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The Social Housing Bill is expected to be enacted by the end of the year. Get a clear overview of what is proposed, why it matters now, and how organisations should be preparing.

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    The Social Housing Bill is moving through Parliament. We expect it to be enacted by the end of the year. It will impact all housing associations, councils and ALMOs.

    Find out about what’s being proposed – so you can prepare for what’s likely to come.

    The Bill’s key proposals focus on protecting social housing stock, reforming Right to Buy, strengthening protections for victims of domestic abuse, and reducing unnecessary bureaucracy so providers can invest in new and existing homes with greater confidence.

    HQN associate Tim Brown and legal experts from Birketts will provide a clear, practical briefing on the Bill, and the implications for your organisation.

    The session will cover:

    • What is proposed and the likely timeline
    • Practical implications for housing management, legal, safeguarding, governance, finance, assets and development teams
    • The key questions landlords should be asking now
    • The steps you should be taking – policy, resident communications, data and board assurance.

    Who should attend:

    This session will be useful for:

    • Executive teams
    • Governance teams
    • Policy and strategy leads
    • Housing management teams
    • Tenancy services
    • Legal and compliance colleagues
    • Resident engagement teams
    • Anyone involved in preparing their organisation for legislative and regulatory change.
  • Our speakers

    Tim Brown, Associate, HQN
    Tim has extensive knowledge of the social housing sector. He played a leading role in the 1990s in the development of allocations policy especially choice-based lettings. Subsequently, he has been involved in the review and evaluation of over 30 allocations schemes in the UK. He has contributed to government research as well as co-producing good practice guides for the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

    He has also undertaken HQN projects on council housebuilding, Awaab’s Law, safeguarding and tackling homelessness.

    Over the last three decades, he has been a Non-executive Director of three housing associations in the Midlands as well as a trustee of several third-sector organisations. He is currently chairperson of the local civic society in Coventry.

    Jonathan Hulley, Partner and Head of Social Housing, Birketts
    Jonathan is an acknowledged expert in the field of housing and leasehold management law. He qualified as a solicitor in 2003. He is also known for advising social housing providers on best practice, policy and procedure, including the consumer standards set by the social housing Regulator which housing associations have to meet.

    Jeevan Dhothar, Solicitor, Birketts
    Jeevan joined Birketts as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2023, before qualifying as a Solicitor with the firm in September 2025. He has specialised as a litigator in the Birketts social housing team.

    Jeevan has experience advising social housing landlords on a variety of contentious matters, including possession, tenancy fraud, disrepair and access injunctions, including on a without-notice basis.

    Jeevan previously completed his training contract in Birketts’ London office, completing seat rotations with the administrative and public law disputes, international private client, immigration, corporate, social housing and agriculture teams.

    Stella Omoniyi, Solicitor, Birketts
    Stella Omoniyi is a Solicitor in Birketts’ Social Housing Team. She joined Birketts in September 2024 and advises registered providers and social landlords on a broad range of housing management issues.

    Stella has experience working with a G15 housing association and has supported cases covering disrepair, anti-social behaviour (including ex-parte injunctions), possession claims and leasehold matters such as service charge queries. Her recent work highlights include supporting social landlords in obtaining injunction orders, exclusion orders with a power of arrest, possession orders, tackling disrepair, boundary issues and service charge disputes in the First Tier Tribunal.
  • Programme

    2:30pm Welcome and introduction

    Tim Brown, HQN Associate

    2:35pm What the Bill means for you: key legal and operational implications

    Jonathan Hulley, Partner and Head of Social Housing, Birketts
    Stella Omoniyi, Solicitor, Birketts
    Jeevan Dhothar, Solicitor, Birketts
    • The Bill’s key provisions and expected implementation timetable
    • Practical implications for services, governance, investment and resident communication
    • The policies, processes, data and assurance landlords should review now.

    3:20pm Right to Buy reform: what councils need to know

    Tim Brown, HQN Associate
    • What is changing under the proposed Right to Buy reforms and the likely timetable for councils
    • Potential impact on stock, sales, receipts, replacement programmes and HRA planning
    • What councils should model, review and communicate as legislation develops.

    3:50pm Q&A

    4:00pm Close

  • Testimonials

    • All of the speakers were amazing – Tim Brown stood out for me a lot, so knowledgeable and was just so realistic!

      Thurrock Council
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