Housing 2024: Join RICS at this year’s conference

Housing 2024 brings together representatives from all aspects of residential property to work towards creating safe, sustainable and affordable homes for all.

As one of the largest property events in the country, Housing 2024 looks at innovative solutions to meeting our housing needs, while driving up quality, professionalism, and satisfaction. RICS will be involved in a series of events throughout the conference, and if you are attending, please come along and say hello.

Monday 24 June

18:00-00:00 Women in Housing and Housing Heroes Awards Dinner 
Manchester Central

Celebrate the leaders, innovators and changemakers across the sector, shining a light on the incredible work carried out by teams and individuals in the past 12 months. For those attending, Justin Young, RICS CEO will be in attendance so please feel free to say hello.

Tuesday 25 June

11:00 – 11:55 Achieving a sector-wide professionalism boost
Masterclass Theatre

The inclusion of mandatory qualifications for housing managers within the Social Housing Regulation Act highlights the growing importance of professionalism within the sector. Everyone working in housing organisations need to have the right skills, experience and knowledge to deliver high quality services for tenants and residents. This session will look at how far we’ve come to professionalise the sector, and where we should focus now.

Panel:
Mairéad Carroll, RICS Senior Property Specialist, Chair
Paul Fiddaman, Chief Executive, Karbon Homes
Elaine Johnson, Director of People, Great Places
Helen McHale, Chief Executive, Stockport Homes
Jill Murray, President, Chartered Institute of Housing

Wednesday 26 June

11:00-11:55 The Lyons Review: then and now
Future of Living Theatre

10 years ago now but the recommendations are still frighteningly widely craved by all: a speeded-up planning process and new government powers to force local councils to produce and follow housebuilding plans. What lay at the heart of Labour’s 180-page review published in 2014 is asked for now, the only difference is the need for many more than the previously recommended 200,000 new homes to be built each year.

Hear from RICS as we discuss the launch of our housing thought leadership report, reviewing the economy models to deliver affordable, high quality homes.

Panel:
Charlotte Neal MRICS, Director of Surveying Standards, RICS
Sir Michael Lyons
Mark Allnutt, executive director, Europe, Greystar