Local authorities and responsibility housing markets leadership - PDF document

CIH and strategic housing role LAs • unique position Local authorities and • responsibility housing markets • leadership Partnership Sarah Davis • capacity Senior Policy and Practice • influence Officer 30 th June 2011 • engagement CIH and strategic role (2) A fresh focus Wider local impacts • Economic environment – – ‘beyond bricks and mortar’ deficit reduction • local economic partnerships • Public funding and local • sustainable communities authorities’ settlement • health and wellbeing • Significant public sector reform • environmental sustainability • Policy context – significant changes • Local decision making – development and services LAs’ central role LAs’ central role (2) • Level of detail to support Getting the whole picture – effective understanding best placed • Flexibility – timescales and • Pulling together different changes impacts in different sectors • Multiple changes and • Social housing reform and cumulative impacts affordable rent programme – Role of councillors – focus on social sector support • Real pressures for owner Barriers to new occupation development • Role of PRS

Big picture – whole markets Big picture (2) Shared understanding – current Attracting investment and local • Big players • Flexible and responsive to change • Smaller investors • Monitor, identify, act/ intervene • ‘accidental landlords’ Detailed and across sectors Population choices Different markets in different • What drives decisions and changes in behaviour spatial range Existing housing as part of offer • Across LAs • Current and future households • At neighbourhoods • More strategic and creative • Involving wider partners: business/ solutions health Tenancy strategies – the Shaping markets effectively framework What LAs can control / influence • RP partners Localism Bill - Tenancy strategy • Private developers • High level objectives • Businesses • RPS (LA housing management function) to Social and economic impacts to date ‘have regard to’ it, including • What has/ not worked • Interventions to address Numbers or sustainable communities? • Kind of tenancies granted • Local impacts of welfare changes/ local approaches • Circumstances shaping the type of tenancy • Spatial planning offered • Local investment plan • Length • Allocations and homelessness • Circumstances directing further tenancy offer Inform and lead debate Tenancy strategy (2) Start now! Meaningful conversations Issues Beyond type of tenancy • LA tenancy strategy – 1 yr from Bill’s enactment Looking at local sustainability • (likely late 2012) • Planning • RPs tenancy policies – now • Allocations • What ‘teeth’ the tenancy strategy can have Developing the strategy’s influence and impact • What it can offer partners • Support and evidence - examples • Local communities’ needs and aspirations

Data More than a new ‘duty’ Look at the impact for the whole offer • Stock and tenure • Lettings to general Think beyond prescribed role profile needs and specialist housing • Stock turnover and type • Length of residence 2015 – a very different social and ‘affordable rent’ • Housing markets • Moves out of social offer housing • Current rent levels • Context of welfare reform and recession and affordability • Effect of welfare • Rapidly changing needs, demands and markets reforms • Incomes How effectively to meet these needs, demands • Effect of tenure and • Housing needs and outcomes for communities? tenancy management register: size needed • Plans for new homes Local authorities, working with others, best placed to do this. Some key questions What help is on offer What will the social and affordable rent www.cih.org/policy/free- Free publications offer look like in 2015 in your local publications.htm • The local authority role in What will the housing offer need to be understanding housing in future? area markets What do you need to do so that the • Managing the impact of housing offer: reforms – tenure strategy • Meets housing needs and demand? • Housing evidence base – • Contributes to wider objectives? to come • Is understood by public and customers? Training in partnership • Makes best use of all resources? with East Midlands If outcomes won’t be met, what action Councils will you take? What help is on offer (2)  CIH START Evidence base and Capability Thank you intelligence –Tel: 024 7647 2720 • Practice online • Housing benefit –www.cih.org/start • Practice briefings e.g Any questions? calculator allocations and local flexibility • Partnership with Talk to us: Hometrack • Supported community Sarah.davis@cih.org of practice • Evidence base 024 7685 1793 roundtable in summer Bespoke support