Conference agenda

The agenda for the day will look at the key issues in Affordable Housing Delivery & Investment in the UK. Below is the 2024 agenda, with the 2025 agenda to be published shortly

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
9.30am	Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction Investment & Partnerships in the Affordable Housing Sector – How is this evolving? Speaker: Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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: Eamonn Boylan, Interim Chief Executive, Homes England (To be confirmed)
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
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
10.40am	DCLG – How can we get housing delivered? How can the sector deliver 1.5 million homes in the next 5 years? What policies can really make this happen and how far will these have to go? What are the current barriers to deliver 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?
11.00am	Questions for opening session panellists
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
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)
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)
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)
1.10pm	Networking Lunch Session
2.10pm	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? Speaker: Steve Partridge, Director – Head of Housing Consultancy Savills and Local Government Association
2.25pm	Local Authority / Combined Authority Panel – What does the public sector need to get more housing delivered? 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, Further Panellists to be confirmed, Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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, Further panellists to be confirmed, Helen Collins, Principal, Avison Young (Chair)
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)
4.05pm	Chair Round up
4.10pm	Networking Drinks Reception for Speakers & Attendees

Conference Agenda