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How we inform, engage and interact with our residents is fundamental to how we design and deliver services that are fit-for-purpose and responsive to their needs and requirements. Expectations have changed and our residents deserve to be listened to and treated in a respectful and honest way.

A major focus of the reforms to social housing regulation focus on improving the quality of the relationship between landlords and their residents. For this to be effective, landlords must embed a culture of transparency and accountability that is meaningful to residents and demonstrates fairness and respect. Residents must be able to access the information they need to make use of your services as well as to be able to influence decision making and hold you to account. In turn, landlords must listen to residents’ needs and concerns and take appropriate action to improve how services are delivered. The regulator will want to know the answers to following questions and expect you to be able to evidence what you are doing:

  • Do you currently offer your residents “a wide range of meaningful opportunities” to get involved with matters relating to their housing?
  • Do you consider the views of your residents when making decisions about the design and delivery of your services?
  • Do you give your residents opportunities to scrutinize your strategies, policies and services across the whole range of your housing management services?
  • Do you understand the diverse needs of your residents and have a plan to support them to engage with involvement activities?
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    This course will explore how to create a positive culture built around transparency, influence and accountability. It will be interactive with lots of opportunities for delegates to share ideas and good practice with each other.

    We will cover:

    • The drivers for change
    • New regulatory framework for housing
    • Meeting the standards – focusing specifically on the Transparency, influence and accountability and Information standards
    • Lessons from inspections and TSMs
    • Building the right culture
    • Getting it right – the successful ingredients for effective engagement
    • Resident engagement in practice:
      • Understanding the impact of involvement
      • Assessing the benefits
      • What do residents expect?

    What will delegates take away?

    Delegates will be able to:

    • Understand the current landscape for resident engagement
    • Be clear on the new regulatory expectations on resident engagement
    • Be able to demonstrate how you are meeting the new regulatory standards on transparency, influence and accountability,
    • Develop good practice approaches to engaging with residents
    • Understand how to break down the barriers to effective engagement
    • Recognise the benefits of effective engagement
    • Understand the impact of your engagement activities
    • Have the building blocks to develop a positive culture that encourages trust, respect and transparency
    • Ideas for new engagement activities

    Who should attend?

    This session is relevant for everyone, whatever your job role or position, who works with residents and wants to build positive relationships. It is also relevant for residents; however, we have created a tailored course for residents too. Resident engagement: breaking down the barriers for tenants and residents – HQN (hqnetwork.co.uk)

    It is essential for:

    • Heads of service and managers
    • Governance officers
    • Housing officers
    • Resident engagement staff
    • Repairs staff
  • Our trainer

    Debbie Larner has worked in the social housing sector for over 30 years within both local authorities and housing associations before moving on to join the professional body – the CIH – where she was Head of Practice with a key focus on translating government policy into practice. In that role she developed expertise in a number of areas including housing and asset management, resident engagement, equality diversity and inclusion, health and safety (specifically building safety post Grenfell). She has also co-led research into the future of social housing, stigma and stereotyping in housing and the role of the housing professional. Debbie is recognised as a leader in developing and embedding professional standards with sector bodies and individual organisations and developed the CIH professional standards for housing and, as part of this work has a strong interest in how organisations can develop strong values-led cultures, create inclusive behaviours and act as ambassadors for the profession. Debbie is an experienced public speaker, chair, and trainer.

  • Cancellations and substitutions

    If you are unable to attend an event or public training course, please let us know in writing (email is fine) at least 48 hours before. Please email [email protected] Otherwise, a cancellation fee of £60 plus VAT will be chargeable. If you are using a package place to attend and do not inform us within the agreed time frame, then a place will be taken to cover your non-attendance. Cancellations must be made in writing, and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited.

  • Price and booking

    This event is fully booked. Please select an alternative date on the right hand side or contact us [email protected] for further information on the next available dates

    If you experience any issues when submitting your booking, please email [email protected] with the name and date of the session along with the delegate name(s), email address(es) and job title(s) and we'll process the booking for you.

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10 November 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
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