| 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 |
Welcome and Introduction from our Chair.
- How can we deliver more homes at scale and is 1.5 million actually achievable?
- Solutions for scaling up Housing Delivery
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| 9.40am |
Morning Session
- The current UK Economy & what it means for Housing
- How do we deliver economic growth by delivering new homes?
- Economics, funders flows of capital
- How is the housing market performing and where are we seeing the most value?
- How are different tenures performing and where is the most demand?
- What is the picture in the different UK regions?
- What is happening with sales and rents?
- How can Housing provide long term economic growth, rather than just short term?
- Government Policy & the Delivery of 1.5m homes
- How is the policy picture for housing evolving in the UK and what are the key policy goals for the Government after one year in power?
- How much housing is the UK currently providing and what are the predictions for the next 5 years?
- Is a target of 1.5 million homes really realistic and what is needed in policy terms to accelerate to this kind of level?
- What is happening with land values and how does Housing compare to other tenures?
- How many stalled sites are there in the UK and what can be done to get them moving?
- What has been the impact of the Building Safety Act and other legislation on the sector?
- Where are the key pressures on the sector and how can these be overcome?
- Politics & Housing - How can a Government really make Housing Delivery happen?
- How do we see Global Conflicts, Trump, and other political issues affecting the UK Economy and wider investment?
- Can we ever deliver a cross party consensus on housing?
- How can we bring forward more public land for development and how could Central Government manage this process efficiently?
- How can we deliver effective long term funding for housing?
- What is possible, what is not, what are the barriers in Government, and where does housing really sit on the list of Government priorities?
- Delivering the Homes of tomorrow
- What are the current environmental requirements for a new home and how is this changing?
- What can be achieved and how can we make zero carbon homes financially viable?
- How can we deliver a home that is carbon neutral in the long term, with zero bills, using innovative design and renewable energy technology, and when will it be cost effective?
- What technology is out there now and what is coming?
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| 11.10pm |
Networking Coffee Break
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| 11.40am |
Middle Session
- Market Leaders Panel - How do we deliver economic growth through housing?
- What are the key solutions and what strategies are sector leaders adopting?
- How can we deliver Housing for the next generation, that is futureproof?
- What infrastructure is needed to make it happen?
- What can the sector do differently to make housing delivery happen?
- What are the emerging solutions to Building Safety regulations, fire safety and second start
- What is the solution for issues in the construction market with skills, materials and costs?
- How are developers planning to increase their capacity and address the skills shortage and where do innovation and technology fit in now and in the longer term?
- What is the role of SMEs in getting housing delivered?
- How can we embrace density?
- How we access the funding needed to deliver housing and attract investment in the market?
- What is the capital coming into the market looking for?
- Planning & Housing Delivery – what do the planning and infrastructure bill and the new NPPF mean in practice?
- An update on the current Residential Development planning system
- What are the key changes and what do they mean for housing delivery?
- How easy will it be to implement these new policies and how have they been received by the residential development industry?
- Engagement – How can the Government & Development Industry win popular support to deliver 1.5m new homes?
- How can we encourage people to get behind development in their local areas and how do we engage communities to understand the benefits?
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| 1.10pm |
Networking Lunch Session
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| 2.10pm |
Afternoon Session
- Panel Session – How can we accelerate the delivery of affordable housing?
- How can we save new affordable housing development and make it happen?
- How do we solve the issues with the sale of s106 units?
- What is the full spectrum of solutions for affordable housing, including public sector delivery and private sector delivery?
- New Towns, Grey Belt & Green Belt – where can we deliver 1.5m new homes?
- Can New Towns deliver significant quantities of new housing?
- What have we learnt from history and what would be needed to make it work?
- What are the alternatives and how might policy evolve?
- What is ‘grey belt’ and what is the true capacity of what could be delivered on this land?
- Are we seeing the gradual erosion of the green belt and how far might this go?
- Difference new town and urban extension
- Transport, Infrastructure & Housing
- How can we deliver infrastructure for the next generation and how can this drive housing delivery?
- What is needed in terms of sustainable transport and why is transport infrastructure worth the economic cost?
- How much new transport infrastructure does the UK need to deliver 1.5m homes and where is it most needed?
- How can we deliver sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure to meet demand for the ever growing electric vehicle market?
- Do self-driving cars mean that we no longer need parking next to new homes?
- Should Housing be considered infrastructure in it’s own right?
- Panel Session – Partnerships, Regeneration & Opportunities
- Large Scale Regeneration across the UK – what is needed to make it successful and how do we get the housing tenure mix right?
- How do we create a mixed tenure, successfully integrated community?
- How can we strike the balance between Build to Rent and a genuinely affordable rental product?
- How are funding & investment models evolving for housing delivery?
- How can the Housing sector become more sustainable and demonstrate the highest standard of ESG & environmental credentials?
- How can partnerships between the public and private sector can add real social value, whilst regenerating and providing much needed housing?
- How are these relationships evolving?
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| 4.10pm |
Closing Remarks from Chair
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| 4.15pm |
Close of Conference and the start of the UK Housing for Growth Annual Networking Drinks Reception
- Join market leaders in UK Housing for informal networking drinks
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