The Social Housing White Paper - A Roundup

Introduction

The Social Housing White Paper was published in November 2020 and sets out a charter for social housing residents which aims to deliver the improvement and transparency promised in the 2018 Green Paper.

The paper can be summarised as creating 7 commitments to residents, the majority of which will be secured by legislation at a later date. The paper represents a number of changes which were required in the sector to deal with issues of health and safety of buildings, the standards of social housing, regulation in respect of social landlords and the relationship between landlords and residents.

This webinar will look at each of the 7 commitments, highlighting the implications for social landlords, key themes, and expected outcomes along with updates as to any changes already implemented.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The key changes proposed with the Social Housing White Paper
• Proposed regulation changes and the implications for social landlords
• How the government have responded to the Grenfell enquiry
• The new obligations on landlords under the Building Safety Bill
• The enhanced role of the Housing Ombudsman
• How the Affordable Homes Programme aims to provide more affordable homes
• Recent developments and changes already implemented

This webinar was recorded on 22nd July 2021