and Delivery, London Borough of Hackney

* Claire Flowers, Head of Housing Development, Cambridge City Council

16:30 Closing Thanks

The agenda is supported by our influential Local Councils Advisory Group drawn largely from our 75+ Councils Network.

The network is supported by #THFMembers Airey MillerBaily Garner LLPBPTW, and calfordseaden who support all of our Councils’ Network activities with a range of services.

The agenda is supported by our influential Local Councils Advisory Group drawn largely from our 75+ Councils Network.

The network is supported by THF members Airey MillerBaily GarnerBPTW, and calfordseaden who support all of our Councils’ Network activities with a range of services.

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