We hosted our first ever stakeholder event "Getting our house in order" on Friday 31 January 2025, which brought together a panel of experts and a room full of industry professionals (local authorities, emergency services, councillors) who spoke about the issues of how we and the wider industry can address social inequalities and ensure more people have a safe place to call home.
The event was hosted by Rachel Burden, BBC Broadcast Journalist, alongside Jacque Allen, our Chief Executive,Sir Richard Leese, Co-Chair at Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, Kate Collins, Head of Affordable Housing Delivery at Homes England, and Nicola Butterworth, Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing at Liverpool City Council.
Throughout the event, our panel spoke about a variety of topics such as funding for affordable homes, temporary accommodation, and safer communities,
Jacque Allen,our Chief Executive, said “We must continue to advocate for a comprehensive, multi-agency, long-term strategy and increased funding for affordable homes. Our sector’s resilience and dedication to our social mission have never been more crucial.”
“It’s not acceptable to have 1.3 million people waiting to find a permanent, safe place to call home, but it’s also not just about buying land and building homes anywhere. As a housing provider, we need to ensure we invest in our existing homes for our existing residents, and when buying land, we do so in the right place. All homes should have access to GPs, schools, accessible employment, community services, and efficient and reliable transport, and this is where collaboration is key.”
We want to ensure that we can provide our residents with a safe place to call home and we will ensure that we work with local partners and authorities to bring this to life.
We are already planning our next "Getting our house in order" event which will continue to bring together experts from the housing sector alongside local councils, housing associations, developers, public services, investors and other key stakeholders to discuss and implement important social topics.