Fabian Society Housing Mission Summit
The Government has set out a series of missions they are seeking to deliver, including building 1.5 million new homes. The Fabian Society will be holding a Housing Mission Summit, in partnership with Taylor Wimpey, hosted by RICS on 16 July from 10:00 – 16:30 in central London. The Fabian Society’s Housing Mission Summit will explore how we can deliver on the government’s ambitious housing commitments, in a way which genuinely tackles the housing crisis.
This free event will bring together 200 senior policymakers, housing industry leaders and stakeholders. The summit will include a series of keynote speeches and breakout discussions; from the next steps in planning reform to how we can tackle the construction skills crisis. From how to improve conditions in the private rented sector and social housing, to how we can decarbonise housing.
10.00 – 11.00 | Lecture Hall | Welcome
- Cllr Dr Sara Hyde – Chair, Fabian Society
- Justin Young – CEO, RICS
- Ben Cooper – Research Manager and head of the Fabian Housing Centre, Fabian Society
11.05 – 11.50 | Lecture Hall | Renting Well: How to make private renting safe, secure and sustainable – in partnership with Renters Reform Coalition
- Antonia Bance MP – Member of Parliament for Tipton and Wednesbury; Member, Business and Trade Select Committee
- Sem Moema AM – Vice Chair, London Assembly Housing Committee
- Kwajo Tweneboa – Housing and Social Issues Campaigner
- Tom Darling – Director, Renter’s Reform Coalition
- Emma Burnell – Journalist and Commentator (CHAIR)
11.05 – 11.50 | Brussels Room | Who Builds? Skills, investment and delivery
- Mike Reader MP – Member of Parliament for Northampton South; Chair, Infrastructure APPG
- Nicholas Maclean OBE – Acting President, RICS
- David Hughes CBE – CEO, Association of Colleges
- Megan Hinch – Policy Manager, Chartered Institute of Housing
- Martina Lees – Senior Property Writer, The Sunday Times and The Times (CHAIR)
11.55 – 12:40 | Lecture Hall | A Home for All: Rethinking how we prevent and respond to homelessness
- Florence Eshalomi MP – Member of Parliament for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green; Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
- Matthew Torbitt – Writer, Broadcaster, Homelessness Campaigner
- Jasmine Basran – Head of Policy and Campaigns, Crisis
- Hannah Fearn – Journalist (CHAIR)
11.55 – 12.40 | Brussels Room | Fields of Opportunity: Solving the rural housing crisis – in partnership with CPRE: The Countryside Charity
- Chris Hinchliff MP – Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire; Member, Environmental Audit Select Committee
- Martin Collett – CEO, English Rural
- Paul Miner – Head of Policy and Planning, CPRE
- Margaret Pinder – Former PPC and Mayoral Candidate (CHAIR)
12.40 – 13.15 | Council Chamber | Lunch Break (Catering Provided)
13.15 – 14.00 | Lecture Hall | Building Blocks: Looking ahead to the longterm housing strategy – in partnership with JRF
- Joe Powell MP – Member of Parliament for Kensington and Bayswater; Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
- Jennie Daly CBE – CEO, Taylor Wimpey
- Ben Cooper – Research Manager and head of the Fabian Housing Centre, Fabian Society
- Rosie Worsdale – Senior Adviser for Housing, JRF
- Katherine Swindells – Deputy Features Editor, Inside Housing (CHAIR)
14.00 – 14:15 | Lecture Hall | Keynote Speech
- Matthew Pennycook MP – Minister for Housing and Planning, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
14:15 – 14:45 | Lecture Hall | Fabian Housing Centre Ideas Workshop
- Ben Cooper – Research Manager and head of the Fabian Housing Centre, Fabian Society
- Margaret Pinder – Former PPC and Mayoral Candidate
For this session, we invite guests to come prepared with their top ideas for the Fabian Housing Centre – proposals you believe should be central to our work in addressing the housing crisis. You’ll have the opportunity to pitch your ideas and see them discussed live on stage by Ben Cooper, head of the Fabian Housing Centre, in conversation with respected policy expert Margaret Pinder
14.50 – 15.35 | Lecture Hall | Great Places to Live: Location, Infrastructure and Quality
- Tom Copley – Deputy Mayor of London for Housing and Residential Development
- Andrew Lewin MP – Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield; Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
- Abigail Scott Paul – Global Head, Humanise Campaign
- Cllr Shama Tatler – Head of Labour Group, Local Government Association; Councillor, Brent Council
- Ben Cooper –Research Manager and Head of the Housing Centre, Fabian Society (CHAIR)
14.50 – 15.35 | Brussels Room | A Social Solution: How to tackle insecurity, affordability and inequality
- Lord Richard Best CBE – Cross-bench Peer and Housing Expert
- Rachel Blake MP – Member, Treasury Select Committee
- Kate Henderson – CEO, National Housing Federation
- Charlie Trew – Head of Policy, Shelter
- Alison Inman OBE – Vice-Chair, Labour Housing Group (CHAIR)
15.40 – 16.30 | Lecture Hall | Closing Keynote and Warm Homes Plan – in partnership with EDF
- Miatta Fanhbulleh MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers
- Josh Buckland – Director of Strategy and Policy, EDF
- Adam Scorer – CEO, National Energy Action
- Eloise Sacares – Senior Researcher, Fabian Society (CHAIR)