Housing Research and Intelligence Conference

Northern Housing Consortium - Creating Sustainable Communities through Collaborative Research

York Racecourse - Thursday 4th June

The need for robust and informative research analysis and interpretation has long been highlighted as a necessity within an excellent organisation. The current economic climate and the resulting housing market downturn mean the need for up to date information to inform business planning and strategy making is more important than ever.

Partnership working is also a key priority for government and the links between health, education, employment and the economy are vital in assessments of future services. However there is a gap between consistent data collection in these sectors and multifaceted research projects. Now is the time to work with colleagues within a range of public and private services in order to meet shared priorities and create integrated strategies.

Our high calibre speakers come from a range of organisations with differing experience in the world of research and policy; these speakers will highlight wider strategic opportunities and the prerequisite for detailed analysis to develop, expand and monitor these. The event aims to give delegates a practical insight into what has worked in other areas and how to adapt those areas of good practice for your organisation.

Areas to be covered include:

• Links between housing and the economy and how this can be monitored
• The impact of a changing population on service delivery
• Update from NHPAU on measuring affordability
• Monitoring, influencing and shaping a changing environment
• Customer profiling and utilising data to improve services
• Linking Strategic Housing Market Assessments and Joint Strategic Needs

Who should attend?
Anyone working with data, information or research projects; from commissioning, analysing or interpreting results. This will include those from a policy or strategic background, those involved within primary and secondary data collection, or those with academic experience. Housing managers and those involved in performance reviewing and strategic planning will also find the event relevant to their role. In particular, Strategic Housing Managers, Housing Policy Managers, Research Managers, Regeneration Managers, Private Sector Managers, and Performance Managers and their teams will benefit from this event.