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APSE Local Housing Company Network: Professional Practice Forum Home Goals: Delivering affordable housing in a changing world

Thursday 7th June 2018 Hotel Football, Old , Manchester Programme

9:00 Coffee and registration Great Homes, Great Manchester 10:00 Opening plenary • The devolved housing agenda: the opportunities and limits Delivering affordable homes in a changing world • Working with developers, social providers and • Ensuring councils can meet local housing need campaigning organisers • Rising Findings of the APSE / TCPA research • Delivering on Great Homes Great Manchester • The role of local councils in meeting housing need Speaker: Gill Morris, Founder and Chief Executive, Speaker: Paul O’Brien, APSE Chief Executive Devoconnect

Using your legal powers to address housing need 13:00 Lunch break and networking • Do you need a local authority housing company to build new homes? 14:00 Afternoon Plenary • Implications for future council housing WV Living: Wolverhampton City Council’s wholly own • Risk, reputation and governance company Speaker: Richard Auton, Local Government Specialist, • Developing homes on council-owned land with low Walker Morris LLP cost finance through prudential borrowing • Building new homes outside of the Housing Revenue Leeds City Council Case Study Accounts (HRA). • Our brownfield-first policy delivering 75% of new • Generating revenue income to the General Fund homes through lending to WV Living • Taking on the developer role to deliver a 1000 unit • Ensuring affordability and appropriate risk programme of new council housing management • Bringing long term empty properties back into use as Speaker: Kate Martin, Wolverhampton Council council housing • Re-purchasing empty Right to Buy properties to Exeter City Council: Greener, smarter developments address neighbourhood blight • The development company approach Speaker: Maggie Gjessing, Head of Housing Growth, • Reinforcement of ‘urban villages’ across the city Leeds City Council • Low carbon passivhaus standards and supporting 11:15 Coffee Break green infrastructure • Market interventions to generate new business rates 11:45 Plenary two on commercial land Housing and the generations Speaker: Emma Osmundsen, Shadow Director, • Intergenerational fairness: outcomes in housing Development, Exeter City Council • What about young people? Future Focus: What needs to change? • Housing cost, insecure employment and the impact on young people • The viability test: Not fit for purpose • The mix of housing provision: private and public acting Speaker: Lindsay Judge, Senior Research and Policy as developers Analyst, The Resolution Foundation • The role of local authority housing companies; a future without Right to Buy impositions? ‘Our Manchester’: Housing as a critical piece of the regeneration jigsaw • A planning environment that works to deliver the housing we need • Improving our existing social housing stock Speaker: Henry Smith, Projects and Policy Manager, • Achieving significant residential growth in the City Centre Town and Country Planning Association • Balancing the cost of housing and wages to ensure we Panel Q & A support the city’s continued growth Speaker: Sara Todd, Deputy Chief Executive, 15:30 Departure Manchester City Council About the seminar There is now estimated to be over 150 local authorities who have set up local authority housing companies however it is still an emerging area both in terms of policy and best practice. This bespoke seminar will consider the core issues for those authorities who have developed their housing company or for those considering setting up a new housing entity. As well as exemplar council case studies this seminar will provide a professional learning environment exploring issues of:

• Addressing housing need • Localised developments • Governance • Financial planning • Addressing intergenerational housing need • Brownfield developments for new council housing

Who should attend? • All local authority housing professionals • Housing company managers, officers and business development teams • Leaders, Executive Members and Cabinet office holders for housing portfolios alongside scrutiny members • Commercialisation and transformation teams • All those with an interest in developing or improving innovative solutions to addressing housing need

Reserve your place now by completing the booking form and faxing it or emailing it to Darja Scukina at APSE on 0161 772 1810 or [email protected]

The venue Hotel Football 99 , , Manchester M16 0SZ (Opposite Manchester United Football Club)

Getting to the venue

By road: • Car Parking at Hotel Football is complimentary and is on a first come first served basis. • Hotel Football car parking is located on Trafford Wharf Road, next to the Hilti Offices and opposite Sam Platts pub. • If you are using sat nav then please use the postcode M17 1EX.

By train/tram: • The nearest train stations are Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria. • The nearest tram stations are or Trafford Bar, both a 10 minute walk from the venue. Booking form APSE Local Housing Company Network: Professional Practice Forum, Thursday 7 June 2018

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APSE issues a written confirmation for all delegates bookings received. If you have not received your confirmation letter within 5 working days of sending your booking form, then please contact APSE on 0161 772 1810.

Payment information What’s included: The delegate fee covers attendance, delegates’ documentation, lunch and light refreshments. Please note that hotel accommodation is not included. A list of recommended hotels in the area is available on request.

APSE members £175 + VAT Non member LAs: £259 + VAT Commercial organisations: £375 + VAT

Hotel Football 99 Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Manchester M16 0SZ The (Opposite Manchester United Football Club)

Venue For venue details, please see above or contact Darja Scukina at the APSE office on 0161 772 1810 or [email protected]

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