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Last year I was given the unique opportunity to visit the Nottingham War Rooms. The site is about to be re-developed so it was a rare chance to see a British Regional Seat of Government bunker that has lain relatively untouched since the end of the Cold War. The voices you will hear are Dan Cordle, an Expert in Nuclear Culture & History and Parmi Uppal, Estates Manager for Homes England. Don't miss the link to the videos and photos in the episode information here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode387/ The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and via a simple monthly donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we welcome one-off donations via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Follow us on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/coldwarpod.bsky.social Follow us on Threads https://www.threads.net/@coldwarconversations Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Join Intohistory https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we sit down with Alison Crofton, Chief Property Officer for Homes England. Alison shares her insights into the importance of authenticity in leadership, misconceptions about government agencies, and the significant impact introverts can have in the industry.From her beginnings at Berkeley Group and other major residential developers to her current leadership at Homes England, Alison's journey highlights the value of decisiveness, mentorship, and embracing challenges.Alison reflects on her achievements, such as becoming one of the first female technical directors, and her experiences balancing career and personal life. She discusses the rewarding decision to join Homes England and the misconceptions about working in the public sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 53 of The Full Circl Podcast! Today we're joined by Kirsty Shaw, COO at Homes England. Kirsty shares her journey from struggling in school to becoming a resilient leader. She discusses the importance of pushing boundaries, feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and being curious and asking why. Kirsty emphasises the need to take people along on the journey and to be open to course corrections, and encourages future leaders to embrace challenges and step out of their comfort zones to learn and grow. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the Full Circle Podcast. We hope you found Kirsty's insights valuable and that they inspire you on your own career journey. Stay tuned for more engaging discussions and valuable career advice in future episodes! The Full Circl Podcast takes a closer look into the lives and stories of aspirational leaders worldwide. A range of powerful themes are explored throughout each episode such as; the powerful stories of these Leaders, their pathway to success, and advice to Future Leaders. Find out more at - http://www.circl.org Follow us on Instagram - @‌Circlgram Follow us on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/company/circllearning Be sure to like and subscribe for more episodes! Thank you for listening.

Home Truths Episode 1: The Swiss Army knife Peter Freeman, chair of Homes England, is the guest in today's first episode of Building Talk's latest series which is focused on the housing crisis and is co-hosted by Jackie Sadek and Peter Bill. Freeman, who has been in post over two years having been recently reappointed until 2025, is widely known in the industry as co-founder of Argent and instrumental in the redevelopment of Kings Cross. He is also chair of the Cambridge Delivery Group, announced by government in the spring budget to drive growth and provide more housing for Cambridge. In this wide-ranging interview, the podcast's co-hosts wanted to find out how big a contribution Homes England makes towards increasing the supply of new homes. In Freeman's own words “despite the name, we don't build any homes”, so what are the limits to the agency's impact and influence and how does Freeman believe it could do more in the future? Episodes of Home Truths will be available every Tuesday. Introduced and edited by Chloe McCulloch, editorial director for Building and Housing Today. Audio production by Tariq Aziz. Home Truths is a Building Talks series produced for Building and Housing Today.  Subscribe for news and analysis at www.building.co.uk & www.housingtoday.co.uk LinkedIn: Building Magazine & Housing Today X (formerly Twitter): @BuildingNews & @housing_today Email: newsdesk@assemblemediagroup.co.uk 

Edward Jezeph, senior manager and MMC lead at Homes England, the UK government's housing delivery organization, discusses his recent international travels to Japan, Sweden, and multiple states within the Unites States to learn more about modular housing manufacturing capabilities and business models. Edward shares the insights he gained during his trip as well as his thoughts on the growth opportunities for modular housing both in England and the United States.Support the show

Nick Walkley is Principal and UK President at global real estate advisory firm Avison Young. Prior to joining Avison Young in 2021, Nick was Chief Executive of Homes England, the UK Government's land, development, and housing investor. He led the creation and growth of the new Agency, responsible for the management/delivery of a diverse portfolio including the affordable homes programme, new towns, urban brownfield schemes, support to SMEs and infrastructure funding. He has served as Chief Executive of two London local authorities, with a focus on building high performing teams during periods of adversity and austerity, and as a seasoned leader, is passionate about fostering strong organisational culture driven by clear values.In all his roles, Nick has championed the power of urban regeneration and public-private partnership to improve peoples' everyday lives.  An advocate for the dynamism and vitality of cities, Nick is a firm believer that the best way to get to know a city is through its restaurants, bars, and record stores.

