| 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, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 9.40am |
What is the role of Homes England in Housing Delivery over the next 5 years?
- How are the new Government looking to support Housing Delivery across the UK & what are their objectives?
- 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?
Speaker:
Ian Workman, CCO, Homes England
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| 10.00am |
The 2025 UK Housing Market Update – Where are we?
- How is the housing market performing and what can we expect from the New Government to boost delivery?
- 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?
- Where does Affordable Housing & Shared Ownership fit in terms of the overall market?
Speaker:
Grainne Gilmore, Director of Research & Insights, Cluttons
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| 10.20am |
Where does Affordable Housing fit in the ‘Living’ Investment spectrum?
- Comparing investment characteristics across Affordable, Build to Rent, PBSA, Retirement Living, Co-Living sub sectors – how do they stack up?
- Why is there growing private investment into Affordable Housing in the UK?
- Do the ESG credentials of Social Housing make it an even better investment opportunity?
Speaker:
Simon Century, Managing Director – Housing, Legal & General
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| 10.40am |
How can the sector deliver 1.5 million homes in the next 5 years?
- What Government policies can really make this happen and how far will these have to go?
- What are the current barriers to delivery and how can these be overcome?
- What can the housing sector do to support the Government’s aspirations for housing delivery?
- What support is available?
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| 11.00am |
Questions for opening session panellists
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| 11.40am |
The evolution of the For Profit sector: where have we come from and what can we expect in the next 5 years?
- What are the challenges and opportunities?
- What is the level of interest in new registrations and what scale of new entrants do we expect moving forward?
- How have the early movers progressed and how many do we now have?
- What is the process involved in registering and operating an FPRP and what are the Governance expectations?
Speaker:
Rob Beiley, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
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| 11.55am |
The For Profit Registered Provider Perspective – what is the outlook moving forward?
- What are the challenges and opportunities?
- What sort of scale are providers looking for and what are their tenure preferences?
- What locations are the priority?
- What are the operational and regulatory challenges with a FPRP?
- How can the New Government boost the sector?
Speakers:
David Mullin, Finance Director, Sage Homes,
Barbara Richardson, Managing Director, Square Roots,
Tom Walsh, Founder, ALTERX,
Anette Simpson, Director of Development & Partnerships, Legal & General Affordable Homes,
Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 12.25pm |
How has private investment into the Affordable Housing Sector evolved?
- Who is involved and how much investment are we seeing?
- Where is the money coming from and why is there so much interest in the Affordable Housing market?
Speaker:
Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 12.35pm |
Panel Session – Investing in the Affordable Housing Sector
- What is the potential of the UK Affordable Housing Investment Market?
- What will the change in Government mean for institutional investment in affordable housing?
- How can we unlock more investment in shared ownership, including legacy stock?
- What kind of deals and structures are investors looking for in Affordable Housing?
- What are the biggest challenges to investing in affordable housing and how can these be overcome? Is Impact and ESG still a fundamental priority?
- Where does this fit in with other Residential Investments?
- How do they see this market evolving – how do we achieve real scale?
Speakers:
Eamon Ray, Head of Private Credit & Alternative Income, USS Investment Management,
Jack Burnham, Head of Affordable Housing, Octopus,
Munawer Shafi, Managing Director, Multi-Assets (Private Markets) & Head of Structured & Private Debt, Aviva Investors,
Catherine Webster, CEO, Thriving Investments,
Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 1.10pm |
Networking Lunch Session
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| 2.10pm |
Fireside Chat
- Local Authority Finances & what it means for housing
Speakers:
Nick Walkley, Principal & UK President, Avison Young,
Rob Whiteman CBE, Chair, Housing and Finance Institute, Director, Liliput Advisory
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| 2.30pm |
Local Authority / Combined Authority Panel – What does the public sector need to get more housing delivered?
- Local Authority Housing Delivery – Partnerships, investment & delivery
- How are Local Authorities looking to deliver housing and what kind of partnerships and joint ventures are they looking for?
- How are local authorities delivering their own housing?
- What will the change in Government and their policies mean for housing delivery?
- What is the impact of devolution?
- How can we improve the planning system?
- What kind of partnerships and investment are local authorities looking for to boost delivery of housing?
Speakers:
Stephen Peacock, Chief Executive, West of England Combined Authority,
Benedict Binns, Assistant Director – Development, Cambridge City Council,
Tracy Gordon, Lead Officer – Housing Partnerships, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority,
Jonathan Martin, Director of Inward Investment & Strategic Partnerships, London Borough of Waltham Forest,
Steve Partridge, Director – Head of Housing Consultancy Savills and Local Government Association (Chair)
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| 2.55pm |
Housing Associations Panel – Delivery, partnerships and investment
- What will the change in Government mean for housing delivery?
- How do we reboot the HA development model and deliver more homes?
- Future delivery – how can we make it happen and deliver more?
- What are housing associations looking for in terms of partnerships and investment?
- What are the panels views on for profit registered providers – will more set up FPRPs to boost capacity for development?
Speakers:
Richard Cook, Chief Development Officer, Clarion Housing Group,
Paul Fiddaman, Group Chief Executive, Karbon Homes,
Elizabeth Froude, Chief Executive, Platform Housing Group,
Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 3.30pm |
Housebuilder Panel
- What is the potential impact of a new Government on housebuilding output?
- How can the sector deliver 1.5 million homes in the next 5 years?
- Can we find buyers for s106 homes and how can this be improved?
- What kind of partnerships and investments are housebuilders looking for?
- What can be done to improve the planning system?
- Where does delivery of affordable homes sit as an opportunity when compared to build to rent and other ‘living’ assets?
Speakers:
Mary Parsons, Director of Regeneration & Partnerships at Lovell Partnerships,
Kathryn Pennington, Partner Investment Director, Vistry Group,
John Anderson, Chief Executive, Allison Homes,
Eleanor Deeley, Joint Managing Director, Deeley Group,
Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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| 4.05pm |
Chair Round up
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| 4.10pm |
Networking Drinks Reception for Speakers & Attendees
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