A Henry Stewart Detailed Briefing on
Latest Thinking and Most Profitable Strategies for Working with Housing Associations

Chairman:

Bob Hind
Group Chief Executive
Paradigm Housing

Speakers:

Joe Bvumburai
Group Head of Development
Yorkshire Housing

Neil Griffiths
Research Leader
National Housing Federation

Ian Keys
Partnerships Director
Pinnacle psg

Vivian Rosser
Partnership and Development Director
Assettrust Housing Limited

Robin Tetlow
Managing Director
Tetlow King Planning

Julian Thompson
Partner
Donaldsons

Linda Wallace
Investment and Development Director
Richmond Housing Partnership

 

WITH CASE STUDIES
NEW THINKING ON STRUCTURES
• New responsibilities and the drivers for change
• A range of responses
• A developing market?
• Embracing the public interest
Ian Keys
Partnerships Director
Pinnacle psg

WITH CASE STUDIES
NEW THINKING ON CUTTING THE CAKE
• Delivery of affordable housing on "free serviced land"
• Delivery of affordable housing in a Social Housing Grant free scenario
• Selection of Registered Social Landlord partner
• Housing Corporation involvement
• Regeneration - who takes the risk?
• Guaranteed delivery and avoidance of risk
Julian Thompson
Partner
Donaldsons

WITH CASE STUDIES
NEW THINKING ON SOURCES OF FUNDING
• Affordable housing with no grant
• A new approach to funding
• Examples of strategic partnering with RSLs
Vivian Rosser
Partnership and Development Director
Assettrust Housing Limited

WITH CASE STUDIES
UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIC PARTNERING
• Strategic partnering
- what is it? The theory
- what is it? Our experience
• Strategic partnering for maintenance and investment at Richmond
- what does it cover?
- how does it work?
• The highs
- service delivery
- quality
- continuous improvement
- supply chain integration
- sustainability and economic development
• The challenges
- costs
- culture
- accountability
Linda Wallace
Investment and Development Director
Richmond Housing Partnership

WITH CASE STUDIES
NEW APPROACHES TO OLD PROBLEMS
• Why is it important to the public / quasi public sector?
- efficiency agenda
- differentiation
- changing markets
• Why is it important to the private sector?
- value
- security
- changing markets
• What are the building blocks?
- the “how can I help you” principle
- sharing objectives
- measuring the right things
- continuous improvement
- involving the whole team
- taking risks
• Some examples of where Strategic Partnering is having impact – housing, health,
construction
Linda Wallace

TARGET SECTORS AND THE TARGET AREAS
• Are there discernible trends in Housing Corporation Funding
- geography
- value
- size
- new build or rehab
- traditional or new construction
- rental; intermediate or shared ownership
• What are the policy drivers for these trends?
• What might this mean for those wishing to partner with housing associations?
Neil Griffiths
Research Leader
National Housing Federation

WITH CASE STUDIES
THE FOR SALE AND THE LETTING MARKETS – NATIONWIDE
• Affordable Housing for Sale (PPG3)
- shared ownership / discounted sale and local housing strategies
- prospective buyers and LA policies
- burden or opportunity?
- discounted sale trends
• Affordable homes for let
- intermediate (submarket) rents
- target or affordable rents
- affordability vs development costs and profits
• Partnerships
- when does the partnership start?
- flexibility and strengths of partnerships
- “loophole” culture vs sustainable partnerships
- benefits: private sector, Housing Associations and Housing Corporation
Joe Bvumburai
Group Head of Development
Yorkshire Housing

WITH CASE STUDIES
NEW THINKING ON OPTIMISING THE PLANNING
• Affordable housing as a material planning consideration
• Emerging changes to the planning obligation system
• Emerging changes to PPG3
• Good practice on Section 106 undertakings / delivering affordable housing
Robin Tetlow
Managing Director
Tetlow King Planning