Welcome to a brand new season of the official Glenbrook Podcast! In this episode, Guy talks to Suzanne Benson, head of Real Estate at Trowers and Hamlins, about her career in law, her interest in housing and her route from London to Manchester. Highlights are her year in Boston MA , developing the legal structure of shared equity for Homes England and the future of housing under a new Government. Suzanne and her team have been instrumental in a number of Glenbrook projects - enjoy!

In one of the highest-profile interviews to date, Peter Freeman, chairman of Homes England joins Montfort's Andrew Teacher on PropCast to talk building more social housing, his ambition to supercharge Cambridge into the UK's Silicon Valley, and why property development is a little bit like filmmaking.

Andrew Teacher sits down with Rachel Miller from Housing Growth Partnership (HGP), a subsidiary of Lloyds funded by both the bank and Homes England, and John Tatham from PfP Capital, Places for People's fund management arm, to discuss how their joint venture is leading the charge for higher-quality housing.

Design excellence should be at the heart of all development. But what makes design good or bad? How can you build in beauty and longevity?Professor Sadie Morgan's lecture will showcase practical examples where early testing and thinking have elevated the impact of infrastructure projects.Looking at both policy and projects, from the National Infrastructure Strategy policy document for the NIC, to the Birmingham Curzon Street Station for HS2, her lecture will examine the elements behind making good design happen.A lecture by Sadie Morgan OBE recorded on 25 April 2023 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/infrastructure-beautyGresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollegeSupport the show

EG editor Samantha McClary talks to Homes England about its ambitious vision for transforming UK towns and cities, alongside its partners, in this conversation that took place on Tuesday 14 March at MIPIM, Cannes. The discussion explores the power of public and private sector collaboration in achieving long-term results for communities and showcases some successful examples of collaboration across the country. Panel: Eamonn Boylan, chief executive, GMCA  Abi Brown, councillor, Stoke on Trent City Council  Peter Denton, chief executive, Homes England  Caroline Simpson, chief executive, Stockport Council  Listen here to find out how the public and private sectors can come together to create extraordinary places.  

Here's the latest quick summary of how Help to Build equity loans will help you build a house with a 5% deposit, from a presentation at Build It Live's exhibition in Bicester, delivered by Homes England.SUPPORT SAVE LIKE A BEAR: https://www.savelikeabear.co.uk/tipjarBUY MY LATEST BOOK: https://www.savelikeabear.co.uk/shopCONNECT WITH ME: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOtEWMO0nGhdkPwqlXWglwShow notes: https://www.savelikeabear.co.uk/episode66

