1. CLES Annual Conference 18/19 October 2006 Time for a Change Presentation by Rod Cahill Chief Executive, Catalyst Housing Group Chair, G15 Group of London Housing Associations

2. 2 Who is Catalyst? 15,000 homes in West London and out to Oxford Housing Corporation development partner Engaged in mainstream development and regeneration

3. 3 Who is G15? Affinity Sutton Amicus Horizon Catalyst Circle Anglia East Thames Family Mosaic Genesis Hyde London and Quadrant Metropolitan Network Notting Hill Peabody Southern

4. 4 Who is G15? 250,000 homes owned or managed in London Benefit 700,000 Londoners Homes for rent Homes to buy Housing with support Neighbourhood regeneration Training and employment Financial inclusion Youth mentoring Child care …………

5. 5 G15 Agenda What we build Who we house Optimising the capacity of the HA sector Promoting home ownership The case for London The case for HAs as developers and regenerators …… Integrated approach to development, management, maintenance and community develoment

6. 6 Are we creating a legacy for the next twenty years?

7. 7 YES

8. 8 What sort of legacy?

9. 9 Sustainable communities

10. 10 What sort of legacy? Sustainable communities …… we hope!

11. 11 How are we going about it? Speed Innovation Reduced cost Increased density Increased quality

12. 12 Those principles in action 30 years ago

13. 13 Oops …. Lets try again

14. 14 Resident driven legacy

15. 15 Development capital

16. 16 G15 legacy: some stats 50,000 new homes over the next five years £6.5 billion spend 25% grant input By end of the decade 15,000 homes p.a. in London Half for rent Third for shared ownership 17% outright sale

17. 17 G15 legacy: some principles Long term view Mixed communities – owners and renters; families as well as singles Integrated approach to development, management and community development Focus on neighbourhoods High quality design

18. 18 Bermondsey Spa

19. 19 Bermondsey Spa Hyde Housing Group 200 metres from new Bermondsey Underground station 627 homes 322 dwellings per hectare 65% 2 bed or more Third for outright sale Health centre, supermarket, shops and retail Eco Homes very good

20. 20 Barkway Court

21. 21 Barkway Court Circle Anglia Group Clissold Park, Hackney 106 homes 260 dwellings per hectare 40% outright sale Paying for affordable homes Which include 40 sheltered homes for the elderly Meets Borough’s Agenda 21 sustainable development objectives

22. 22 New River Green

23. 23 New River Green Southern Housing Group Former Marquess Estate, Islington 377 homes 185 dwellings per hectare 65% rent, 20% shared ownership, 15% sale Supported housing Surgery, church, retail units, art gallery Neighbourhood agreement

24. 24 Oaklands Court

25. 25 Oaklands Court Catalyst Housing Group Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush 45 homes 214 dwellings per hectare Range of dwelling types, 1-4 bed Roof garden Major addition to high street

26. 26 Future legacy: some issues What housing mix do we want? What about families? Who are we going to allocate rented homes to? Who are we going to sell homes to? What are we going to do about service charges?

27. 27 Future legacy ……. not this Oops …. Lets try again

28. 28 But this That worked.. Lets do it again

29. 29 Contacts Rod.cahill@chg.org.uk www.g15.org.uk