Three years on from the implementation of the Building Safety Act, how are we doing? Are our homes all safe for residents and is the sector investing fast enough where they are not?

Three years have passed since the implementation of the Building Safety Act, a landmark piece of legislation designed to transform the way buildings are designed, constructed, and maintained across the UK. But how much progress have we really made? Are we delivering on the Act’s promise to ensure that all residents live in homes that are demonstrably safe? And is the sector investing fast enough to meet the challenge?

Making the right investment decisions needs use of the right data intelligently. But do we survey our homes effectively to collect the right information in the first place and can we use AI to help?

In an era where data drives every major investment decision, the quality of information we collect about our homes has never been more important. Yet across the housing sector, inconsistencies in surveying methods, data capture and analysis often lead to gaps in understanding and ultimately to suboptimal investment choices.

With the implementation of Awaab’s Law last October, are landlords on top of preventing damp and mould. Where not, will they now respond quickly and effectively?

The tragic case that led to Awaab’s Law, implemented in October 2024, has transformed expectations around how landlords address damp, mould and disrepair. The message is clear: proactive prevention and timely response are no longer optional, they are legal and moral obligations.

This session examines how the sector is responding to these new requirements. Are landlords truly on top of prevention, with robust inspection, maintenance and resident engagement strategies? Or are too many still caught in a cycle of reacting to complaints rather than addressing root causes?

The housing press and credit ratings reports shock horror about how much is now being spent on the sectors existing homes, but why? Isn’t this what residents pay their rent for? How does a landlord ensure that its investment is optimised whilst reducing running costs for its customers?

Recent headlines and credit rating reports have drawn attention to the sharp rise in spending across the housing sector on maintaining and improving existing homes. But is this really a cause for alarm or a sign that landlords are finally making the right long-term investments?

It is now 5+ years since ‘net zero’ became part of the sectors vocabulary. We are now well on our way to 2050, so how are we doing? We will learn about how the country has progressed at a macro level (quite well) and how our sector is doing (not so well). How can we improve?

More than five years have passed since ‘net zero’ became part of the housing sector’s everyday vocabulary but how much genuine progress has been made? As we edge closer to 2050, the UK as a whole has made notable strides in reducing carbon emissions, yet the housing sector continues to face significant challenges in turning ambition into action.

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