Empty Property Strategies – making them work Monday, 5th March 2012 – The Homes and Communities Agency, 2nd Floor, Lateral, 8 City Walk, LEEDS
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The Government’s recently announced Housing Strategy for England – Laying the Foundations – has allocated £150m to help bring empty homes back into use. But tackling empty homes can be a complex issue. This free half day workshop has been designed to provide practical support and guidance around planning and implementing effective empty homes strategies. The session will cover: The Government’s latest plans to tackle empty homes What makes empty homes strategies effective Best practice examples Using the New Homes Bonus Local authorities’ enforcement role Wider opportunities such as social enterprises and skills and training initiatives Business opportunities that encourage providers to invest? Engaging with private landlords?
Who should attend? Anyone involved in assessing, managing or delivering empty homes strategies and services will benefit from attending this event.
Programme
10.00
Registration and refreshments
10.30
Empty Homes – The HCA perspective Karl Tupling, Head of Strategy, Programme and Performance, Homes and Communities Agency In this opening session Karl will set out: The governments empty homes strategy The latest position regarding HCA empty homes bids and lessons/innovation emerging Using the new homes bonus to bring properties back into use
10.55
Case study 1 Doncaster MBC’s approach to empty homes Sarah Cartwright, Housing Growth/Renewal Manager, Doncaster MBC In this session Sarah will focus on: Blockages and barriers faced when trying to tackle empty properties What Newcastle has done to resolve those blockages and barriers Enforcement and incentives Measuring impact How they might add further value to their approach to tackling empty properties during 2012/15
11.20
Empty Homes – The Private Landlord’s perspective Carolyn Uphill, Non Executive Director, National Landlords Association In this session Carolyn will focus on: The private landlords view on empty homes How best to work with private landlords to bring empty homes back into use Good practice examples of where this partnership is working
11.40
Comfort break
11.50
Case study 2 – Coast and Country Housing’s approach to empty homes Lesley Conroy, Head of Tenants Services (Neighbourhoods) Coast and Country Housing In this session Lesley will focus on: Coast and Country’s business approach to developing their empty homes programme – what new opportunities are there to encourage housing providers to invest How did they deploy resources and what were the business and community outcomes How they involved social enterprises in the delivery of the strategy What has been the impact and what happens next
12.15
Case study 3 – Working with social enterprises to bring empty homes back into use and support employment and training initiatives Mark McCluster, Managing Director, Fresh Horizons In this session Mark will focus on: The role social enterprises can bring to bringing empty homes back into use What are the key factors required for an effective partnership with a social enterprise What are the business and community benefits for local authorities and housing providers
12.35
Case study 4 – Leeds City Council’s approach to empty homes Mark Ireland, Leeds City Council In this closing session Mark will focus on: How Leeds is approaching their empty homes strategy How are they tackling enforcement and incentives How are they working with partners and providers to deliver positive outcomes
13.30
Close and buffet lunch
Empty Property Strategies – making them work Monday, 5th March 2012 – The Homes and Communities Agency, 2nd Floor, Lateral, 8 City Walk, LEEDS
Delegate fees Northern Housing Consortium Member
£79
Non Member
£99 All delegate fees are shown excluding VAT.
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