Choice Based Lettings and Housing Options Event

30 March 2010, London
Booking Code: 15013

• About the event
• Benefits of attending
• Who should attend
• Programme
• Prices
• Booking

About the Event

It has been 5 years since the government set out plans for its CBL policy. The aim was to have choice in place nationwide by 2010. They now want to build on the existing target to incorporate not only all of England’s local authorities but to cover RSL properties and also low cost home ownerships and properties to rent from private landlords.

The Department also wants to develop CBL schemes on a regional and/or sub-regional basis, recognising that housing markets do not follow local authority boundaries. Several of these schemes are now up and running with many more imminent. What can we learn from these latest schemes about implementing and designing CBL?

Through a selection of interactive sessions this event will keep you up to date with everything that is happening in the world of CBL, it will address the key issues facing LAs, RSLs and other stakeholders in delivering and taking CBL forward and will provide a chance for those involved in CBL to feedback their experiences.

Benefits of attending this event

• Remain up to date with current government thinking and policy around CBL
• Find out about lessons learnt on implementing CBL systems, the successes and pitfalls
• Hear how to improve housing options and find out about current practise
• Receive top tips, from leading professionals, on improving your CBL Service
• Learn from schemes who have successfully integrated CBL & access issues
• Receive relevant and up to date information to take you forward in your day to day role
• An excellent opportunity to network with fellow housing professionals and be involved in interactive discussions

Who Should Attend:

This event is aimed at senior officers who are, or are considering adopting a choice based lettings scheme together with other staff that are, or will be involved in choice based lettings in their day-to-day operation. This event will also be useful for staff who are new to CBL.

*Programme:

Time	Details
09.30	Registration and Refreshments
10.00	Chair’s Welcome Jan Taranczuk, Business Development Director, Pinnacle Housing Limited
10.10	Update on CBL implementation Caroline Keightley, Choice Based Lettings Adviser, Housing Management and Performance, Communities and Local Government
10.40	Developing the Sub-regional CBL Model Diane Foley, Accommodation Team Manager, Accommodation Team, Colchester Borough Council
11.15	Refreshments
11.30	Enhanced Housing Options progress and good practice ideas from the Housing options trailblazers in the first year of the programme Jo Beck, Enhanced Housing Options Manager, Neighbourhood Services, Greenwich Council
12.10	Development of Fair and Flexible Schemes Francis Walker, Fair and Flexible Policy, Housing Management and Performance, Communities and Local Government
12.40	Lunch
13.40	Enhanced Housing Mobility Options Stephen Ellis, Mobility Services Delivery Manager, Communities and Local Government
14.15	CBL access issues - housing for people with learning disabilities Karyn Kirkpatrick, Valuing People
14.45	Refreshments
15.00	Improve your housing options John Carthew, Director, Scout Solutions Ltd Peter Riley, Director, Locata Housing Services Limited
16.00	Current thinking - what we MIGHT do? Robin Newby, Independent Choice Based Lettings and Housing Options Consultant
16.30	Close

*Programme maybe subject to minor changes

*Contributions Planned From:

• Caroline Keightley, Choice Based Lettings Adviser, Housing Management and Performance, Communities and Local Government
• John Carthew, Director, Scout Solutions Ltd
• Francis Walker, Fair and Flexible Policy, Housing Management and Performance, Communities and Local Government
• Chair: Jan Taranczuk, Business Development Director, Pinnacle Housing Limited

*Programme maybe subject to minor changes

Prices and Booking

Venue	Date	Booking Code	Price
London	30 March 2010	15013	*£261 / £293 / **£68 +VAT

Delegate Price:

*Discounted CIH Member Rate £261 +VAT | Delegate Rate £293 +VAT | **CIH Student Rate £68 +VAT

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* Discounted CIH Member Rate applies to members who have chosen the Training and Events Flexible Benefits Package

** CIH Student Rate, the delegate must be a CIH student with current membership

The delegate price includes a comprehensive delegate pack, all refreshments and lunch. You can earn up to 4 hours towards your CIH Continuing Professional Development

All prices are subject to VAT

Special Offers

Book 2 delegates and send a third delegate for half price (all 3 bookings must be received together)

To Make a Booking

You can book your place on this conference in one of the following ways:

• Use our online booking form (Booking Code: 15013)
• Or download a booking form (PDF: 34 kb)
  and return to

  CIH Events Department,
  Octavia House,
  Westwood Way,
  Coventry CV4 8JP
  
  Tel: 024 7685 1722
  Fax: 024 7642 1973
  E-mail: events@cih.org

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