Housing, 50 Shades listeners, will know, is slap bang in the middle of the intersection between planning and politics and nothing offers both the illustration and impact of this than affordable housing. Research commissioned by the National Housing Federation and Crisis from Professor Glen Bramley at Heriot-Watt University in 2018 identified a need for 340,000 homes each year in England to 2031, including 145,000 affordable homes. According though to recent research from Turley and Tetlow King, commissioned by the LPDF, it is estimated that only 35,500 net additional affordable homes have been delivered on average in each of the last ten years. Delivery is especially poor in the country's largest urban centres. The largest 19, excluding London, have collectively added around 1,200 affordable homes per annum over the last ten years. Whether there is a housing crisis, or a challenge, or whether all of this is just a figment of the construction industry's imagination, will depend upon whether you ask a single parent in emergency accommodation, a politician in electioneering mode or Simon Jenkins. What is indisputable however is that the planning system has a huge role to play in all of this. Why are we where we are? What are the obstacles to delivering more affordable housing and how might they be overcome? Sam Stafford puts these questions to Antony Pollard, Head of Economics at Turley; Annie Gingell, Principal Planner at Tetlow King; and Marie Chadwick, Policy Leader at the National Housing Federation. Some accompanying reading. Housing supply requirements: low-income households & homeless people https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/homelessness-knowledge-hub/housing-models-and-access/housing-supply-requirements-across-great-britain-2018/  An Affordable Housing Emergency https://www.lpdf.co.uk/latest-publications Five things we learned from Homes England's Affordable Homes Programme data https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/five-things-we-learned-from-homes-englands-affordable-homes-programme-data-74347#:~:text=The%20Affordable%20Homes%20Programme%20is,of%20thousands%20of%20affordable%20homes Simon Jenkins plumbs new depths of housing nonsense https://capx.co/simon-jenkins-plumbs-new-depths-of-housing-nonsense/ People in housing need 2021 https://www.housing.org.uk/resources/people-in-housing-need-2021/ The damaging legacy of Right to Buy https://neweconomics.org/2022/05/the-damaging-legacy-of-right-to-buy Notes from the Green Belt: what's so very special about Colney Heath? https://www.planoraks.com/posts-1/notes-from-the-green-belt-whats-so-very-special-about-colney-heath Some accompanying listening. A House Is Not A Home - The Charlatans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LljqVqRPiUI 50 Shades T-Shirts! If you have listened to Episode 45 of the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast you will have heard Clive Betts say that... 'In the Netherlands planning is seen as part of the solution. In the UK, too often, planning is seen as part of the problem'. Sam said in reply that that would look good on a t-shirt and it does. Further details can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2021/07/50-shades-of-planning-t-shirts.html

Pooja Agrawal is an architect and planner who is currently CEO of Public Practice. She previously worked as a public servant at Homes England and the Greater London Authority, where as part of the Regeneration and Economic Development Team she helped co-found Public Practice in 2017. Prior to this, she worked at private architecture and urban design practices including Publica, We Made That and G-Tects (New York) and taught at Central Saint Martins and was a Trustee for the Museum of Architecture. Alongside Public Practice Pooja co-hosts spatial equality platform Sound Advice and co-published Now You Know, a compendium of fifty essays exploring spatial and racial inequality. In 2018 and 2019 she was nominated for the Planner's Woman of Influence.

Someone has let Piers Wehner host EGLSM again, but at least Samantha McClary and Evelina Grecenko are on hand to keep the weekly round-up podcast on track. Which is an apt phrase, as Sam tells us about the regeneration of the York Central railway lands... from a train. After 20 years of delays, the 111-acre scheme is breaking ground and making headway. And it is largely thanks to Homes England's new chief, Peter Denton. Evelina has the info on the joint venture between Kadans and Canary Wharf, which will bring 750,000 sq ft of life science labs to the district in the form of a 22-storey tower. But who will win the quiz of the week? And will Piers be able to keep count this time?

Pooja Agrawal, architect and planner, is co-founder of the social enterprise Public Practice, and now serves as its CEO. Based in London, Public Practice creates placements for trained architects and planners in local government. Their goal is to build up the capacity of planning departments to respond to both the crisis of affordable housing, and to the shortage of skilled practitioners in the public sector. At the same time they are working to make that new generation of city planners young and diverse. Public Practice's initial cohort was 17 ‘associates,' then 37 the following year (from over 400 applicants). And those new associates joined 24 councils across London and south-east England.  Pooja has also worked at Homes England and for the Greater London Authority, where she managed the Mayor's Good Growth by Design Programme and the London Review Panel.  If you'd like to join me in my quest to rethink real estate, there are two simple things you can do. Share this podcast and go to RethinkRealEstateForGood.co, where you can subscribe to be the first to hear about my podcasts, blog posts and other goodies.

