HFi Today, Our New Website

- Check Out Our New Website

- Mark Davis at the HFi's Housing Business Breakfast

- Our Next Housing Business Breakfast – 29th November

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Check Out Our New Website

This week we launched our new website, and it is available at www.thehfi.com

We felt that it was time for "out with the old, in with the new". It is loaded with our latest programme, with everything from our Housing Business Breakfast Schedule to our Housing Accelerator Masterclass Programme.

If you have any comments feel free to email us at connect@thehfi.com

Please keep up to date with the HFi's work by visiting the page, which you can do by clicking here.

 

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Mark Davis at the HFi's Housing Business Breakfast

Yesterday, we hosted our Housing Business Breakfast in partnership with Trowers & Hamlins, an international law firm. Not only was there a great breakfast, but also, three fantastic speakers and high-level networking.

The event was hosted by Rob Beiley, HFi Director and a Partner at Trowers & Hamlins. Mark Davis, Build to Rent Champion for the Department for Communities and Local Government spoke, along with Andy Barnard, a Partner at Trowers & Hamlins.

The speakers gave the latest news about the 'build to rent' market, and made it clear that build to rent will remain an important part of the overall national housing delivery strategy.

Andy Barnard, summed up excellently the private sector's perspective on build to rent. He explained the Greater London Authority's requirements and the aim to input into future proposals for revising the National Planning Policy Framework.

Mark Davis, took us through Government policy and the different stages any proposal must go through. He produced the latest Government property figures, showing the significant number of developments that are currently in construction or are at the planning stage.

Mark explained the rationale and aims behind the White Paper, making it clear that it is attempting to ensure that the right homes are built in the right areas, to build more homes faster and to help people now and not just in the long term.

There is also an attempt to diversify the market. As a mixture of tenures is needed as the demographics of Britain changes over the coming years, with more people living longer. Diversification is also needed due to the prevalence of large developers, which is acceptable as long as significant competition remains.

 

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Our Next Housing Business Breakfast – 29th November

If you couldn't attend yesterday's Housing Business Breakfast, don't worry, we have another breakfast coming soon.

Our next breakfast will be held on the 29th November between 8.30-10.00am in Central London.
More details – including the exact location, speakers and theme – will be released soon.

To register your interest and be the first to find out more please email: events@thehfi.com

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