New strategies for successful regeneration projects
16 July 2009, London
9.00 Registration and Refreshments
9.30 Welcome and introduction
Morning chair: Andrew Griffiths, Principal Policy Officer, CIEH
9.40 Addressing Empty Homes: The new guidance for Local Authorities
Mark Carroll, Director of Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government
- The new Guidance: the importance of the EDMO
- Taking responsibility for filling empty homes
10.10 The Challenges for enforcement Officers
David Ireland, CEO, Empty Homes Agency
- The reasons for Empty Housing
- The problems for enforcement officers
- Overcoming the issues
11.00 Refreshment break
11.20 Effective collaboration between Local Authorities and Housing Associations
Brian Robson, Policy Officer, National Housing Federation
- Working together with Local Authorities
- The role Housing Associations play in the management of empty homes
- Key areas of focus for the National Housing Federation
- Encouraging closer support from each other to successfully enforce EDMOs
11.55 Managing Empty Homes in the Current Economic Climate
Gera Drymer, Policy Manager, Strategy, Policy, Performance & Research Department, Homes and Communities Agency
- Making better use of existing stock
- Empty homes contributions to tackling homelessness
- HCA investment in empty homes
12.35 Lunch
Afternoon chair: David Ireland, CEO, Empty Homes Agency
13.35 Taking the first step towards filling empty homes
Andrew Lavander, Consultant, Capital Projects Consultancy
- Tracing empty property owners
- How to engage with reluctant property owners
- Developing the case for bringing empty property back into use
14.15 Alternative means of Resolving Dilapidated Buildings
Eddie Dawson, Senior Technician, Allerdale
Martin Yardley, Deputy Director of City Development, Coventry CC
- Case Study: using Section 79 of the Building Act as a tool
- Bringing empty properties back into use of Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
14.55 Refreshment break
15.15 Case study: working successfully across boundaries
Andrew Vickers, Empty Property Officer, Nottingham CC
Sarah Wyville, Homes Renovation Officer, Ashfield DC
- Top tips to get successful outcomes
- Cross Local authority collaborations
15.50 Focusing on the results of developing successful empty property strategy
Mark Siddall, Sub-regional Empty Homes Project Officer, Norwich City Council
- Using and applying EDMOs
- Share information with others
- Together overcoming difficulties
16.30 Close