When we think of diversity, and the awareness and inclusion in public life of people of different identities, we perhaps instinctively think of ethnicity, sexuality and age. We perhaps do not think instinctively of neurodiversity. Sam Stafford's youngest boy's school, for example, had made space in the calendar to raise awareness of ethnicity, sexuality and age discrimination, but not, until it was pointed out, neurodiversity. This despite the fact that around 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent. Neurodiversity, for anybody unfamiliar with the term, is the diversity of all human brains, which includes those with Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and other neurological conditions. The movement is centred around the principle that there is no “normal” or “right” type of brain. This is manifestly important to planning because a system cannot be considered effective if it is not engaging with, and working for, 15% of the population. This means that we need to talk about neurodiversity within the profession and within the workplace; we need to talk about engaging the neurodiverse in planning; and we need to talk about designing and delivering for the neurodiverse. Sam discusses these three themes in this episode with Keeley Mitchell (Trainee Planning Officer at Dacorum Council), Krystian Groom (Associate Director at BECG), Jenny Offord (Senior Planning & Enabling Manager at Homes England) and Atefeh Motamedi (Strategic Planner at Atkins). The Neurodiversity in Planning group, which is mentioned throughout this episode, can be contacted via LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13908485/) or neurodiversityinplanning@outlook.com. Some accompanying reading. 'Why planning should be more neurodiverse' by Layla Vidal-Martin https://www.rtpi.org.uk/blog/2021/april/why-planning-should-be-more-neurodiverse/ BECG's Neurodiversity in Planning Toolkit https://becg.com/neurodiversity-in-planning-toolkit-launched/ 'Why is housing for people with autism a failure?' by Deborah Smith https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/insight/why-is-housing-for-people-with-autism-a-failure/#utm_source=Place+North+West&utm_campaign=INSIGHT___Latest_expert_tips___2021-07-30&utm_medium=email 'How cities can be redesigned for neurodiversity' by Elissaveta M Brandon https://www.fastcompany.com/90662691/how-cities-can-be-redesigned-for-neurodiversity First building design standard for sensory and neurological needs – BSI https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/about-bsi/media-centre/press-releases/2020/october/project-launch-first-building-design-standard-for-sensory-and-neurological-needs/ 'Planning with Autism in Mind: A Six Feelings Framework' by Kyle Ezell https://www.planning.org/blog/blogpost/9155086/ The Autism ASPECTSS Design Index https://www.autism.archi/aspectss '14 Patterns of Biophilic Design' by Terrapin Bright Green https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/14-patterns/ Some accompanying viewing. RTPI Webinar Part 1. Designing for Neurodiversity - Autism Friendly Environments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3X1P4zYmc RTPI Webinar Part 2. Engagement https://www.bigmarker.com/rtpi-enterprise/Neurodiversity-in-Planning-Part-2-5c89d09112d3a1fe69ebe8d4 Paddy & Christine McGuiness – Our Family and Autism https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00122vl Some accompanying listening. Wu Tang Clan – Think Differently (Instrumental) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxAT7W8i03k 50 Shades T-Shirts! If you have listened to Episode 45 of the 50 Shades of Planning Podcast you will have heard Clive Betts say that... 'In the Netherlands planning is seen as part of the solution. In the UK, too often, planning is seen as part of the problem'. Sam said in reply that that would look good on a t-shirt and it does. Further details can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com/2021/07/50-shades-of-planning-t-shirts.html

