NHF - Jon Sopel to speak at National Housing Federation's Conference

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 12:00 AM

Presenter of the BBC Politics Show and BBC News 24, Jon Sopel, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's National Housing Federation's Affordable Home Ownership and Intermediate Housing Conference and Exhibition at the Marriott City Centre Hotel, Bristol, on 3 - 4 November 2010.

Jon, voted Political Journalist of the Year in 2007 by the public affairs industry, will address the opening plenary on the impact of a coalition government and tight fiscal environment on the UK housing sector.

The conference provides an opportunity to discuss the hugely challenging conditions for the delivery of affordable housing. It will consider the key changes and issues ahead and explore ways in which the affordable home ownership sector can respond innovatively and effectively. It will include a number of workshops and breakout sessions. A range of issues will be covered including the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review and best practice on managing service charges, leasehold relationships and the links between sales and development.

Other confirmed speakers include:

. Sir Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive, Homes and Communities Agency
. Stephen Greenhalgh, Council Leader, London Borough of Hammersmith
and Fulham
. Keith Exford, Chief Executive, Affinity Sutton
. David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
. Stephen Porter, Chief Executive, Great Places Housing Group
. Piers Williamson, Chief Executive, The Housing Finance Corporation
. Peter Hill, Operations Director, Leeds Building Society

For further information about this event visit www.housing.org.uk

ENDS

For further information contact:
Jon Shepherd, Marketing Manager
jons@housing.org.uk

For details of our other conferences, training and publications visit:
www.housing.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS

The National Housing Federation represents 1,200 independent, not-for-profit housing associations in England and is the voice of affordable housing. Our members provide over two million homes for five million people.

The National Housing Federation's Commercial Services Team provides solutions to support members in their commitment to neighbourhoods, customers and excellence for iN business for neighbourhoods, through the provision of conferences and events, training and consultancy and publications. Income generated from our business solutions is used to fund our work in supporting and promoting the work of our members. www.iNbiz.org

Visit the Federation's website www.housing.org.uk to keep up-to-date with details of the full range of business solutions available:

. conference and event programme
. over 300 training courses
. coaching programme
. in-house training and consultancy
. over 100 book titles
. business development advice
. Federation subscriber scheme - for public, third sector and commercial organisations
. Housemark and Procurement for Housing (PfH)
. employee satisfaction surveys
. tenant satisfaction surveys (Feedback)
. data analysis service (Housing Figures)
. Lion Court Conference Centre.

Building for success

The National Housing Federation provides our members with a united voice and one with more influence than simply the sum of their parts. In 2007/08, the Federation.

. persuaded the Government to accept a number of its amendments to the Housing and Regeneration Bill
. convinced the Government of the need to invest in the delivery of up to 70,000 new social homes per year
. persuaded ministers to invest £8.4bn for the delivery of new social homes up to 2011
. ran a high profile campaign on fuel poverty, which helped draw a promise from the Chancellor to stop the injustice of higher charges for prepayment meters
. helped persuade ministers that a rural housing target should be reintroduced.

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