Housing Week 2026 returns on Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October 2026
Across three days, our social housing specialists will host a series of webinars designed to share practical insights, sector updates and expert perspectives for professionals working in and alongside social housing.
What you’ll gain from Housing Week
Housing Week offers practical insight, expert guidance and timely updates on the key issues affecting the social housing sector.
Designed to support organisations navigating regulatory and legislative change, these webinars may also help attendees meet the Competence and Conduct Standard from 1 October 2026.
Each session provides clear, actionable advice to support informed decision-making and positive outcomes for teams, residents and communities.
Agenda:
Tuesday 13 October 2026
09:00am – 12:45pm
HR & Employment Conference 2026
Please note: Separate registration required. Click here for more info and to sign up.
Presented by Paula Squire, Kathryn Walters, and Charlotte Cowgill
9:30am – 10:30am
The Future of Homeownership – Commonhold
This webinar will look at:
- Understanding commonhold and what comes next
- The Commonhold Association and Commonhold Community Statement
- How shared owners will work together within the commonhold structure
- How best to prepare for commonhold as a social housing provider
Presented by Lynn James and Tara Moseley
11:00am – 12:00pm
Procurement Act 2023 – Early Lessons from the Courts and New Transparency Obligations
Join procurement law specialists Tomos Jones and guest speaker Rhodri Williams KC of Keating Chambers as they explore key lessons emerging from the first Procurement Act 2023 court challenges, including Parkingeye v Velindre NHS Trust, and examine the Act’s new transparency requirements and evolving risks for contracting authorities.
Presented by Tomos Jones and guest speaker Rhodri Williams KC
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Practical considerations when a contractor / consultant becomes insolvent
This webinar will cover:
- Due diligence before entering into the Contract – assessing the financial standing and trading history of contractors and consultants, reviewing group structures, media coverage and litigation history, and identifying warning signs such as County Court Judgments (CCJs) and other indicators of financial distress.
- Immediate steps when insolvency hits – what employers, funders and project teams should do to protect the site, preserve contractual rights and minimise delay and cost exposure.
- Navigating the contractual and commercial risks – termination rights, payment issues, bonds, guarantees, collateral warranties and the key pitfalls to avoid when dealing with an insolvent contractor or consultant.
Presented by Harriet Atkin and Amy Cardwell
Wednesday 14 October 2026
9:30am – 10:30am
Planning Law Update
This session will cover the latest issues in planning law affecting social housing providers.
Presented by Chris Charlton and Elaine Field
11:00am – 12:00pm
Housing Management Legal Update
This webinar will cover issues impacting social housing tenant management at the moment, including a round up of topics such as The Renters’ Rights Act, The Social Housing Bill, The Crime & Policing Act (Respect Orders) and recent case law to take into consideration.
Presented by Lindsay Felstead, Emily Hope and Harriet Killeen
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Funding Growth – Unlocking Security Capacity and Meeting Lender Expectations
This webinar will cover:
- What lenders are looking for in today’s market, including covenants and refinancing considerations.
- How to maximise borrowing capacity through valuations, security planning and making housing stock funding-ready.
- The common asset, title and security issues that can delay transactions and what providers can do now to avoid them.
Presented by Harvinder Kandola and Samesh Khamb
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Development Land Acquisition – Avoiding Expensive Mistakes
This practical session will cover:
- Promotion agreements v option agreements
- Strategic land opportunities
- Overage traps
- Conditional contracts
- Title due diligence
- Rights of access, services and ransom strips
- Awaab’s Law from an acquisition perspective
Presented by Anita Rasaratnam
Thursday 15 October 2026
9:30am – 10:30am
Golden Rules for Phased Residential Developments
This commercially focused webinar will look at:
- Phased transfers
- Plot sales
- Estate management
- Adoption of roads and sewers
- Retained land issues
- Common title problems
Presented by Stephen Harper and Oliver Smedley
11:00am – 12:00pm
Awaab’s Law – One year on and preparing for Phase 2
This webinar will look at case law and legal update on fitness and phase 1, as well as considerations for phase 2 implementation.
Presented by Matthew Wilson
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Data Protection Risks: STAIRS and AI – from the perspective of data protection compliance.
One half of this session will be a general regulatory update for the sector. The second half of this session will look at:
- What are STAIRs?
- Where does the scheme fit alongside data protection?
- AI in social housing – Opportunity vs Risk
Presented by Amy Peacey and Rob Ridd