This week Merlin speaks to Sadie Morgan, founding director of Stirling Prize winning architecture practice dRMM and a board member of Homes England. Our top stories this week include the cost of living crisis highlighting the long-running failure to insulate UK homes, the new housing minister who voted against forcing landlords to deliver dwellings ‘fit for human habitation', the announcement that Architect and campaigner Kate Macintosh will be speaking at Open City's Thornton Lecture, and what really caused the Marble Arch Mound debacle... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary takes a look back at EG's Future Leaders event, which took place on 7 December and saw 8 amazing individuals from across the real estate sector get up on stage, with no notes, and deliver a Ted-style talk. All eight talks were honest, delivered straight from the heart and underlined just how much talent exists in this industry and how, if we listen to people like Tanya Coen d'arcy from JLL, Robin Didier from Ellandi, Clare Grimes from Octopus Real Estate, Jenny Offord from Homes England, Zaman Sheikh from Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council, Deborah Green from Oxford Properties, Georgina Watt from Taylor Wessing and Alex Woolmore from Argent, the future of the sector is looking bright. Reminiscing on the evening are Taylor Wessing's international head of real estate Paul Lawrence, JLL's head of UK project, cost and NZC design Aimee Baker, and head of HR at Savills, Noel McGonigle. Listen in to this 50-minute podcast, to find out more about why these 10 minute talks mattered so much and just why the Future Leaders project is such a positive for the property industry.

Sophie White, director of the Infrastructure Grant at Homes England and Sarah Horden, co-founder and COO of Modulous, a digital construction firm, sat down with Andrew Teacher from Blackstock Consulting to discuss the contributions that the public and private sectors can make to the future of housing.

Between 2012 and 2014 in Lincolnshire, 80 thousand new trees were planted to form a Diamond Jubilee woodland, covering 73 hectares. Less than a decade later, 80 percent of those trees could be axed. The government house-building agency, Homes England, has drawn up plans for at least 3,500 new homes there. Is it a case of muddled policy? One of the driest and coldest springs on record followed by the wettest May on record has had a big impact on farming but also on wildlife. We hear from beekeepers who say bees have been hit particularly hard. Meanwhile, fruit growers have seen a knock in the pollination services bees provide to their crops. And as soft fruit growers continue to face a shortage of pickers, technology companies are racing to develop robots to harvest the fruit instead. Raspberries, being so soft, are a particular challenge, but we hear from one company hoping to have robotic pickers working commercially on farms within the next 5 years. Presented by Anna Hill Produced in Bristol by Heather Simons

This week our Special Guest is Peter Freeman, Chair of Homes England. Decisions of the Week Decision of an inspector dated 22nd March 2021 allowing an appeal by Wates Developments against Tonbridge & Malling BC's failure to determine their outline application for up to 250 homes on a greenfield BMV site; application of tilted balance due to lack of HLS. Decision of an inspector dated 29th March allowing Dylon 2 Ltd's appeal granting full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings & redevelopment for a four to eleven storey C3 development for 254 dwellings on MOL land where LPA had no 5 yr HLS & whether VSC demonstrated. Decision of the Secretary of State dated 31st March allowing an appeal by Bluescape Ltd for a part 6, part 7 storey development for 193 dwellings on a former police station & allocated site in the High St, Brentford in the face of NPPF 196 engagement & 20% AH. Decision of an inspector dated 13th April 2021 allowing Applegreen PLC's appeal & refusing Moto Hospitality's appeal against Harrogate BC's refusals of their outline applications for permission for a MSA on the A1(M) raising issues around a need for a MSA, landscape & BMV issues, effects on highway safety, drainage, flood risk & impacts on DHA.

Episode 5 of Digging Deeper focuses on neurodiversity. What is neurodiversity? What language should be used with neurodiversity? What opportunities are there for neurodivergent people in the property industry? These questions and plenty more are asked by our PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, in this podcast where we hear what Homes England is doing to support neurodiversity. First to answer questions is Zoe Bacon – property apprenticeship manager at the Office of Government Property – who works with UCEM on apprenticeships. We then hear from Miranda Foster – senior manager affordable housing products at Homes England – and Jenny Offord – senior planning and enabling manager at Homes England and a student on UCEM's MBA Construction and Real Estate programme. Miranda and Jenny discuss their experiences of neurodiversity and the Homes England Neurodiversity Network which Miranda set up a year ago and for which, Jenny is vice-chair.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary talks to Homes England chief executive Nick Walkley to talk about the impact he has had at the government agency and what happens next. In it Walkley talks about why he doesn’t want to be labelled a great leader and why his greatest legacy will be other members of the team leaving the business to spread at little bit of Homes England magic throughout the real estate sector. The conversation covers everything from enabling housing delivery, to understanding the importance of listening and support, to creating diverse and powerful teams and what kind of music Walkley is convinced Urban Splash’s Tom Bloxham has pumping out of his stereo at home. Listen in here, read online or pick up the latest issue of EG to read the interview in full.

