All You Want To Know About Local Authority Housing Finance In Wales

Local Authority Housing Finance in Wales is going through a period of change with Councils implementing the Welsh Housing Quality Standard, preparing budgets in the light of the 2010/11 subsidy settlement, seeking value for money and efficiencies and in some cases considering the implications of stock transfer. The Welsh Assembly Government is considering self-financing. In 2010 we will have the next General Election and Comprehensive Spending Review.

In this context, do you think that a working knowledge of local authority housing finance in Wales would put you and your colleagues in a position of advantage?

Whether you are in a Local Authority or the Welsh Assembly Government; whether you are a Housing Manager, Tenant Representative, Elected Member, or even a member of the Housing Finance Team, you could benefit from attending our course at which you will learn: “All You Want To Know about Local Authority Housing Finance in Wales”. Topics will include:

• Housing Revenue Account
• Rent Setting
• Service Charges
• Capital Programmes
• Housing Investment Programmes
• the Welsh Housing Quality Standard
• Housing Subsidy settlement for 2010/11
• The Possibility of Self-Financing
• Prudential Borrowing
• Major Repairs Allowance
• Capital Receipts
• Housing Revenue Account Business Plans
• the Recession
• Strategic Housing responsibilities
• Best Value
• Private Sector Housing and Homelessness
• Supporting People
• Housing Benefit
• Regeneration
• Housing Associations
• Comprehensive Spending Review 2010
• Efficiency & Effectiveness
• New Build
• Options Appraisals
• Stock retention and sustainability
• Stock Transfer and many other aspects of local authority housing finance

The course is accompanied by a very useful book entitled: "All You Want To Know About Local Authority Housing Finance in Wales 2010”

Many people – officers, elected members, tenants and others with an interest in local authority housing have already benefited from this course.

The cost of this seminar is £260 plus VAT in London and £230 plus VAT at the other venues, making a total of £305.50 in London and £270.25 at the other venues. The fee includes lunch. This represents excellent value for money but there are also discounts available:

• AWICS is committed to tenant empowerment and we are therefore offering a discount of 50% to tenant representatives including tenant board members of arms length management organisations and housing associations.
• If you buy one place at a seminar, you can buy additional places at the same seminar at a discount of 50% (this offer does not apply to London venues)
• The Institute of Public Sector Management (IPSM) has negotiated a discount of 25% for their members.

Note: Only one discount can be claimed for each place

Event Location(s)

Below is a list of the locations we will be holding this training course.

• Cardiff: Novotel Cardiff Central Hotel - 29 June 2010