Housing Horizon Scanning May 2017 Darren Welsh Director of Housing

On the horizon At a glance National Housing Manifestos 2017 Housing White Paper Levy for housing association Right to Buy Homelessness Reduction Act – April 2018 At a glance 12,000 council homes 10,000 households on the housing register 2,377 households in temporary accommodation £190m capital programme HRA at borrowing maximum/cap

Areas of strength New teams brought in to build capacity in key areas, such as Housing Solutions and Leaseholder services Areas of high performance and performance excellence, such as income maximisation and gas servicing New programmes of work now successfully up and running and delivering, such as council new build Government funding achieved to support programmes such as £1m for the Marlowe Road energy network

Areas for development Strategic focus and leadership Council integration and wider corporate working Modernisation, including digital agenda and mobile working Commercialisation, Programme management and pace Succession planning to reduce reliance on interim managers in key roles Corporate visibility

Restructuring has commenced Challenges Temporary accommodation reduction Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 implementation Leaseholder major works billing Housing estate regeneration Maximising the spend of Housing 141 receipts Constructive engagement with the wider social housing sector in the borough Restructuring has commenced

Leadership and Culture Networks and Relationships Housing Transformation Model Leadership Innovation and creativity Resilience planning Strategy planning Unity of purpose Breaking silos Leveraging knowledge Internal resources Effective partnerships Decision making Staff engagement Leadership and Culture Change Ready Networks and Relationships

Priorities Campaigning council Flagship research study: Housing for Young People Housing conference New strategy: Partnership Delivery Plan Service redesign Build capacity and resilience and skills base Digital offer Broaden engagement e.g. fun days and film projects for young people Housing supply HRA sites register Estate regeneration programme refresh 5 year pipeline Multi-channel delivery, including WFDL

Innovation and making a wider corporate contribution Investor backed acquisitions programme Specialist housing provision Maximising re-commissioning gains for community benefit e.g. local labour and apprenticeships on repairs contracts Excellence as a Social Landlord Maximising income and raising performance in key areas, such as repairs