Mon 12Jul LONDON National Seminar on Social and Affordable Housing

[Tony Gosling]

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>WHAT FUTURE FOR SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
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>PLANNING, TAKING DECISIONS AND ACHIEVING PROGRESSION NOW FOR ALL COMMUNITIES
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>  Day fee - £345.00
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>MAKING SURE THAT VITAL ISSUES FOR ALL ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIFT
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>SHAPING POST-ELECTION POLICY ON THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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>Monday 12 July 2010, The Royal Commonwealth Society, London
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>Contributors Include
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>·        Richard McCarthy, Director General, 
>Department for Communities and Local Government
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>·        Richard Hill, Director Investment and 
>Renewal, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
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>·        Martin Wheatley, Programme Director, Environment and Planning, LGA
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>·        Kristan Livingston, Head of Asset 
>Strategy, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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>·        David Ireland, Chief Executive, Empty Homes Agency (EHA)
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>·        Bernadette Conroy, Chair, Poplar HARCA,Tower Hamlets
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>·        Graham Russell, Executive Director, 
>Commission for Rural Communities (CRC)
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>·        Professor Duncan McLellan,  Director, 
>Centre for Housing Research, St Andrews
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>·        Richard Capie, Director of Policy and 
>Practice, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
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>·        Rachael Tiffen, Public Sector Fraud Team, National Fraud Authority
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>·        Ruth Davison,  Director of Campaigns 
>and Neighbourhoods, National Housing Federation (NHF)
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>Issues covered
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>    * Where are we at, where are we going and how will we get there?
>    * How can we meet the rising housing needs 
> of an increasing and ageing population?
>    * How best can we provide more social and affordable homes?
>    * What can we expect from the reform the 
> Housing Revenue Account, self-financing offer?
>    * What can we learn from the Scottish experience?
>    * Can we deliver on targets and standards?
>    * Are we going to scrap regional Spatial 
> Strategies and house building targets?
>    * Are we going to increase community land 
> trusts and community land auctions?
>    * Can all new homes be zero carbon by 2016?
>    * What incentives are required for communities to agree to new homes?
>    * Can 95% of all social housing be of a decent standard by 2010?
>    * How much provision should be through 
> public-private partnerships, council housing or housing associations?
>    * How large should be the role of private developers and landlords?
>    * How effective will programmes like 
> Kickstart, Local Authority New Build and Housing Market Renewal?
>    * How best can we build homes, create both 
> communities and places where people are actually proud to live?
>    * How can we raise standards of services for all residents?
>    * How are we tackling “long-term” vacant properties?
>    * How well are we creating the necessary 
> infrastructure to create sustainable communities?
>    * How best can we address pockets of deprivation?
>    * How best can we meet the needs of marginalised and vulnerable people?
>    * How best can we achieve highest quality 
> design in affordable homes in such times?
>    * Where can we hope to be in 10 years?
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