The spending review is set to conclude on 11 June and will set out the government’s spending plans for the rest of this parliament. It will feature:

• New investment to run on from the current Affordable Housing Programme
• A longer-term settlement on social housing rents, and
• An accompanying long-term housing strategy.

Find out what the experts think of the settlement and get the lowdown on the details from the government announcement with a morning briefing session:

• Chloe Fletcher will highlight the key outcomes for social housing from the spending review
• Steve Partridge will delve into the details of the long-term rent settlement, outlining what the implications for both councils and housing associations are likely to be
• Alistair McIntosh will provide his thoughts on what social housing has been given, reflecting on what is now possible but also the need for a continued focus on value for money and the financial risks that organisations will still face.

 What will be covered:

• What the spending review has delivered for the social housing sector
• The details of the long-term rent settlement and its impact on council and housing association finances
• Sector risks and value for money concerns.

Why you should attend:

• Receive a clear, focused briefing on the relevant issues for social housing
• Hear opinion and insight from key experts in social housing finance
• Get up to date financial analysis
• Understand the overall impact of the spending review on your organisation.

Who should attend?

• CEOs
• FDs
• Executive Directors
• Development/Regeneration Directors
• Rent compliance teams
• Housing strategy teams
• Housing policy teams.

10:30am Welcome and introduction

• Chloe Fletcher, Director, HQN

10:40am The 2025 Spending Review – outcomes for social housing

• Olivia Shillabeer, Deputy Director for Social Housing Strategy, MHCLG

11:10am What the rent settlement means for social housing providers

• Steve Partridge, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills

Get the expert analysis on the long-term rent policy for social housing with Steve Partridge, Director at Savills.  Steve will breakdown the detail of the expected announcement in the Spending Review and share his analysis of the detail on rents.  He will talk through the implications for both housing associations and councils.  Hear his expert take on the consultation outcome and what it means for your organisation. Plus, your chance to ask technical questions live.

11:40am Break

12:00pm Reflections on the settlement – what should organisations be doing?

• Alistair McIntosh, CEO, HQN

Alistair will reflect on the outcomes of the Spending Review for the social housing sector.  He will comment on the overall settlement, looking at the decisions the government has made and what that tells us about their priorities for public services and social housing.

He will offer his advice on what opportunities social housing providers should make the most of and what risks to prepare for as we head towards another critical budget this autumn.

12:30pm Close

Chloe Fletcher, Director, HQN

Chloe has worked in the social housing sector for over 25 years, since her first role in housing management with JSS Pinnacle as a trainee housing officer. She completed a Masters in Housing with Professional Qualification at the London School of Economics and then moved into housing policy, working on behalf of the London boroughs, initially for London Housing Unit and then London Councils. She joined the National Federation of ALMOs (NFA) in 2007 working with members, government officials and wider housing stakeholders to develop NFA policy and support the ALMO movement. She brings her wide range of housing management and policy knowledge to HQN as director, working across the business and bringing her skills and experience to the whole social housing sector.

Olivia Shillabeer, Deputy Director for Social Housing Strategy, MHCLG

Olivia Shillabeer is currently Deputy Director for Social Housing Strategy at MHCLG, most recently leading work on the department’s Spending Review settlement for social housing. She was previously Principal Private Secretary in MHCLG and has experience across national housing policy, major infrastructure initiatives, and crisis responses.

Steve Partridge, Head of Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills

Steve is a national expert in housing finance with over 25 years’ experience in public and private sectors in business planning, investment appraisal, financing and development of new homes.

Steve specialises in working with housing providers to build their financial capacity, to assess options for, and then implement the delivery of, new and better housing through all routes including: “traditional” public and private finance, new housing companies and joint ventures, and innovative ways to bring new sources of private finance into affordable housing. His high profile roles have included: finance manager of £220m turnover landlord; senior consultant to hundreds of local authorities and housing associations; government adviser with key role in conceiving, promoting and then delivering council housing finance reform in England and Wales; private sector CFO raising £30m investment via new models for equity funding and bank lending into affordable housing.

Alistair McIntosh, CEO, HQN

Alistair McIntosh is one of the social housing sector’s most respected and best known personalities.

As founder and Chief Executive of HQN, he is regarded as one of the foremost advisers on governance and regulation, specialising in VfM and stress testing. His hands-on approach sees Alistair leading on all HQN’s in-depth assessment mock exercises and support work, designing and running the popular Iron Grip sessions and chairing/speaking at conferences and events.

Career highlights include setting up and running the National Federation of ALMOs, leading the popular consultation on the regulatory standards for housing, and developing an approach to VfM that won praise from the housing minister.

A regular contributor to the housing press, Alistair’s columns are known for their humorous, pointed and painfully accurate assessment of the state of social housing.

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