The pandemic has shown we can survive without commuting to shops or offices. It has revealed we can redistribute economic opportunity using technology. We can restore the pride and purpose of towns all over the UK. An opportunity local politicians, employers and property owners should seize now technology has aligned the business and social case for keeping towns vibrant. We must build tight-knit communities with amenities we can walk to, because that way happiness lies, Peter Freeman argues.

Zoe Stanton is an entrepreneurial, creative and collaborative leader with more than 15 years experience working in design and social change and a passion for addressing the most important and complex issues. Zoe has had leadership roles creating and scaling new ways to bring about change, transform organisations and design better services for positive social impact. In 2005, Zoe co-founded Uscreates, a strategic design agency specialising in applying design to social challenges, in health, well-being and education. As Managing Director Zoe led teams through significant transformation across sectors with notable clients including NHS England, Homes England, Macmillan and Nesta. Uscreates was acquired by FutureGov in 2018 bringing together the two company's shared ambition to design public services and transform organisations for the 21st Century. At FutureGov, Zoe's role as Experience Director focused on amplifying the positive impact of the organization and facilitating reflection and iteration on what the experience of working with FutureGov should be. Zoe studied Design at Goldsmiths College and loves working with young talent to help them develop and grow. Social Links LinkedIn: @ZoeStanton Twitter: @StantonZoe

Urban Splash's tie-up with Japanese house-builder Seksui, and Homes England, has introduced a major new 'disruptor' to the UK's housing market. Technology has always driven architecture argues Tom Bloxham, yet Britain's housebuilders have preferred traditional methods and styles. By improving the efficiency of production lines and components in the factory, Urban Splash intends to change the way we build and, in the process, make better homes and places.

This week is our final episode of series one, and we have decided to end as we started; just with the five of us. As before, there is no charge for the event, but we would encourage you to make a modest donation to the NHS Combined Charity Page or whichever local charity you may prefer. Cases of the Week (1) Keep Bourne End Green v Buckingham Council et al [2020] EWHC 1984 Admin; s decision of Holgate J who dismissed a challenge to a plan based on an allegation that the 2016-based household projections produced by ONS should have been taken into account in the assessment of OAHN. (2)R (oao Walker ) v Bath & North East Somerset Council [202o] EWHC 1836 a decision challenging the grant of permission and listed building consent at Belvoir Castle, a listed building in a World Heritage Site & Conservation Area contrary to the officer recommendation & where the Council has conceded the decision was unlawful. PINS/MHCLG Decisions of the Week (1) Pencoed Power Plant Appeal, a decision of Welsh Minsters dated 23 July 2020 to grant permission for a gas engine-powered generation facility 40MW of electricity. (2) an inspector decision dated 22 July on an unallocated site in Brentwood formerly owned by Homes England with the benefit of a development brief to grant permission for four residential blocks. Plus “Praise of the Week” and “Nudge of the Week”

We were lucky to be joined by Sadie Anna Morgan OBE is the co-founder of dRMM, the RIBA Stirling Prize winning architecture practice. She is the chair of the Independent Design Panel for HS2 and a board member of the National Infrastructure Commission. She is one of the Mayor's Design Advocates and is on the board of Homes England. We discuss all these roles as well lifetime community engagement, alternative housing models and diversity in the architectural industry.

Andrew Teacher, founder of Blackstock Consulting (www.blackstock.co.uk) is joined by Ian Gray, project director for York Central at Homes England and Stuart Howie, head of regeneration at Avison Young to discuss regeneration across UK cities.

