Location
Virtual
Topic: Tackling hoarding – Hoarding is a significant issue. We know that as well as creating a safety risk, hoarding behaviour is very often caused by an underlying mental health issue. Join us to discuss the challenges and to hear about best practice in the sector.
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The Housing Management Network is pleased to announce its latest best practice group on tackling hoarding. Research shows that 2-5% of people in the UK hoard to significant levels. Not all of them suffer from a hoarding disorder, but the majority of people have an underlying mental health issue of some kind that causes this behaviour.
Hoarding is a hazard. The accumulation of clutter can cause injury, creates a fire risk, and makes it more difficult to clean the home which can encourage pest infestations.
People who are hoarding will often be reluctant to let anyone into their home so this can make it difficult for frontline staff to do repairs to the property or essential safety checks. We all know hoarding is a safety problem, but clearing a property of clutter doesn’t get to the root of the problem. Many landlords are now taking a more person-centred approach and are working with the tenant to understand why they hoard and help address the issue in the longer-term.
This session will be facilitated by Bobbie Hough and take place via zoom and we encourage all attendees to share their experiences and issues with this topic and come with questions and challenges they would like to discuss.
Best practice groups are free to members and are a fantastic opportunity to hear about what’s happening in the sector and network with fellow housing professionals.
Why you should come to the best practice group:
- Great way to find out what others are doing
- Good, honest and open discussions
- Sharing best practice and ideas with others in similar roles
- Acts as a sense-check about what people are doing or thinking of doing.
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Our facilitator
Bobbie Hough is an expert in strategic planning and crisis communications and has worked with some of the UK’s most recognised brands overseeing high profile media campaigns, driving policy and social change, and leading on the response to crisis scenarios.
He works with companies to help align communications and business strategy, transforming high level plans into measurable results.
He has worked in the housing sector since the days of stock transfer working on a raft of projects with a range of partners.
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Price and booking
Bookings are closed for this event.
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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Cancellations and substitutions
Cancellations must be made in writing, and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited. Delegates may be substituted at any time.
