Devolution and collaboration on the NHC agenda with conference slots  

Our Executive Director (Policy & External Relations) Patrick Murray spoke at UKREiiF, the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which took place in Leeds.

He joined the panel for L&Q’s session on ‘Perfect Partners: how housing associations and councils can work together to build the homes we need’. It looked at how housing associations can be the strategic partners of choice for local and combined authorities and help the Government meet its ambitious housing targets. As part of this Patrick outlined how Housing Partnerships are leading a new wave of collaboration. He also stressed the need for the right framework to support collaboration through devolution, and funding that supported regeneration as well as new supply.

Patrick also spoke at the Social Housing Finance conference, as part of a session on
‘National challenges, regional solutions: housing and the role of strategic authorities’ where he spoke about how North is leading the way with devolution.  

He shared what this means for housing in the North – including increased collaboration through Housing Partnerships. He also looked at how more local control of funding can make investment go further and better meet the needs of communities.