Three willing guests – Tom Martin, Quatro PR, Ghislaine Halpenny, BPF and Sam Stafford Barratt David Wilson - joined us for this, the second in our series of Barton Willmore Uncut. In Conversation. Held the day after the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick's COVID-19 Planning Update announcements, there was no better time to put ourselves in his shoes and mull over the moves made and what we might add to the cache of measures, on a more systemic, long term basis. It's safe to say enthusiasm for the role varied hugely across the group, but suggestions were both bold and practical including:Better use of the powers already heldGreater measures to support commercial property Abolition of the green beltEnhanced funding to Local GovernmentA greater, more prominent role for Homes England than seen to dateThere was even a call for attitudinal change towards the colouring pencils of planning….a sentiment many of our planners will no doubt get on board with! 

Day 3 of our Modern Methods of Construction series brings leading players in housing to the table to chat about offsite manufacturing. Andrew Teacher, founder of Blackstock Consulting (www.blackstock.co.uk) is joined by Harry Swales, executive director of Homes England to discuss the impacts of the current Covid-19 crisis and views for the future of offsite manufacturing, along with insights from Mark Farmer, CEO of Cast Consultancy and government proclaimed MMC Champion. Join the debate and hear more at the RESI Convention (www.resiconf.com) organised by Property Week.

In this first episode of 'Barton Willmore Uncut. In Conversation'. Partners Iain Painting and Robin Shepherd are 'finding a way with' Chris Cobbold of Wessex Economics, previously the head of DTZ's residential team and an MHCLG expert advisor, to discuss our and wider recent proclamations about the depth and significance of this crisis on the housing market. Highlights from the podcast include:Chris's views on the depth of this economic downturn Debate on the source of a 300k housing completions target The role for Homes England and Local Authorities in de-risking supplyThe role for government in supporting demandInfrastructure or housebuilding – Does the latter provide a better government investment opportunity?

Marking the launch and promo offer for Anna's book, Strategic Property Investing: What works and what doesn't in a complex UK residential property market - bit.ly/strategicpropertyinvesting - Panel discussion with Melanie Bien, award-winning PR specialist, former Personal Finance Editor of the Independent on Sunday, and author of four best-selling property 'for dummies' books, and John Howard, property investor, business owner and author whose latest project is a £26 million development funded by Homes England, and who has bought and sold over 3,500 houses, apartments and developments. Highlights include: How not all parts of the property market will be affected in the same way by coronavirus - some geographies and tenant types are resilient from an investment perspective, and some are less so. How sweeping statements and statistics are not so helpful in this context How challenges opportunities and house prices will be defined by two main things: cashflow and liquidity - and the last 2 months have shown us we don't collectively know as much about this as we thought Market predictions - and how the key to sustainable success is taking a socially responsible, sensitive approach focused on the long term - from working with tenants to pricing Resources: Link to buy Anna's book: bit.ly/strategicpropertyinvesting annaclareharper.com/book Bien Media: https://www.bienmedia.com/ Melanie Bien, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-bien-4b67144/?originalSubdomain=uk John Howard, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-howard-a59a1b43/

This episode considers the intersection of infrastructure, housing and design. Host Charlotte Mitchell is joined by Louise Wyman of Homes England, who is currently on secondment as Design Lead for the West Midlands Combined Authority, and Madeleine Kessler, an architect at Haptic Architects and member of the National Infrastructure Commission's Young Professionals Panel. Louise and Madeleine are also both members of the Commission's Design Group, chaired by Commissioner Professor Sadie Morgan. Charlotte, Louise and Madeleine consider a wide range of topics, including: why good infrastructure is crucial to overcoming local concerns about housing developments; the importance of an effective public realm to any new housing project; and the value of good design to creating infrastructure that enables liveable and sustainable communities.

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary meets Alex Harrington-Griffin, CEO of TrustedLand, and Jonny Britton, CEO of LandTech to talk about trust and perception. The pair have just launched a the Real Developer campaign to combat the poor perception of the the industry. Through the campaign TrustedLand will work with industry professionals to identify the top SME property developers, first in the south-east of England, to showcase their work through the Real Developer 2020 Index. The index will be distributed to 250 local land agencies and advisers, including Homes England and the GLA. Listen in to find out why Harrington-Griffin feels "duty-bound" to showcase the good work that the smaller developers are doing.    

