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Virtual National Housing Conference 2024
Monday 16th – Thursday 19th September
12.00pm to 1.00pm
The 21st National Housing Conference will play an important role in addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the social housing sector in the uncertain times ahead. Our speakers will discuss complex issues affecting the sector such as, funding, achieving net zero, employment, human rights, immigration and governance.
The virtual events will take place over four days from 16th to 19th September, with sessions focusing on a different topic each day.
The event is now open for registration. You can sign up to attend every day or choose to attend the sessions which are most relevant to your role and interest in the sector.
See the programme outline below for more information and follow the links to register your interest.
If you have any questions, or would like to get involved, please email [email protected].
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Tackling the Challenges – funding, governance and regulation for the Scottish housing sector
Monday 16th September
Speakers: James McMorrow (Harper Macleod) Collette Miller (Harper Macleod), Derek Hogg (Harper Macleod), Michael Leslie (Chatham Financial), Anna Evans (Indigo Housing), Kelly Adams (RSM)
In this first session, key partners from our Housing team will discuss with leading professional advisers to the sector what they see as the key challenges for Scottish housing providers. We’ll cover governance and regulation, the current state of the private funding market and how RSLs can best embrace and overcome the multiple challenges they are facing.
Social Housing Retrofit – What & Why
Tuesday 17th September
Speakers: Euan Pirie (Harper Macleod), Guest speaker to be confirmed.
Scottish RSLs have been tasked with leading the charge on housing retrofitting, which plays an important role in achieving Scotland’s net zero carbon objective.
In this session, we will review the challenges and opportunities involved in creating a retrofit strategy for the social housing sector and discuss the route to delivering the wider net zero objectives for RSLs.
People in Housing
Wednesday 18th September
Speakers: Bruce Caldow (Harper Macleod) Helen Shaw (Scottish Housing Regulator)
This session will cover the proposed review of the Annual Return on Charter (ARC) report by the Scottish Housing Regulator and what this means for RSLs. We will also discuss the current equality, diversity and inclusion challenges affecting the social housing sector, including how to deal with conflicting issues or concerns surrounding shared facilities.
Inclusive environments can help to reduce the challenges faced by housing associations in relation to discrimination faced by employees and residents.
Housing and Human Rights
Thursday 19th September
Speakers: Calum Gee (Harper Macleod) Ashley Fleming (Harper Macleod)
Human rights considerations can often present difficulties for social housing landlords when balancing the competing interests of landlord and tenant.
In this session, we will explore the current challenges faced by the sector in complying with human rights legislation, including the relevance of the housing emergency and increased pressures because of migration policy changes. We will also look forward and consider the possible impact of the Scottish Human Rights Bill on housing providers.
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ESG & Sustainability for Housing in Scotland
The 20th edition of the National Housing Conference played an important part in setting out the role of ESG & sustainability in Scotland’s social housing. The virtual events took place over four days from 5th to 8th September, with sessions focusing on a different topical issue each day.
If you weren’t able to join us on the day, or just want to revisit any of the sessions, you can do so by following the links below.