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Affordable House Building Conference

Local Government & Communities, Housing

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Speakers

Fiona MacGregor, Head of Investment Programme, Homes and Communities Agency	Richard Capie, Director of Policy and Practice, Chartered Institute of Housing	Janet Williams, Senior Research Manager, Audit Commission
Stephen McDonald, Assistant Director for Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney	Steve Hale, Assistant Director of Asset Management, Nottingham City Homes	Mark Baigent, Director of the Greenwich Waterfront and Strategic Regeneration, London Borough of Greenwich
Beverley Nomafo, Head of Development and Growth Partnerships, London Borough of Croydon	Clive Skidmore, Head of Regeneration and Development, Birmingham City Council

Aims & Objectives

Capita’s National Affordable House Building Conference examines how to get the best from strategic housing. The Government has committed a total of £6 billion to be invested in housing as part of its plan to boost the economy through the downturn.

With £1.5 billion being invested in the Housing Pledge, this will enable 20,000 new affordable homes to be built and create around 45,000 construction jobs. It is essential to understand how to reap the benefits of this investment.

Affordable house building offers the opportunity to tackle some wider issues including poverty, ill-health, crime and disorder. With the dismantling of the Housing Revenue Account, local authorities can access the funds to finance new build projects. This timely conference provides guidance on how to strengthen your local community and maximise the gains through building new homes.

Benefits of Attending

Gain an update from the Homes and Communities Agency and the Chartered Institute of Housing on the progress of the council house building programme
Examine alternative funding streams to enable local authorities to build new homes
Share your views and learn from new build experiences in the interactive panel discussion which debates building new stock as opposed to improving existing stock
Understand how building new homes can be used to create wider positive effects on the local community
Learn how to take a strategic view of housing so that resources are used effectively
Take away practical guidance on how to access construction planning skills by working in partnership
Consider how effective procurement can benefit the local construction industry
Find out how a successful bid council is using its new build to boost regeneration and reduce crime and disorder

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Prices

Public Sector Rate (?Non-central Government public sector rate includes Police Forces, Local Authorities, RSLs, Universities, NHS, Hospitals, Schools, Government Offices and RDAs, HM Courts Service, Probation Service, regional JobCentre Plus, Crown Prosecution Service, and LSC offices. ) £350
Central Gov. Rate (?Includes Central Government Departments and Agencies such as QUANGOS. e.g. DEFRA, Environment Agency, Home Office, Welsh Assembly, Department for Work and Pensions, NPIA, Ofsted. ) £445
Private Sector Rate (?Includes private sector organisations ) £545
Charity Sector Rate (?Applies to charities registered with Charity Commission or the OSCR – must provide the relevant 6-8 alpha numeric characters ) £225
Tenant Sector Rate (?Including all residents' and tenants' associations and tenant management organisations'. ) £225