HOMES UK and Unlock Net Zero Live (27-28 November at ExCeL London) is an unmissable event for housing and asset management, development and sustainability professionals.
The announcements at the Labour Party conference on 22-25 September demonstrated a clear government emphasis on increasing affordable housing supply and improving the quality and sustainability of existing homes.
With a renewed governmental focus on the delivery of social housing, HOMES UK and Unlock Net Zero Live should be the next big event in your calendar to find the solutions and connections needed to rise to the challenge.
Here’s a look at some of the key issues raised at the Labour Party conference and what sessions you can attend this November to be part of the solution:
1. Incoming changes to the National Planning Policy Framework
- Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework: unlocking the growth needed to build 1.5 million new homes?
- Building the next generation of New Towns: challenges and opportunities for the housing sector
- Uncovering new ways to fund housing delivery amid economic pressures
- Delivering safer, healthier new-build homes
2. New remediation action plan to be unveiled this autumn and accountability to delivery ‘faster repairs’
- Reviewing progress and next steps for the new building safety regime
- Ensuring the right people, skills and competence to manage increasingly complex works at scale
- What does repairs excellence look like at a time of rising expectations?
- Building national workforce capabilities to enable construction at scale
3. DESNZ announced a new council retrofit scheme and rebranded Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3
- Warmer homes with cheaper bills: scaling up home decarbonisation delivery in the UK
- How do we make retrofit aspirational: learning from successful resident engagement programmes?
- How do we create a “gold standard” for retrofit compliance and quality assurance?
- Robust data, actionable insights: ensuring your data strategy aligns with decarbonisation goals
4. Awaab’s Law coming this autumn and a new Decent Homes Standard consultation
- Preparing for Awaab’s Law and understanding its implications
- How to affordably fund and deliver the requirements of Decent Homes at scale
- Funding Decent Homes: rent settlement and management strategies
- Engaging residents on building safety – are we regaining trust?
To view our full programme including the sessions listed above and so many more, visit our website here.
Don’t miss two days of curated content for all those involved in the UK housing and the wider living sector at the south’s largest housing event.