Thousands of housing professionals have descended on Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit. Here is all our coverage so far in one place
Below is Housing Today’s reporting from this year’s Housing Community Summit, which is run jointly by the National Housing Federation and the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Key takeaways and talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2025 From the departure of Rayner and the rise of Reform, to boosting skills, new funding models and decent homes, attendees to this year’s Housing Community Summit were not short of topics to talk about.
Government needs to double private investment in social housing sector to hit 1.5m target, says regulator Jonathan Walters says there is ‘strong arc’ of providers between South East and East Anglia capable of ramping up delivery
Homes England ‘not needed’ in combined authority areas, says Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram says agency would still have role in areas without devolution deal
NHF warns it can’t support MHCLG’s mandatory floor coverings proposal unless extra funding provided Proposed requirement in new Decent Homes Standard would cost Sovereign Netowrk Group £6m a year, CEO tells Housing Community Summit as consultation period nears end
Homes England recruiting regional chief executives in devolution drive Organisation’s chair says it is moving to ’empowered regional model’, mooting five-region structure
No other housing secretaries have ‘gone out to bat’ for the social housing sector like Angela Rayner, says NHF chief executive Panel members discuss the former secretary of state’s departure from government at the Housing Community Summit 2025
Rent increases should be linked to energy efficiency of homes, Housing Community Summit hears Spending review positive for sector but uncertainty over detail of new funding programme remains
MP warns sector not to use delays as reason to row back on building safety reforms Housing select committee member Joe Powell urges the industry to work with the Building Safety Regulator to clear delays and clamp down on “cowboys”
Sector needs ‘short-term solution’ to labour shortages, says Abri CEO More European immigration could be necessary while long-term strategy developed, says Gary Orr
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