In episode 24 of the Growth Series podcast, Nicola Alvarez, Corporate Account Manager at Accord Mortgages is joined by Andy Nelson, Head of Relationship Management Help to Buy, Homes England. Together they discuss how Help to Buy has affected the housing market, how brokers can play a role in helping borrowers and how the market needs to meet future challenges once the scheme comes to an end in 2023.

Duncan Sutherland, Board Member, Homes England

A good news story in an otherwise lacklustre property market. Graeme Alfillie-Cook, consultant, Apex Airspaces In this podcast we discussed what it was that sets Apex Airspaces apart and how they've grown from a standing start to now a company with a heft delivery pipeline and millions of development funding. Graeme is a senior real estate banker now working on a consultancy basis for Apex Airspace. He has helped the company put in place a £9m development financing with Homes England and more recently a £10m revolving development financing with the GLA to deliver 500 units across London. Graeme formerly headed Lloyds Bank's Developers team providing innovative client centric debt finance solutions and in turn helping customers deliver complex development projects. He has extensive real estate and structured finance experience having worked with Lloyds' major real estate clients closing numerous high profile debt transactions as well as being active in the structured credit and securitisation markets. Graeme joined Lloyds Bank from the University of Exeter where he studied Economic and Political Development. He is married with two children, lives in Central London, and sits on the Executive Committee of Wasps FC.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NicoleBremner)

Kicking off series two of Housing Matters, Katie is joined by co-host Sarah Finnegan, External Affairs Manager at the National Housing Federation. Public Affairs Manager Jessica Levy offers her view on where housing sits in the political discourse at a time when most of the media is focused on Brexit. Nick Walkley, Chief Executive of Homes England, discusses their five year plan, how housing associations and Homes England might work together differently and his concern about the music tastes of his colleagues. Interview by Clare Paredes, Head of Communications and Marketing. Sarah Finnegan explains the political context for this discussion about building more homes, the challenges and opportunities for housing associations, and the National Housing Federation’s submission for the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). Subscribe, rate and review, and let us know what you think about #HousingMatters. Links • We’re holding a sector-wide conversation about building more homes, and we want to hear from members https://www.housing.org.uk/topics/new-homes/delivering-our-supply-ambition/   • Supply conversation – get involved https://www.housing.org.uk/topics/new-homes/delivering-our-supply-ambition/supply-conversation-sign-up-to-one-of-our-events/ • Homes England https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england • Homes England strategic plan 2018 to 2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-england-strategic-plan-201819-to-202223 Contact us (mailto:mailto:website@housing.org.uk) (mailto:mailto:website@housing.org.uk) (http://www.twitter.com/natfednews) website@housing.org.uk http://www.twitter.com/natfednews http://www.instagram.com/national.housing.federation http://www.facebook.com/nationalhousingfederation   Housing Matters team • Host: Katie Teasdale (https://twitter.com/natfedKatie) • Producer: James Grant (https://twitter.com/bristoljames)  

Our first international guest is Dominic Campbell, is the founder and CEO of Future Gov and the Interim Chief Digital Officer of Homes England the non-departmental public body, which funds affordable housing in England.

“Some pretty disgraceful things have been normalised,” Nick Walkley, chief executive of Homes England, says, reflecting on diversity in property. But how do you change that? Walkley and Tim Heatley, co-founder of regeneration specialist Capital & Centric, tell EG about Regeneration Brainery, a programme that connects 16-21 year-olds with mentors from across the industry. Consciously focusing on young people from diverse backgrounds who would not have family connections in property, Regeneration Brainery hopes to open up opportunities and give the next generation an "address book of contacts" to get ahead. Listen to the latest Tomorrow’s Leaders podcast to find out why diversity matters to Heatley and Walkley and what the industry can do about it.