Housing (and some other stuff) More questions than answers John Bryant 28 April 2022 Relationship with Government (see what I did there?) It used to be: Supply, supply, supply Now its: Existing stock, existing stock, existing stock Real
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Housing (and some other stuff)More questions than answers John Bryant
28 April 2022<br>
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Relationship with Government(see what I did there?) It used to be: Supply, supply, supply
Now it’s: Existing stock, existing stock, existing stock
Real recognition of issues
Safety
Disrepair
Decarbonization
But some political flak as well<br>
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Levelling up Which European country was thus characterized (by an American)?
New York City with Poland attached
What do the following constituencies uniquely have in common?
Bolsover, Mansfield, Middlesbrough South, Stoke on Trent South, Walsall North
What’s easier? –
Actually levelling up?
Or renaming a government department?
A lasting change?
Or is it just all about Brexit?<br>
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Building safety Fifth anniversary of Grenfell this June
Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022
The ‘reset’ and the ‘cascade’
Recovery of costs
Capacity: of the sector; of the industry
Effect on new-build
Building Safety Regulator<br>
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Fit to live in? ITN coverage and Kwajo Tweneboa
A real issue?
Or just the result of greater scrutiny?
NHF survey of members
A right of reply
My foster son
The elephant in the room
My late father
Inadequately heated homes
Condensation and mould
Thermal comfort and ventilation
Responsiveness to tenants<br>
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Fit for purpose? Changing standards and expectations
Electrical systems
Power sockets
Chargers for electric cars and scooters
Working from home
Broadband access
DHS1 and DHS2
But what do we think?<br>
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Regulation, regulation, regulation (and rents) Abolition of s21
Lifetime tenancies
No more probationary, no more fixed-term
Enhanced consumer regulation
No more ‘serious detriment’
Tenant satisfaction
Rent regulation after 2025
Impact on PRS
No s21
DHS2
A problem or an opportunity?<br>
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Decarbonization Zero-carbon by 2050
A towering ambition …
… built on shifting sands?
Lots of ‘unknowns’ and ‘unforeseen’
Gas price spiking
War in the Ukraine
Nuclear, wind (on-shore, off-shore) and tide, solar, fracking, gas / oil extraction, hydrogen …
Some measures easy …
… others, not so much
Short-term vs long-term<br>
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And where next? Political uncertainty
Mere passing rough weather …?
… or a real change in the climate?
Labour 2024?
Challenges to the sector
Resources and opportunities<br>