Sustainable Housing Business Plans and the Efficiency Agenda Seminars

About the Seminars :

We are holding an autumn series of seminars on ‘Sustainable Housing Business Plans and the Efficiency Agenda’. These will be held in venues around the country and will consider how retention and arms length management organisation authorities can prepare sustainable housing revenue account business plans that meet the government’s ‘fit for purpose’ criteria in the context of the ‘efficiency agenda’. It will also refer to the proposals for high performing authorities to withdraw from the housing subsidy system and the potential implications of this.

The sessions are designed for people with some knowledge of housing revenue account business plans and budgets and who want to improve the way they are tackling value for money issues. They need not be experts. Those who would benefit from attendance would include staff of local authorities and arms length management organisations that have responsibilities for housing management, housing finance, business planning or procurement. It will be of interest to those who are preparing for inspection and are wishing to achieve a good score on the audit commission’s test of value for money. It will be relevant for elected members, members of boards of arms length management organisations, tenant representatives and staff of regional government offices with an interest in these matters.

What the course will cover:

• ‘Fit for Purpose’ Housing Revenue Account Business Planning that dovetails with the Housing Strategy and Asset Management Plan
• Proactive preparation of the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan including the financial model
• The Efficiency Agenda – Annual Efficiency Statements and Key Lines of Enquiry
• Preparing for inspection and lessons learned by a three star arms length management organisation
• What is good practice, what are the potential implications of high performing authorities withdrawing from the housing revenue account and what does the future hold?
  

The course is accompanied by a very useful guide entitled
"Sustainable Housing Business Plans and Efficiency Agenda"

Venues and Dates:

London: Kensington Close Hotel - 26th September or 1st November 2006
Warrington: The Rhinewood Country House Hotel - 3rd October 2006
Tamworth: Drayton Manor Park - 10th October 2006
Wakefield: Cedar Court Hotel - 17th October 2006

Want More Information?

Do you think you could benefit from this course? Why not check out our flyer. It contains all the information you need to know along with details on reserving a place on the course and an order form. In addition if you would like more information please feel free to contact us.