Housing delivery in London is reaching crisis point as the credit crunch takes its toll of the Mayor's forecasts. While the private sector struggles to find the cash to continue building the Home and Communities Agency (HCA) is now the major source of funding for housebuilding. Working closely with the HCA, the NLA brings together leading experts on housing in London in this conference which will look at the ways that new funds can be unlocked to deliver the quality and quantity of housing that London needs.
- How will the HCA unlock funding to help deliver homes for Londoners?
- The Mayor’s vision for housing - flexible finance for flexible tenures
- New financial models in the new investment landscape
- Tapping the potential of the Community Fund
- The Future of RSL / Private Sector Partnerships
- Safeguarding standards in affordable housing provision: can quality be maintained in a recession?
- Parker Morris for a modern age? Introducing the new Housing Design Guide
- "The Single Conversation" - delivering homes through co-operation and consensus
- EasyBuy, shared ownership & increasing customer choice
- Will the HCA/GLA housing standards facilitate the provision of zero-carbon homes?
- Improving standards in the existing housing stock
Protecting standards in challenging economic circumstances
Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs & Hab Housing
The Mayor’s vision for housing
Richard Blakeway, Director of Housing for Mayor of London, Greater London Authority
Kick-starting London’s housing programmne - New financial models for intervention in challenging economic conditions
David Lunts, Regional Director, London, Homes & Communities Agency
Overview of the current housing market and predictions for the coming year
Jon Neale, Head of Development Research, Knight Frank
The New Investment Landscape
Andrew Pratt, Managing Director Residential, Grainger plc
A View from the front line: Challenging market, viabilities & supporting sales
Alastair Baird, Managing Director, Barratt London
Unlocking local investment for local regeneration
Tim Jones, Chief Executive, Citylife
Safeguarding standards in affordable housing provision: can quality be maintained in a recession?
Andrew Beharrell, Director, Pollard Thomas Edwards architects
Parker Morris for a modern age? Introducing the new Housing Design Guide
Geoff Raw, Director - Design, Strategy & Planning, LDA
Moving towards zero carbon homes for London
Andy Von Bradsky, Chairman, PRP Architects
Creating ‘new’ homes through better use of existing housing stock
Alan Benson, Head of Housing, Greater London Authority
Creating new housing types for new markets
Elliot Lipton, Managing Director, First Base
Throwing the rulebook out: when standards shouldn’t apply
Paul Harbard, Managing Director, Pocket Living
Breaking through the supply side to deliver homes in the capital
Roger Zogolovitch, Managing Director, Solid Space Developments Ltd
Chair
Peter Murray, Chairman, NLA
Speakers names confirmed at time of publication, but may be subject to change.